From the time we saw the ocean from our hotel room, we saw air traffic, in the form of parasailing. I had booked a couple's adventure on the high seas on Thursday of our trip to strap up to a parachute and let the wind take us.
We took a cab to the marina and hopped on the water taxi, which escorted us to the boat we'd board to parasail. Crossing from the water taxi (aka dingy boat with a shade cover) to our boat proved to be quite interesting (um... "shaky").
To make the trip more efficient, Happy Flights Cabo sent us with a few other couples who had booked. The other couples were quite fun and we enjoyed some good laughs along the way.
But... I want to give a shout-out to the bearded dude that totally blocked Eric and I from this picture. Thanks, man. Really.
Pedro, our first mate, had all kinds of tricks up his sleeve. The first couple who went up together were up in the air for a few minutes when Pedro pulled out a huge pirate knife. He asked, "How much if I cut the cables!?!"
There were a few of the guys (won't mention any names) who were a bit leery of the height and process in general. Pedro pulled out his "secret weapon," liquid courage (in true Mexican form, it was Jose Cuervo)!
Eric took a shot before we went up (and we both had one later in the trip). One of the guys who was apprehensive took three shots!
Here's the crew rigging up the 800'+ tow ropes before we took off:
We got strapped in our harnesses and sat on the bed of the boat.
The take off was gentle and easy!
We were in the air for about 15 minutes. It was so quiet and peaceful! The view was phenomenal! We were in the air at about 600'.
Before we landed, the captain gave us a "touch and go", where he put on the brakes. We dipped down to the water and "walked on water" for a few seconds. When we came back up, the stomach rush was unbelievable!
It was an exhilarating experience! Even Eric said that he would definitely do it again!
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