The feeling of being free

The road must be more than 12% steep do I think to myself while I am sitting on the back of the Motorcycle of Estefany. The sun is coming from the blue skies with only a few clouds above us. We are heading north.

Estefany is working at the Hostal, GeoHostal, where I am staying en Medellin, but she is off today and wanted to go for a fly as I do.

The view over Medellin is getting better and better the feather up the mountains we are coming. It is Tuesday and we are are going to do Paragliding. A think I have been waiting on for month. Because not only are Medellin surrounded by mountains, it also have the possibility of doing cheap Paragliding. 125.000 (34 euro) pesos for 20 minutes.

The Take-off

After small 40 minutes drive, are we arriving to a parking place, from here do we need to walk for 8 minutes before we are at the top of one of the mountains, where there is a big spot with green grass. The view over the city is impressive both under and over us, can I can see the parachutes of other Paragliding.

“Just start to walk slowly” does my pilot say to me. I am attacked to him and we are slowly starting to walk closer to the edge. Just before the edge can I fill the Buoyancy from the parachutes.

We are flying! I can only hear the sound of the wind while we are flying high and higher with a perfect view over Medellin.

A bird is flying around under us and further down can I see Estafany who is waiting on her turn.

For a moment do I fill free, I don’t have to be worry about anything, the only thing I need to do is to be relaxed and enjoy the silence and the view.

After 20 minutes do I again have the save ground under my feet. Estarfany is getting ready and are taking take-off. It is amazing to see how the use of Buoyancy and parachutes can make humans fly.

On the Bike

As in Bogota are the streets here in Medellin full of Motorbikes. It is faster and more economic to drive on this. I am enjoying the ride back to Medellin. We are crossing the streets through the cars, so we we are not standing still in the traffic. We are heading off to have lunch before we are ending the day at the Museo de Arte Moderno de Medellín, where we are going to see the exhibition: “Todo está muy Caro” by the contemporary artist Antonio Caro.