Well this trip started out a little rough... We had to wake up around 9am because our bus left at 10:23. So we all were up on time and everything. The travel agent had to bring over the rest of our bus tickets and vouchers. I called a taxi to take us to the transit station and we got their pretty early around 9:55. So we thought we were sitting pretty good. Well my friends got to the transit station about 10 and one of the girls still had to pay for her ticket so when she got there she went into the station to find that where they sell tickets was closed. We didnt know what to do so she called the travel agent to ask what she should do. Right away he said YOUR SUPPOSE TO BE AT THE TRAIN STATION!! NOT THE TRANSIT STATION! At this time it was about 10 after 10 and there were no cabs in sight! So he told us it was pretty far so if we had to walk there... RUN! so we ran to someone on the street and he gave us directions to the TRAIN station. He said it was pretty far as well and it was sprinkling out! so we took off our shoes and RAN!! We all had our backpacks on and we were running through the rain. Had to get there in about 12 minutes! Not sure exactly how far it was but at least a mile and a half. we made it exactly at 10:23! the bus didnt get there until 10:45! so we were still early but it was scary! we all laughed and said we finally got a work out in!
The bus ride was only an hour and once we got there it was very nice out! We went to the beach right away and I got pretty burnt. That night we went out to all these different bars that were really cool. none of us had to buy one drink because there are people all over the streets that give you free drink tickets to all the bars so that was awesome.
The next day was my room mate Reginas 21st so we planned to go sky diving! 2 of her friends from st. thomas were also in Byron for her birthday so they planned to sky dive as well. We were suppose to jump at 7:30 am on Saturday but there were storms so they kept pushing us back. Then it was 12:30 then they called us at 2 and said we can come now. We got there and it was raining off and on and so they didnt know if they could get us in. We ended up waiting for 3 hours!! and they never got us in on saturday so we signed up for sunday at 9:30 am.
We were only 5 minutes from the beach and there was word of the east coast getting hit by a tsunami so that was really scary. they closed all the beaches for the morning. Nothing ended up happening besides the tide being a lot bigger and stronger than usual.
So on sunday we finally got to go sky diving after waiting an hour and a half. It was an incredible experience that I think everyone should do!!! From all the waiting I stopped being nervous. But once I got in that small plane I started freaking out! Cried a little on the way up.. stomach was going crazy. in the plane you have to sit right in front of the sky diving instructor your jumping with, pretty much on their laps. And of course my instructor was the last one to get on the plane so we had to sit right next to the door! and we didnt shut the door until we were taking off! then they didnt even shut it all the way so when the door was a little open at 10000 feet in the air my instructor grabbed my hand and stuck it out the window!! that totally freaked me out!
I of course had to be the first to go... which my instructor lied to me about! said i wouldnt be! but once we reached 14000 feet he said okay, lifted up the door, and said stick your feet outside the door! So i am just hanging out the door freaking out and all of a sudden he jumped! I was free falling for 60 seconds! it was unreal! the only bad part was that my ears were popping the whole way which sucked. but still worth it. Then once he let the parachute go we had about 5 minutes until ground. it was right over the ocean! so incredible sights! Although... he kept making us spin, cuz he could control the chute. so of course since i hate spinning things I got sick... I said you need to stop making us spin cuz im going to throw up then he just laughed and kept making us spin so I yelled "I AM SERIOUSLY GOING TO GET SICK SO YOU NEED TO STOP MAKING US SPIN!" then I said Im going to throw up.. so at about 10000 feet in the air he gave me a little baggy and i threw up :) gross i know...
Even with the ears popping and the puking... i am soooooo happy I did this! once in a life time experience that you have to try!!!!! I'll never forget it!
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