Flying High in Cape Town
Anyone who has been to Cape Town will be familiar with the sight of paragliders floating down from Signal Hill. In fact the last time we were here we golfed at the course near the stadium and you can see them clearly from there, as they land nearby. At that time I said, "Next time I visit Cape Town I'm going to do that." But I still wasn't totally convinced that I'd do it. I've always thought it would be kind of cool to try parachuting, to gently glide down to Earth and to see things from a bird's eye view. Except for one small thing - the first step out of the plane. But this should be different and seemed quite doable. I told Scott my plan and he said he'd do it too. It was good to have someone to go with and I'm not sure I would have followed through without him! Ross of course, wouldn't consider it. His fear of heights is too great. Sammy was also having none of it. So this morning we made the drive up Signal Hill, Sam and Ross were to ...