Gabby goes hang gliding in Rio!

While Daniel went to the football, Gab went on her own adventure!! She flew over Rio and had one of the best views by hang gliding.

Gab did hang gliding with another girl from our tour, Britt. They started off at a beach where they could see other people hang gliding and para gliding off the cliff (paragliding is where you sit under the sail and hang gliding is where you are lying flat under the sail). After waiting nervously, they went up to the top and saw the pilots setting up their sails. After a very quick tutorial, Gab ran off the cliff on the count of 3 and was gliding through the air. The views were incredible over the mountains, beach and city!! In the distance, you could see Christ the Redeemer. It was also a clear beautiful day and the pilot said it was perfect conditions for the flight!

After being in the air for about 10 minutes, the pilot asked if Gab would like the extreme or calm landing and after saying "Whichever!", she had the extreme landing which included a few circles and a landing on the beach where Gab fell over in the sand!

What a phenomenal experience and something Gab will never forget!!Weiterlesen