Being married to a thrill-seeker sometimes means I’m put in
situations that make me uncomfortable; often this infuriates me but every now
and then (don’t tell Logan) I wind up doing something I thought I would never
do and feeling very chuffed with myself.
I think I’ve mentioned this before but I never used to be a
big scaredy-cat – it’s like a few years ago this switch just went off in my
brain that told me to be afraid of heights, speed and anything people might
consider fun, so now rather than taking risks and being the first person to get
out there and do something, I’m constantly alert to danger. Some people might
call this “becoming an adult” but it’s pretty frustrating!
Anyway, today we went out to Île aux Cerfs, which is a small
island off the east coast of Mauritius. We sailed out on a 35ft catamaran
complete with all the food we could possibly eat, plenty of local rum and a
bunch of hilarious South Africans (who are an Aussie’s best mate when traveling
in Mauritius).
On the way out to the island I was sunning myself at the
front of the boat when Logan disappeared for a bit and I figured he was just
fetching some beers. Wrong… he was arranging for us to parasail without telling
me! Parasailing used to be something I’d wanted to do but lately I’d been way
too scared. He had now forced me into it.
We hopped into a small boat and made our way out to the
platform in the middle of the sea; Logan got excited while I quietly
hyperventilated. Shit-scared, I let them strap me in at the front while Logan
sat behind with the ‘controls’. I won’t go into massive detail from here on but
I’ll say this: DO IT. It was incredible. Once I was up in the air I calmed down
and enjoyed the ride and here is what we saw:
There was no other way to experience this view but by
parasail and now I can say I saw it.
The best bit though? When it was over and I was back on the
catamaran, I was ready to have one of the best days ever because I was so proud
of myself that I felt bulletproof. By the end of the day I’d made friends with
everyone and I was even jumping off the boat (haven’t done that in years!)
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