h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Only a week ago I finished a course of paragliding. WOW! It was fantastic!!!

We started the first two days at a flat hill with the first exercises for start and landing. The next day we wanted to go on the mountain to fly the first time from real height but it rained and rained and rained, for two full days. A real pity, but so we had enough time for all the theory (laws, weather, aerodynamic,…) And then finally we went to the top of the mountain. 1000 meters above the valley. We prepared our paragliders, got the last instructions from our teacher, checked the radio and then – started.
The feeling of leaving the ground, floating through the air, the view down to ground, everything so small, and nothing but the air around you – it's indescribable!
You forget everything else, that ever concerned you. In the moment you fly, it's the only thing that matters.