Skydiving in San Diego
My brother, the ever adventurous Gemini, wanted to go Skydiving for his birthday. Well he said he did…and then tried to back out of it. Everyone needs that Aries older sister to force you out of an airplane, and so the adventure begins.
It was our first time skydiving, and I wanted everything to be perfect (***spoiler alert*** it was perfect)
We went with :
480 Airport Rd, Oceanside, CA 92058
(They did not sponsor this post, lol I wish)
Cost per person
Tandem Skydive Weekend $199
Inside and Outside Video and Photos $198
And don’t forget a tip for your Photographer and Tandem Skydive Instructor! We tipped $60 total, $30 to the instructor and $30 to the videographer. From a cursory google search it appears $20 is about average. Any Skydive instructors or videographers have input?
It’s cold at altitude!
Can you see the stoke?
It was all smiles until they asked who wanted to jump first. First born and first to jump out of the plane!
Before the Jump
After the Jump
The Process
We arrived early and waited while the other groups loaded and unloaded. You will need a few moments to fill out the waivers.
Once it was time, we entered the gear zone to put on our harnesses. Unfortunately all the attractive male instructors assumed my brother was my boyfriend… I quickly set them straight.
They joked around with us. My instructor said he didn’t know what he was doing and didn’t even work there… My videographer Mr. Rafa gave some great advice. “Everybody looks down at the ground. You can see that for free on Google Earth. I recommend to look around.”
As I was the first person to jump; I was the last person to board the plane. I expected to be nervous while we were ascending. I could see the landscape, and the ground was so far away it was surreal. I couldn’t wrap my mind around it enough to be scared. It looked like something out of a movie. The view was gorgeous! The ocean and the sky were the same color.
Was I scared?
I went into the experience excited. I booked the tickets about two weeks in advance and never gave it a second thought. My brother did painstaking research watching other people on YouTube Skydive. I feel there may be something wrong with me. It never even occurred to me to be afraid!
I recommend everyone interested to try it! When you jump tandem the instructor does all of the thinking for you. I just showed up and tried to do what I was told. The most frightening part for me was after the parachute opened. It felt like a gust of wind could deflate the chute at any moment. Obviously that’s not how physics works, but at the time it felt like that is how physics works.
Pro tip, don’t put your hands near the clips connecting you to the instructor…
I don’t think I should be driving this thing. Have you seen me drive?
Sam is from the UK. Pretty sure I played it cool…because I’m good at that.
What would I do differently?
Wear long sleeves! Can you see me shivering and practically cyanotic before the jump?
Bring cash to tip the instructors. But the instructors also accept e-payments!
Learn to Jump Solo! Jumping out of an airplane once just isn’t enough for me.
Oh by the way! I was wearing my Lilac St. Lashes and I’m amazed to say that they stayed in place while skydiving! Again, not sponsored by Lilac St, but here is a coupon for 20% if you want to give them a try. I used to wear them daily, they lasted for up to a week. But once I started surfing 3x a week I went back to mascara.
Single ladies, if nothing else, try out some sky diving for the rugged and handsome instructors.
Shout out to Sam and Mr. Rafa for this awesome experience at GoJump Oceanside in San Diego!