iFlew with iFly
My wife told me recently that I need to “step outside of my comfort zone every now and then” so, after my initial objection to the statement, I figured she was right (she “always” is, she is my wife after all 😉). Except I took it literally and then upped the anti. As a full-time wheelchair user (quadriplegia, C5), my wheelchair is my “comfort zone.” I do everything in it. I get from A to B (and to C) in it. I shower in it. I ride in the car in it. I eat, play and work in it. In fact, the only thing I don’t do, is sleep in it. So, when it came to “stepping outside of my comfort zone,” I “flew” out of it instead – literally… Basically, my blog starts and ends at iFly Gold Coast, an indoor skydiving centre located in Surfers Paradise on Queensland’s Gold Coast. My wife (Stacey) and I had jumped in the car on a spur-of-the-moment weekend getaway with our two sons (aged 5 and 1) and, after seeing some fellow wheelchair users on social media having a go at indoor s...