Over the years, I really have chipped away most of my fear of heights. But Blue Fall is so skyscrapingly mammoth (the whole tower tops off above 350 feet), I couldn't be sure it wasn't going to bitch-slap me right back into acrophobic submission.
Climbing, and climbing, and climbing and finally, it stops. And then it's Whoosh!OHMYGODOHMYGODOHMYGODWHOOOOOOOOSH!
Sick in the head, I admit it: SUPER. FREAKING. MEGA. AWESOME.
We got right back on and did the plain vanilla drop, which was also SUPER. FREAKING. MEGA. AWESOME.
Is the false drop that much kinkier than the "missionary position" experience? For me, not really. I think I actually prefer foot-off-the-brakes all the way down. But let's not split hairs: it is totally hellacious either way.
Sea Paradise was not on the original itinerary for the Japan 2013 trip; in hindsight, I am so glad circumstances brought us here. Blue Fall is on my Top Ten thrill rides list, where it will probably remain until I die.
To be continued. |
