I watched some paragliders run a short distance down Ben Nevis (Scotland) some years ago… and wow, how I wanted to try that sport.
We rode down the ski lift, and watched them descend… slowly, slowly, just like the woman says in the article, “like a leaf being blown around”.
It all looked so wonderful, so peaceful, and I was just dying to try this new sport, until one of the participants came to land, not far from where we were standing in the car park…
WHUMP! THUMP! bumpity-bumpity-bumpity crunchcrunch KKKKKKKKKRRRRRRRRRRRRR-TWHAP!
And that was one of the more experienced gliders.
I decided to stick with golf.