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The pandemic induced a deep pause- inhumane isolation, the clock ticking loudly, shadows stretching, anxious thoughts repeating, gravity intensifying, my soul compressing into a black hole. Dog days creeping into dog nights, melting into weeks, spreading into months. Time for everything, and nothing. Then… a return to paradise: a hike-and-fly from Mount Saint Benedict with the GIN Puma, to take a fresh cross country route in my home valley on the west coast of Canada, by air. The route carried me over many of the popular flying sites, when the mountain where I learned to fly flashed me back to the beginning, to my earliest desires to fly. The original dream. Then, the sky was a mystery, every breath of lift elusive, reaching the clouds was euphoric, each kilometre hard-earned. Today, flying feels more like daydreaming than striving, but I had lost some of the magic which I found when I changed my whole life to dance among the clouds, so long ago. Now I remember. In contrast to the cascade of setbacks made possible by this pandemic, it also delivered a fresh look at how I live, fly, and interact with the World- the whys and hows. From now, only more finesse. Please support my work, at no cost to you, by using these links to my recommended equipment. http://flyingthevoid.blogspot.com/2017/03/equipment.html #paragliding #ginpuma #gingenielite3 #xcmag #oudie4 #parapente