When I was planning my trip I had not realised just how close Skydive Elsinore was to Perris. You can actually see Lake Elsinore very clearly on the way up in the plane at Perris. So to-day I went and spent the day there to do jumping. The DZ is not as big as Perris but by UK standards its big. They have two Twin Otter aircraft which can take up to 22 people each. As ever when I arrived I got all of the paperwork out of the way and was introduced to various members of staff to get a brief and so on.
The skydive centre is about a mile or so from the lake, the landing area is very large, they also have a swoop pond. Again the weather was very hot, I guess in the 90's again to-day. I did three jumps, one just to get my bearings, but for the other two I joined a lady called Julia who was doing some FS training for small groups. So I got on a couple of 4 ways with Julia, they went quite well and were good fun. Its a very friendly DZ, I didn't have any trouble in finding people to speak to.
As I was leaving I went into the Square One shop to buy a T shirt, by chance I was served by a very nice lady who turned out to be somewhat a pathfinder in women's skydiving. Her nickname I found out later is Purple Patty, I explained why I was there and the purpose of my journey. Patty was really interested and already had some knowledge of Crohns disease. When I got back to Dennis's house I checked on the Internet to find out more about Patty. She has over 4,000 jumps and has done some really fantastic things in her skydiving career. Patty asked if she could sign my log which is how I found out who she was. Patty insisted on giving me a hug before I left, the only regret I have is I should have got a picture. On the note of pictures I have attached some photographs which I took while I was there. john 10/8
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