Go Paragliding in Saint Florent in Corsica
Female 1: Sea side villages of Saint Florent was the site of Roman city in the 5th century. Fought over by the Italian republic of Pisa and Genoa then was forgotten for hundreds of years until the appeal of its protected harbor and scenic location was rediscovered by the 19th century tourism industry. Thanks to radical environmentalist organizations, the area has not been over developed.
Male 1: The hillside overlooking Saint Florent has become a heaven for paragliders.
Male 2: You like it ha?
Male 3: It’s nice.
Female 1: If you’ve always wanted to fly, here’s your chance.
Male 2 Maybe you feel as a paraglider.
Male 3: Right.
Male 2: Take your weight but it’s an illusion.
Male 3: Just keep riding.
Male 2: Stay straight.
Male 1: He told me to keep running so that’s what I did.
Male 4: Are you ready camera? We’ll okay yahoo!
Male 5: He’s going to get the relaxed.
Female 1: You made think these guys are a little crazy and some of them probably are but they really do know what they are doing. One I was comfortably situated in my harness, I was able to relax and enjoy the ride.
Male 1: The name of the game in paragliding is catch the thermals. The rising columns of warm air that create lift on the glider. An experience pilot can feel these invisible thermals and if conditions are right, stay a lot for hours.
The wing of the glider is shape to allow for maximum lifts. The direction is controlled by the pilot simply by pulling on the toggles held in each hand.
Female 1: Corsicans maybe a free and wild breed but there’s another site to this rugged islanders.
Female 2: Very welcoming people, the nicest people I’ve met. They’ll give you their heart on their hands, very honest people after traveling the world all my life, I never knew where to live. As of course you can say it’s a confidents and I think that’s thumbs up to be here.
Male 1: To all the passport to adventure team here in northern Corsica, thanks for joining us and we’ll look forward to seeing from another exotic corner of the globe.
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