Da Vinci
“Learning never exhausts the mind.” Simultaneously the apprehension and adrenalin are rising as the five of us round the bend of the disused railway tracks and the viaduct comes into sight. “ The plan ” was about to be set in motion. We worked on “ The plan ” all morning. Attaching four ropes and a small wooden crate to the large piece of thick plastic sheeting we had uncovered. It was a solid plan. My best mate volunteered to be the test pilot. He always volunteered; he was the pioneer of the group. As we peered over the central voussoir , the 25 metre drop through the canopy to the woodland floor was the perfect launch site for our homemade parachute. We all imagined how majestic John would look floating with ease down to the open pasture close to the riverbed below. 10……9……8……7……6……5…… ”WAIT” bellowed my older brother! “Let’s load the crate with John’s weight first and test it prior to a launch w...