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Ocean Trip Persuasive Essay

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“Go!Go!Go!” Dangling on the edge of a cliff I heard the echo of Sir Rolyat’s voice. The crew had left a clear path from the edge of the mountain all the way to the safe area. I reached up and swung my legs round the branch then Eille reached up and grabbed my arms. It was a really hot day in Hawaii and the sun was setting slightly to the west- the view was perfect. After a few seconds of composing ourselves I said: “C’mon, daylight ends in a few hours” “Should we split?” “No.We started as a team and we end as a team” “We need to reach the top of the mountain so we can scan the terrain before time runs out” “But what happens if time does run out?” We all knew what would happen and let that show in our facial expressions. Our team consisted of over thirty people on the cliffs but most of them were almost at the top …show more content…

We grasped our thighs, wishing for minimum impact. Nothing surrounded us, just air. We each fell at different rates, the heaviest reaching the ground first. Sir Rolyat and some of the crew stayed in the helicopter, organizing our next move. We had been given earpiece, so we could talk to each other. “You all need to pull your parachutes...NOW!” We aimed for the unused motorway, did a flip mid-air and landed perfectly within the road. As our Nike shoes touched the smooth tarmac, our parachutes folded back up into our backpacks and we ran to our BMW’s ( We had been offered a promotion by BMW and had a car each). We threw ourselves in the driver’s seat, put the keys in and pulled off. Without hesitation, we started trying to get our cars into formation - a task that wasn’t as easy as it sounds. Getting the cars to line up perfectly while driving over the speed limit was tough although in the end we managed to create a straight line. “CUT!” Sir Rolyat said at the end of filming the scene. “We’ll film the next scene of the movie

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