But, that's all most of us do, just wish.

Not Manning River Times and Great Lakes Advocate photographer, Scott Calvin who has had an obsession with flying since he was a youngster.

At the first opportunity and aged 16-years and nine months, Scott learnt to fly  a Cessna 152.

He gave flying an aeroplane the flick because it just didn't push his adventurous buttons.

He tried a number of flying experiences before embracing paragliding 16 years ago.

Scott has never looked back.

He gets a thrill just skimming on the edges of the clouds, and even more so when his craft steers through these puffs of fluffiness.

“It's a pretty cool experience,” he said.

“And it's pretty epic when you're flying and the clouds begin to form around you.

“It gives you a different perspective of what it’s like up there.”

But, what is pretty impressive is where Scott's passion has taken him during the past 14 years.

Every year he and mates pack their gear into large back-pack type luggage and head for Candi Dasa, on Bali's east coast where the south east trade winds blowing off the Indian Ocean create ideal flying conditions.

Their ultimate destination and launch pad is a third of the way up a 500m mountain.

Along with special permission from the village, the gliders are helped up the hilly terrain by local porters.

Depending on the conditions, Scott will soar for anything from one to five hours capturing both still and video images on a 35mm camera strapped for stability to his knee.

He said the clouds were much more dramatic to fly close to.

And, the glider lines makes an almost haunting sound when flying through clouds, he said.

Besides being exhilarating, Scott said flying was not rough, but he often felt slightly cooler the higher he soared.

His next destination – Bali and with just 12 months to go he is counting down the days.