Day 29 - Just Another Scary Day

Today was the day we decided to take the plunge and do the Nevis bungy jump!! The Nevis is the highest bungy jump in New Zealand, it is 134metres high with an 8.5 second free fall. This was Adrian's birthday present and i went along for the ride originally as a spectator.

We were picked up from the bungy centre midday along with 16 other extremely nervous looking people, including one guy who was terrified of heights. The trip to the Nevis took 45 minutes most of which was up a steep dirt track. Once we arrived we had to get into our harnesses (even those who were not jumping). We were then transported across to the bungy pod via a open air cable cart.



The bungy pod was larger than expected with part of the floor made of glass so you could see how high up you really were. Through this glass floor you could see everyone that was jumping which did wonders for the nerves of those who hadn't jumped yet.



Adrian was the second up to jump which was good as this meant he could get it over and done with. The only option was to jump head first as though diving (so this meant that Adrian could not stumble off the ledge this time !!) As you can see from the video below all went very well !




After another ten people had jumped i was asked if i fancied a go. Despite what my stomach was telling me i decided to face my fears and jump! So i did and it was brilliant.




All the people in our group except for one took the plunge and jumped and everyone loved it !!



After the drive back we went and had a well deserved pint, which went down extremely well. We spent the rest of the afternoon in Queenstown doing some shopping and ended up sitting on the beach with snapper and chips.



Today was one of the first days with no wind so the lake was very still and crystal clear, with the sun setting behind the mountains.

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