Nevis

One word to sum up the New Zealand trip - aweeeeeesome!

I'll keep this entry short though - a more thorough post will come later on the trip.

In the previous blog entry I mentioned that I would do the Kawarau Bridge Bungy jump (43m). Well, I didn't end up doing it.....yep we bailed out.

Instead, we took on the Nevis Highwire Bungy jump, which was a mere 134 metre dropfall (over triple the freefall of the Kawarau Bridge Bungy). We actually booked for the Kawarau jump but because of a booking error, we were 'upgraded' to the Nevis Highwire Bungy jump free of charge. After a bit of reluctance from a few of the lads, we decided to face our fears. I think it was destiny that we were going to do this Nevis Highwire Bungy jump.

Most of us were pretty pumped up as we rode in the bus up to the site and whilst we waited in the suspended jumping platform (suspended between two valleys). But once I stepped out onto that ledge and looked down the adrenaline/hype turned into pure fear. It was one of the scariest moments in my life...knowing that I would be flinging myself off into this freefall (of course with the strapping, but the thought of it just freaked me out).

After all of that, I can say that the bungy felt something like the 'Vomitron' or the 'Giant Drop' in Dreamworld. Don't get me wrong but, it was bloody awesome and the highlight of the trip. I recommend everyone to give it a go (even if they have fear of heights).

Here are some pics of others - we didn't get many good pics - the fog was heavy so photos didn't turn out well. Wanted to buy the DVD recordings of our jumps but the fog just prevented that even being an option.














Here's an awesome video of someone else doing it on YouTube. Please excuse any expletives that the person scream/shouts out in the video. It happens when you are falling that distance!

More to come on the trip!

PS - Fergburgers are the ultimate burger.