Our longest stopover in the South Island was spending three nights and two days in Queenstown, nicknamed the "Adventure Capital of the World", with heaps of fun, exciting, fear-inducing activities in which to partake! It is also deemed the birthplace of bungy jumping, a sport made uber-famous by AJ Hackett. In the past I have said I'd NEVER bungy jump in my life, but since so many folks on the tour were doing it, and then the bungy promoter proclaimed a "100% safety rating", I signed myself up! What better thing to do on New Years Eve to say "Seeya later, 2010!", right?
There are several options of bungy jumping in Queenstown--- including the classic orginal bridge jump of 43 meters, or the new and improved (and hella insane!) 134 meter (that's 439 feet) jump from a cable car suspended between the mountains! Guess which I did?? See below.
RIDICULOUSLY scary! But absolutely amazing! And quite crazy to say I actually did it!
More updates of the entire trip later this week.
Happy 2011!
LINZ! I almost cried just watching this video! OH.MY.GOODNESS!
ReplyDeleteHoly crap. You are so freaking BRAVE!
ReplyDeleteMy palms are sweaty from watching the video, you are the bravest chick i know!!!
ReplyDelete@Nina-- my palms *and* soles of my feet were sweaty before doing it... and my palms still get sweaty watching it now. If you want to come visit, I can book a bungy for you! :)
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