Queenstown / Adrenaline capital of the world / Day 2

Day 2

The weather was almost perfect, blue skies not too windy just what you need when your planning on jumping out of a plane.

Off we went to Nzone, the airstrip was about 20mins outside Queenstown, on arrival we didn't wait around long before we were taken into the hanger and jump suited up and given our partner. My instructor experienced skydiver was greg, they showed us the banana shape we had to make as we jumped out and then hold as we fell and instruction over, off to the plane.

We climbed fairly quickly with great views all around, a few people went out at 12,000 then only a few minutes later it was time for us, we shuffled forwards and being first in the plane I was last to go, legs out a quick roll and we're out, you barely get the sensation of falling more that it is seriously windy.

The view around was amazing, this was far less scary than the swing but so much fun, we spun around a few times, you could see right over all the mountains and Queenstown just over the lake then he opened the chute. Quite a lot more gentle than you would expect, we then floated around until he spiralled us down towards the hanger landing just before the plane did.

(Photo's to come, need a cd drive)

Skydive done and back in queenstown, quick lunch before heading the the AJ Hacket office to be taken to the Nevis Bungy jump.

This is a platform suspended about 180m above a gorge outside of the town, the drive up is sketchy enough before you are harnessed up, and taken out using a gondola type thing, similar to that at the end of goldeneye, so just in case you weren't nervous enough that does not make you feel safe. The hanging Cabin in the middle almost feels like a relief until you remember that in a couple of minutes you are going to fling yourself off the edge and fall 134m. With a few friends having jumped already some with slight hesitation it was time for me, you sit in a seat similar to that of a dentist chair while they strap your legs together before you waddle to the edge trying not to look down. A few people jeering you on helps but also adds a little more pressure, another few poses for their photo's before a couple more inches forward and 3,2,1 Jump...I almost shocked myself that I did but a few seconds in and you are still falling but are happy and remember you on a bungy and not falling to your death. Unlike the skydive camera was aloud so back on the arm it went and this is how it looked.