Well we finally did the skydive on Sunday, which was amazing and absolutely terrifying. It cost a bomb but was definitely worth it. Seven of us went up with our instructors and a few parachute-wearing cameramen in a tiny light aircraft. My instructor kept telling inappropriate gay jokes (inappropriate as he was strapped to my back at the time!) The first two jumpers got out at 12,000ft. Probably the scariest moment was seeing how fast they disappeared out of the plane, one second they were there, the next, well...
We went from 15,000ft and freefell for 10,000. That, I think, is three times the height of Snowdon. After a while it feels like you are flying rather than falling and when the parachute comes out it feels as though you just shot upwards and you imagine banging your head on the plane. The view was stunning. In fact New Zealand just keeps getting more beautiful. I'm about to go to Abel Tasman National Park with a couple of German girls and possibly a Swedish hitchhiker. Being on the tour most of my time is spent with tourists, which is a shame in a way, but still a good laugh. I haven't got a card reader at the moment so I'm not downloading photos, but will try to add some to this blog as proof for the sceptics!
We went from 15,000ft and freefell for 10,000. That, I think, is three times the height of Snowdon. After a while it feels like you are flying rather than falling and when the parachute comes out it feels as though you just shot upwards and you imagine banging your head on the plane. The view was stunning. In fact New Zealand just keeps getting more beautiful. I'm about to go to Abel Tasman National Park with a couple of German girls and possibly a Swedish hitchhiker. Being on the tour most of my time is spent with tourists, which is a shame in a way, but still a good laugh. I haven't got a card reader at the moment so I'm not downloading photos, but will try to add some to this blog as proof for the sceptics!
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