Taupo is centrally located in New Zealand's North Island and the gateway to Tongariro National Park, the backdrop for the Lord of the Rings movies. We had planned to hike the Tongariro Crossing, one of the most popular day hikes in New Zealand that takes you across LOTR's Mount Doom and the Emerald Lakes. As I said, we had planned to. We woke up at some ridiculous hour in the morning (5am) so that we could get the early pick-up and get to the trail early to beat the crowds but the bus we were supposed to be on decided to leave us and two other behind. So, no Frodo for us :-(
We had some free time on our hands so we decided to jump out of a plane at 15,000 feet. We were in freefall for over 60 seconds. It doesn't sound like much but when you're plummeting to the ground at 120 miles an hour it feels like a lifetime! Words can't really describe what an amazing experience it was so we'll just put up a few pics. We have videos of the jumps that hopefully we'll be able to post soon (too slow in this internet cafe).
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Awesome! Just do it!!
ReplyDeleteWow!! It looks like so much fun! I never thought I would do that but now I am rethinking it...
ReplyDeleteAll I can say is OMG!!!
ReplyDelete"We had some free time on our hands so we decided to jump out of a plane at 15,000 feet".
ReplyDeleteI had some free time on my hands too...except I used it to eat cookies and take a nap on the couch! Holy cow!
How the hell do you both manage to look so cool and collected jumping out of an aeroplane?!
ReplyDeleteIt's funny, when you're getting your gear on and getting into the plane and in the plane climbing to 15,000 feet you are absolutely sh*tting yourself. Then when the moment arrives and they open the door and the air rushes in and your guy starts shuffling you forward, the adrenaline takes over and you want to get out there. The first few seconds falling you have no idea which way is up and then it's just an incredible feeling. You don't really think about the fact that you're plummeting to the earth at 120 miles an hour you just get a rush. I would recommend it to anyone, and I don't even like flying!
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I'll stick to my pint of boddies by the fireplace and in my slippers thank-you very much! Nice one though. Continued safe travels.
ReplyDeleteNeil & Bonnie