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Auckland
So we headed back up to Auckland once we met up with Nina, another friend from high school. It was great to see her again and to catch up. She'll be living and working in Auckland for the next year. Lucky girl!
This is the sky tower in Auckland. It's 328m and stands as the highest structure in the southern hemisphere. As a birthday present I was surprised with a base jump from the building! Its a cable controlled base jump from 192m (the highest jump inNZ). The fall is about 11 seconds and reaches 85 km/hr. I was absolutely petrified. It took me about an hour of internal deliberation to actually get myself to even contemplate stepping off the building! But i got kitted out in the end and headed up in the lift...
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I finally stepped off the building after the second count down and another prayer! As soon as you jump they put the brakes on and you dangle 10m from the top to take the photos. I was supposed to let go of my harness and swing around to get the perfect shot. No chance! Hence the awkward looking photo, but it proves that i did it! The next thing I heard was "see ya!", and i went hurtling towards the ground! There's no bounce like a bungee. You just smoothly slow in the last few metres and land gracefully(ish) on your feet. Phew, it was over! An amazing challenge, and I'm so glad I stepped up to it. I dont believe I did it even now!
2 comments:
um, long time no hear (read), great blog and it made me want to go on that jump, well, probably wouldn't say the same when I am standing out there.
So, you left marty for chile, looking forward to your next posting :)
There is still so much to post in NZ before I get to posting Chile! And we´re leaving Chile tomorrow... Too much to do - argh!
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