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Queenstown...
we drove towards it and stopped off at the A J Hackett site....5 of us decided upon the nevis bungy so mart took my stuff to check in and i got on another bus...takes you down a really windy road but it just gets higher and higher...you can tell we are all nervous as none of us were talking. we had already paid...so there was no backing out. they weighed us about 6 times and then told us to hop onto the cable car....its so high its ridiculous. the ride across is just as bad. they strapped us up and there are glass viewing panels in the car so you can see people jump... they have really loud drum and basemusic playing to get everyone pumped up...they go in weight order so i was last!
they sit you on a chair just before you jump so that they can strap some more things on to you...and then you have to shuffle over to a platform to jump....everyone went and then they called my name...i wasnt sure if i felt sick or just pure terror. i put my hands on my face and just couldnt move as he strapped me up...he then told me i was good to go...as i shuffled over i dont think ive ever felt my heart go so fast... they tell you not to look down but to get your feet in place on the tiny square you have to....440ft is a long way...i nearly told the bloke that i think i needed a minute but my legs got the better of me...he said 1, 2, 3 bungy and thank the lord i didnt even hesitate and jumped!!
the first id say around 5 seconds all i felt was shere terror...the feeling that your just falling towards the earth is ridiculous. then the first bounce a big grin spread across my face and i began to enjoy it...on the third bounce i pulled the cord they said to by my feet that was meant to realse you legs...but it didnt work.. so they had to pull me up feet first...i remember shouting the whole worlds upside down. when i got back up to the top i was beyond buzzing, shaking!! but buzzing!! we all high fived and group hugged...cable car across and then we watched our videos and photos...they gave us free t shirts and printed all our photos out and a key ring with some bungy cord on! amazing....
got back to the hostel - snuck into 1 bed again...result. such a cool hostel it has a sauna and a cinema room and free dinner each day?
so queenstown is actually the best place on earth! snowboarding town just buzzing with people and shops and bars...huge lake and just surrounded by mountains house nestled into the side. we snuck some wine in after a walk around town and headed to the find bar with everyone else. cocktail teapots and everyone was absolutly hammered. stumbled over to ferg burger...burgers the side of your head! cracking start to our queenstown adventure....ill be sad to see all the lads leave on saturday!
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