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today we got up late. then we set off.
first went up road to where we had to check in and get weighed (i weigh 62kg if anyones interested) then we sat and stewed for a bit before our bus was ready to take us out.
arrived and got harnessed up. then took a gondola to the pod suspended 134m above the valley/canyon floor.
in the pod they played rock music. ace. if you want to see what its like there i didn't byt a dvd so tough. but...... if you watch the extras on the LOTR dvd (the bit where some of them go bungy jumping) you'll see it. we went in weight order. they put theese straps around your ankles a little like blood preasure straps and then, in a bit.,you're invited to the other half of the pod, (the side with no wall) and are attached to the bungy and told to pull this cord on your second rebound to release your feet and put you into sitting position for the ride back up (ur winched up). then you are taklen to the edge (shuffleing like a penguin) they throw the bungy over. then you follow.of our group annabel went first, but she couldn't unsdo her foot thingy (it got caught on her boot) so she was winched up like a dead fish, hanging upside down. highly amusing, even she thought so and came up with a grim on her face. annmarrie was so scared she wouln't let go of teh guy leading her to teh edge! emma refused to look down (very wise) and had to be told when her toes were over teh edge. i went second to last (of our group, there were about 20 people waiting in teh pod) before, when having my legs tied and all i was fine, excited even. but then they took me to the edge, and i looked down. i have never been so scarred in my life. it parralyses you, the ground is so far away! honestly the only thing that got me over the edge was the thought that God wouldn't let me die yet. i jumped. the first two seconds are terrifying. then, i realise i've used this word a lot in my journal but i can't think of any better.its beautiful. you're soaring through the air, the wind in your face, arms outstreched. its the second best fealing ive ever had (next to the God) its not violent or sudden, its not mad adrenalin. its almost peacful. your feal....full. its in a beautiful setting, and, once in sitting position, you can look around you and marvel at it. God was so close.
I want to go again!!
afterwards we got a fergburger. NOT like a mcdonalds but a proper uber burger. yum!
that night we got 11/25 on the pub quizz. (all wearing our bunji t-shirts and martin his new ski goggles he'd just hired)
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