We left Queenstown at about noon in a large bus full of about two dozen jumpers. They cranked the pump up music for the entire hour long ride to get to the bungy site in order to get us prepared (Daft Punk). It helped. Once we arrived it didn't take long for them to get us all harnessed in and before I knew it i was standing on the platform with a glass floor looking down at the river waaaay down below. Once I was all strapped in they just told me to give a little wave to the camera then I took the leap of faith. It felt like I was flying the entire time. Once the initial scary factor was over I was able to really enjoy the free fall. The initial free fall lasts for about eight and a half seconds but it felt like about one haha. The bounce at the bottom was much more smooth then I had expected. No jerking me around or anything it was all gravy. After the first bounce you pull a cord on your leg and then you go from hanging from your ankles to hanging from your waist. One girl was too scared to pull this cord after her jump and so she had to be pulled up the entire way hanging upside down. I imagine this would have been a somewhat uncomfortable experience.
I'm glad I got to experience this crazy thrill ride and I have a T-shirt, some photos, and a DVD to prove it. I have already mailed the pictures and the DVD home to peterborough so they should be arriving in the next few weeks I would imagine. Enjoy.
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