go bungee jumping

As I walked out onto the Kewarau Bridge and looked at the rapidly flowing waters below, the reality suddenly hit that I was about to plunge 47 metres on an elasticized rope???

I was surprisingly completely at ease with the thought of jumping and it wasn’t until my ropes were secured and I tottled out onto the thin wooden plank with the swirling waters below that I tried to contemplate why I was doing this? I jumped on the count of 3 and for a moment had that unbelievable sensation that I was flying, and then my head plunged into the cold waters below and I was brought back to a sense of reality!

I loved every moment of the experience and would be the first in line to do it again. However, I’d like a longer free-fall, so will be on the lookout for a higher bridge next time!

I have signed up to go jumping in Queenstown NZ this January. The Kawarau Bridge has been propelling daredevils off its 43 metre high wooden beams since 1988 into the depths of the Kawarau River below.

When I was younger, travelling around the South Island of New Zealand with my family, we watched the jumpers launching off the bridge. I was fascinated with the sport and I always vowed that when I was of legitimate age to do it I would attempt the jump.