Skydiving
6th April Taupo
I started the morning by jumping out of a airplane.
Taupo has the cheapest skydiving around and it's popular amoung passing tourists.
I got picked up in the morning, off to the airport doned the jump suit and into a plane quick as a flash.
You get strapped to a tandom instructer and crammed in with your other jumpees then start the climb to 12000 feet.
When the first guy jumps the plane lurches up with the reduced weight.
Then it's your turn, smile for the camera and whoohoo your heading for the ground.
The free fall lasts about 45 second and then the shoot opens and you glide down the rest of the way. The view is great with the lake and then a soft landing in the gravel, cool.
Then a bit of lunch by the lake to calm down.
We went back to the same waterfall as yesterday with my fellow jumpees, it is impresive.
Then to soak in some really great hot pool.
A little stream of hot spring water flowing into a river, where it mixes you can choose the temperature that you want. I was the best that I've been to because it was totally natural with the perfect temperature and place to sit without the need for a man made pool.
Oh yeah and the weather was perfect all day, a great day all around.
7th April
A guy in the hostel, Bill, offered a lift to Wellington.
About a 6 hour drive and the weather wasn't that great so good timing.
I started the morning by jumping out of a airplane.
Taupo has the cheapest skydiving around and it's popular amoung passing tourists.
I got picked up in the morning, off to the airport doned the jump suit and into a plane quick as a flash.
You get strapped to a tandom instructer and crammed in with your other jumpees then start the climb to 12000 feet.
When the first guy jumps the plane lurches up with the reduced weight.
Then it's your turn, smile for the camera and whoohoo your heading for the ground.
The free fall lasts about 45 second and then the shoot opens and you glide down the rest of the way. The view is great with the lake and then a soft landing in the gravel, cool.
Then a bit of lunch by the lake to calm down.
We went back to the same waterfall as yesterday with my fellow jumpees, it is impresive.
Then to soak in some really great hot pool.
A little stream of hot spring water flowing into a river, where it mixes you can choose the temperature that you want. I was the best that I've been to because it was totally natural with the perfect temperature and place to sit without the need for a man made pool.
Oh yeah and the weather was perfect all day, a great day all around.
7th April
A guy in the hostel, Bill, offered a lift to Wellington.
About a 6 hour drive and the weather wasn't that great so good timing.
posted by conor at 10:16 PM
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