Not quite a free fall, it was very expensive

Why can’t I be into nice and easy things like fishing or bowls or maybe even cycling? Why is it that most of the things I choose to do make me feel sick beforehand? Why do I go on the biggest big dippers wherever I go, where I stand in the queue feeling very ill right up to the moment it crests the first big ascent, and then afterwards get about 40 seconds of feeling very Yaaaahhhhoooooooooooo!

I only went to see how much a tandem skydive would cost this morning and they talked me into jumping at 3:30 this afternoon. That was it, we were on our way for breakfast at the time and I knew I wouldn’t be able to eat anything. Here we go again. Nothing to eat or drink all day, walking around with Lucy in my own little bubble. Enough said so onto the jump itself.

Sitting in the  plane as it rose up into the sky I knew I could not chicken out any longer. My mouth was dry and I was looking through the window thinking….

 I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.

LoL Am I glad I read “Dune”

15,000 feet and I crawl down and hang out of the plane, what a view (Video will be on YouTube when we get home) 3-2-1 and my buddy pushes us out of the door. To say it is a rush is an understatement. It’s hard to breathe because you are falling so fast and at 16200 feet above sea level there is not a lot of oxygen anyway. There is another guy in my face with a camera on his head signaling me to give the thumbs up and smile. Hell I have lost the ability to breathe in and breathe out my brain can’t work it out, but I smiled, screamed and shouted like I am supposed to do. 65 seconds later the parachute opened and we floated down to the ground. That’s another tick on my bucket list, bungee jumping tomorrow. LoL Nooooooooooooo!

Queenstown

I had an extremely relaxing time while Den was sky diving. I booked a massage and facial in Queenstown!

In the morning we got up very late (this is becoming a habit) and walked down to the town centre. After booking the sky dive, we decided to go on the Skyline Gondola ride up to ‘Bobs Peak’ overlooking Queenstown and the lake.

It was another sunny day and the views were stunning. We dropped into the café and I had a great pasta dish for £8 which was sensational. Den meantime couldn’t eat anything such were his nerves! If we have time we may go back try the luge track at the top which looked like a lot of fun. We also managed a short hike through the forest at the top.

The coolness of the forest was in direct contrast to the hot, muggy weather in the full sun.

                                                        Its a very long way home.

I was very relieved to see Den in one piece when I went to pick him up at the Nzone shop.  We celebrated with a fish and chip meal in the local chippie followed by an ice cream and then we walked the half mile back to the apartment.  This holiday is going so fast. It’s hard to believe that we are almost three weeks into it. I am definitely sleeping better and very relaxed