Hi everyone. Yesterday we arrived into Taupo, and headed straight for the airport. Leaving so soon? Not quite. I buckled up to total stranger and jumped out of plane at 15000ft. Photo’s to prove it are here http://www.flickr.com/photos/celineo/sets/72157600511300958/. I don’t know what I was thinking that it would be fun to freefall (that’s without the parachute) for 15 seconds. It might feel really fast I thought. It’s feels like falling out of a plane! You’re stomach boy-oings back up to the plane you’ve just jumped off. Still have the shakes thinking about it! I couldn’t breath when we were freefalling hence my terrified expression in some of the photo’s. Nice. I think I was just stupid enough to keep my gob wide open though. I had to scream somehow! It’s the most terrifying thing I’ve ever done and will do so I’m glad to have gone the full hog and jumped at 15,000ft. There’s now way in hell I’m bungy jumping now, no WAY! That’s just plain silly. Thoroughly recommend skydiving though. I can’t explain how much fun it really is though. Just keep your gob shut. 
Will try an upload the dvd of it all soon.
2 Comments
June 27, 2007 at 9:58 am
aloha!
the pics are amazing – you lucky cow!
any sca
July 6, 2007 at 11:44 am
Yep, it’s hard not to notice the open mouth in the photos! Then again, you DID JUMP OUT OF A PERFECTLY FINE AIRPLANE FROM 15,000ft!!!!!
Well done. Your cool-o-meter rating is very close to the max…hang gliding, parachuting, sand-boarding (?).
So, apart from wresting crocs, the only thing left for you to hit the highest rating is BUNGEE JUMPING. Yes, Celine, you must. It’s imperative. Otherwise all of the rest will have been in vain. You’re In NZ – the home of Bungee jumping (though I know of a few English lads who think differently -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dangerous_Sports_Club!) – you have the opportunity of a lifetime. Go for it.
I’ll cheer you on from the safety of my computer chair………