Bungy Jumping Nevis Valley in Queenstown

Hey Everyone,

Waiting around in Wanaka to meet up with my Spanish friends in Queenstown paid off. We ended up going bungy jumping at the Nevis Valley site. At 134 meters (435 ft), it is the highest bungy jump you can do in Australasia. Also, now that I am not being charged by megabit for internet use, I can upload this awesome video:


I was so pumped with adrenaline that I can hardly remember the actual jump... I don't think it helps that it was over in only a few seconds, but it was the biggest rush I have ever experienced. I remember right before I jumped, standing on the platform and worrying more about not making a fool out of myself than the actual free-fall I was about to endure. There were a lot of people hanging out in the jumping structure watching. When she gave me a three count, all I could think about was my form and what I was going to yell (it was 'Geronimo,' but you can't hear it on the video to my dismay). It wasn't until I was in a horizontal swan dive looking down at the river far below– my toes leaving the platform– that what I was doing actually hit me!!! Once you look down at the sheer drop, head first, all alone, your body goes limp. Half-way through the jump, as my stomach bottomed out, I also remember thinking, "holy $&@%, I'm still falling!" I'm pretty sure I thought (and said to myself), "holy $&@%, countless times within the three minutes it took going down and coming back up again." As the bungy slowed me down, the blood rushed to my face and eyes. I remember closing my eyes tightly to reduce the discomfort. I was instructed to pull the foot release handle on my second time bouncing up. It was kind of scary bending myself to reach it and I remember fearing I would drop a few feet once my feet were released, but it wasn't bad. Never once did I doubt the equipment or the people working it.

What a crazy experience! I would totally do it again for a dollar, but not for NZ$250!