What better way to start the day on a lazy Sunday morning than to throw yourself off a 40m high bridge with only a latex cord to hold you up! I mean, GODDAMN! It was amazing!
The guy gave me a countdown from 5 and then i had to jump. I froze on the first two countdowns, looking down from the ledge was just terrifying for me. On the third one I just went for it and powered myself off the board. There was about 2 seconds of freefall where I couldn't think of anything other than the fact I was falling really fast towards the water. Then the cord bit in, I bounced and the rush just hit me! I screamed something along the lines of "OH MY GOD!!!! WOOOO!" and then bounced again. I was buzzing so much. It was awesome! I didn't come down for ages.
In the afternoon I went sailing on the American Cup Yacht, NZ41 which was a nice way to come down from my buzz. I got to work the grinders and steer the boat for a bit. Was a good ride and we got some awesome views of the city. Including going under the bridge I had jumped from that very morning.
The evening was a non-event tho. I just stayed in the hostel and chatted to a couple of folk then hit the sack in preparation for the Skyjump the next day... Rock on I guess.
