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South Island Adventures

Last weekend, we took our third trip to Queenstown, commonly known as the adventure capital of the world. There are a ton of high adrenaline activities- jet boating in a canyon, paragliding, mountain biking, off roading, and... bungy jumping.

The first commercially available bungy jump was opened in Queenstown in 1988. Located at the Kawarau Gorge Bridge, this measured 43m/141ft. Since then, bungy jumping has become a worldwide phenomenon. Multiple other bungy jumps started in New Zealand, with the tallest being the Nevis bungy located about 40 minutes outside of Queenstown. This is the tallest bungy in NZ (and one of the tallest in the world) at 134m/440ft. This is the one we decided to do last weekend.

Neither William nor I are huge adrenaline junkies. We do enjoy being active and spending time outdoors, but we're not seeking our next death-defying adventure. However, we felt that since we were in the birthplace of bungy, we should do it. And so, last weekend, we found ourselves on a bus headed out to Nevis canyon. It started snowing just as we arrived and looked out on the tiny box suspended over a massive canyon that we were shortly going to jump out of.



Thankfully (for me), William went first, which gave me some courage.



Then, it was my turn. I knew if I didn't go immediately when the crew member did the countdown, I wouldn't do it. So I took a deep breath, didn't think about it, and fell forward (not really a stylish jump like William did)



It was absolutely terrifying, but after the first bounce, I relaxed a bit and started to enjoy the ride. I'm glad we did it- but never again!

We also signed up to do a massive tandem swing across the canyon, which I don't have pictures for since we did it together. William also did the 'human catapult', which is exactly what it sounds like. I was happy to watch him do it rather than participate.



Happy 'after' photo :)


We spent the rest of the day calming our nerves and relaxing in the hotel hot tub.

The next day was beautiful and we took advantage of the weather to drive out to Glenorchy, about 45 minutes away from Queenstown.



We also did a day hike on the Routeburn track in Mt Aspiring National Park. There was still snow on the ground, which made it even more magical.


After a fun filled weekend, we took the two-hour flight back to Auckland. We have had some awesome adventures in the South Island- too many to make just one GoPro video. So here is the footage from our first two trips to the South Island- more to come later!




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