you didn't think i was going to mention queenstown as "the adventure capital of the world" over and over again and then leave without any adventure, did you? my last day in queenstown, i decided to take action.
this may be slightly disappointing to those of you who were hoping for a "birthday bungee" remix video. while it probably would have been awesome to do the nevis 134 meter bungee (which is 3 times the length of the bungee i did for reference), i kind of felt over it. if i had a counter of how many times i mentioned that i was afraid of heights, the numbers would be higher than the number of total views on this blog. that being said, doing the auckland harbour bridge bungee felt like enough of an "overcoming my fears" experience, and i was sort of in the mood to enjoy doing something rather than torture myself just for the sake of saying "i did it!"
so, i went into happy adventures, or some shop similarly named, and booked a canyoning trip. it was a quick five minute drive from the city to the beginning of the trek. we arrived, suited up, went to the restroom (as we were strongly advised not to pee in our wetsuits due to a lingering urine odor that was promised to remain with us all day if we did), and headed down into the canyon. our guide asked at the beginning whether anyone was afraid of heights, but i decided i was more afraid of admitting my fears and after talking to one of the girls on the trip had decided that i wouldn't be more afraid than anyone else.
wrong. the trip through the canyon involved ziplining over the river, abseiling down from very high cliffs, and even included a few high jumps from waterfalls. granted these jumps were 8 meters at the highest point, but jumping from 8 meters from a slippery waterfall into a very small cove where only a small area isn't covered in rock was pretty nerve racking.
it was an awesome day though, and i certainly got my queenstown adrenaline rush going. my legs are actually still kind of sore. ok, maybe not, but they were for a few days.
the group receiving our safety instructions.
how to abseil: "please keep your feet at a 90 degree angle"
so, the water was a liiiiiittle bit cold.
zipline.
maybe i should have mentioned my fear of heights?
but across the canyon i went.
starfish jump that i was forced into doing. totally freaked out.
the group making our way through the canyon.
jumping off a cliff into the next pool.
ziplining to the middle of a pool and then free falling down into the water.
hi!
slow.
backwards.
falling picture.
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