<\/p>\n\n\n\n On Saturday I woke up early, excited for my first bungy\njump. The Nevis Bungy is the highest in\nall of New Zealand at 134 meters high \u2013 a whopping 8.5 seconds of free\nfall. I wasn\u2019t sure if I should eat\nbefore the bungy but ultimately hunger won out by about 9:30 in the morning, so\nI stopped by for some coffee with bacon and eggs. I caught the tail end of the marathon and\ncheered along the runners (and even saw the daughter whom I had met the day\nprevious). Around 11 AM, I headed in to get checked in for the bus to the Nevis\nbungy. After weighing in and double\nconfirming my vital stats, I sat down and waited for the bus. The anticipation was building within me. Truthfully, it was a bit difficult being solo\nfor so long. Apart from my AirBnB hosts\nand the occasional pub conversation, the loneliness crept in as I saw others\ntalking with friends or family as we all waited to board the bus out to the\nNevis playground. The bus ride itself\nwas pretty subdued, after a bit of introduction and some commentary from the\ndriver, it was pretty quiet as we enjoyed the remarkably good weather (despite\nthe forecast calling for rain) on the way up to the Nevis playground. After about 40 minutes, we arrived atop the\nhill, listened to the instructions about the harnessing, then headed out to the\ncarriage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We talked amongst ourselves as we waited \u2013 I met a man who\nhad come from Florida with a ski club, the same trip I had heard about the day\nbefore while waiting for the bus in Arrowtown. \nWe struck up a conversation, passing the time as we waited for the\ncarriage to bring us to the platform that was suspended high above the\ncanyon. After about ten minutes, it was\nour turn to head out. When we arrived in\nthe carriage, there was club music playing, setting a festive, upbeat\nmood. It helped put nerves at ease,\nhelping to psych yourself up for the jump. \nWe watched others jump out from our vantage behind the line, as well as\nthrough the small glass opening in the floor that showed the view of the canyon\nbelow. The harness equipment was put on,\nchecked and rechecked, then Flordia man\u2019s name was called. I was next. \nThey explained what would happen after being checkced out, a brief\ncountdown of \u201c5-4-3-2-1 bungy\u201d then to dive out \u2018like Assassins Creed or a swan\ndive\u2019. The moment came, and rather than\nfear, it was only exhilaration. 5 \u2013 4 \u2013\n3 \u2013 2 \u2013 1 \u2013 BUNGY – *Woosh<\/strong>* off I\nwent. The rush was real \u2013 once I was\nfished back up, I waited and watched my cohorts do many of their jumps. We were comrades now, conquering what seemed\nlike a massive obstacle. One by one we\nmade our jumps, until finally we got in the carriage to be taken back to the\nhill to make room for more jumpers. I\nimmediately knew I wanted to do more, so I got out the credit card and\nproceeded get harnessed up for the Nevis Catapult. It was exhilarating just waiting and watching\neveryone enjoy their time at the\nplayground. After a short wait, it was\nmy turn to be launched out across the canyon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Media_5670765-1024x682.jpg\")
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