Cairns, The Land of Opportunity, to do Really Stupid Things
I think I told you all about the me going to go bunjy jumping for a whole day well I have done it. 11 jumps which means climbing 242 steps 11 times. It was not an easy day.
But there were not all normal face first jumps. You would be surprised at the different types of jumps you can do there.
First is the standard jumps that every one does, Not much to it but it gets the job done. Once you have finished that one you can move onto the backwards jump. I think the name does all of the explanation.
After that I the pendulum. This is where you back out on the the jumping plat form and one of the staff grabs your harness. Then he lowers you out until you are at about a 45 degree angel, then he lets go when you least expect it. Truly a fun rush.
Then next one is one of my personal favorites. It is called the Elevator. Again you back out on to the platform this time putting you hand on the back of you neck and then hopping off but keeping you head up and you body vertical. This way you get you see how fast you really are falling, and when you get to the end of the cord you get wiped around nicely.
The cliff hanger was one of the more challenging jumps. In this one you have to lay on you stomach and sort of crawl out onto the platform and inch your self off. That way you are hanging below the platform only holding on the it with the tips of your fingers. Then one chin up and push off.
There were a few more but I think that I most get the the best jump of the whole day. The Roof jump. In this jump I get on top of the roof (hence the name) that puts me about 3 meters above where the cord is attached to the tower. Then I back up on a ramp. Wait for the count down and then run like hell off the tower. Bloody amazing.
And if any of you are in disbelief that I would do all of this I have it all on tape.
The next day I will went on my 3 day 2 night Scuba dive trip. I will talk about it later. So stay tuned.
