BungEEEEEE

        I’m sorry to say that this blog is probably not going to be as exciting as my sleeping with the lions story- but it is filled with adrenaline none the least!! Today at 9:30 am I jumped off a bridge that was 216 meters high.  The entire time before the jump I was feeling nothing but excitement and couldn’t wait to do it!! The only time I felt any nervousness was when they scooted me to the edge of the jump and my body involuntarily started shaking.  It was more of a physical reaction than an emotional one.  I made a conscious effort to be aware of what was happening as I fell and I am so happy to report that I was!! It was an 8 second free fall and I remember the entire experience.  My mind was screaming WOOOO HOOOOO but my body was rushing with adrenaline and wanting to go backwards as I was falling forwards.  It was weird!  I have a bunch of pictures to show and a desire to keep on jumping J.  I recommend to anyone who wants to bungee jump to PLEASE do it and not really think about it.  They can’t keep you up there too long because two many people change their minds. You get up there, wait for your turn, and by the time they strap you up- yell “5, 4, 3, 2, 1 BUNGEE!” and you jump, it’s maybe three minutes maximum.  It was great great good fun. 

            Tomorrow guess what I get to do also?  SKYDIVE! We are scheduled to go at 9am and as long as it’s not too windy I should be jumping out of a plane and free falling for 35 seconds by 10am.  I CAN’T WAIT! I’m so glad to get this opportunity since it didn’t happen at CROW.  We met some guys here from London who were supposed to skydive this afternoon but got cancelled due to the wind- if ours gets canceled we are all going to do it together in Cape Town as they are heading that way too.

            Our stay here in Plettenberg’s Bay has been short- we are here a total of two days but in those two days I got to go to a cat sanctuary, bungee jump, skydive, and hit the beach.  I forgot to mention the cat sanctuary!! I will now….Um it was great! Got to touch and be friendly with all the felines Africa has to offer (cheetahs, carcals, servets, etc) except lions and Leopards. It was nice to be able to see how a different sanctuary works and I got the name and number of the owner to possibly volunteer there.  It would be an awesome experience- just not sure if it’ll work. 

            I am in the process of trying to find transportat from Mozambique to Port Elizabeth in order to travel and still be able to work back at Schotia for a month.  I need to also see about changing my ticket so I can stay here in SA for another month.  Hopefully it will work out, as I love it here.

            I hope everyone had a memorable and loving Christmas.  I will try and blog soon as let ya’ll know about my skydive!  Keep healthy- I’m battling a sore throat and flu-like symptoms at the moment.  I think they came from sleeping outside the night of the lions- oh well still worth it!!!  Take Care hey…..Cheers!!