Up in the Sky

Rahel had always had the daring wish to jump out of an airplane. I was rather skeptical about it. Taupo is perfect for this endeavor and is known for its 15000ft (4500 kilometer!) skydive. When we were driving towards Taupo on the Kiwi Bus, I spontaneously decided to go for it.

Suddenly, everything happened very quickly. We were picked up and an hour later, we were already jumping. We didn't even have time to get nervous. First, we flew up for 20 minutes and could enjoy the beautiful view over Lake Taupo before we had to sit on the edge of the plane with our Skymaster strapped to our backs, feet hanging outwards. Our heart rate increased rapidly. But there was no going back, the skydive master simply jumped with us attached to his stomach. The feeling was indescribable. After a minute of free fall, he pulled the parachute and we could glide down peacefully for another 5 minutes.

This was definitely one of the highlights of our trip so far. Hopefully, there will be many more to come.

Oli