We woke to a glorious sunny day and as we were very close to the airport we enjoyed a leisurely breakfast by lake Taupo. I was surprisingly feeling very calm about the skydive and we got chatting to a couple that had done one the day before. Tim has already completed a parachute jump some years ago whereas this was to be a complete first for me. The couple we spoke to said what a wonderful experience they had had and I was feeling very upbeat about it. There are two options for the jump 12,000 feet or 15,000 feet. NZ is the only place you can jump at 15,000 and the price is so much more competitive than home. We had already agreed 15,000 was a must and we were determined that would be the
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