The morning after the fancy dress party we made the short journey down the coast to the Franz Josef Glacier. We arrived in perfect weather and played paintballing in some woods, which was fun. And after that, just before sunset I headed to a tiny little airstrip with a hut to get a flight up to 12,000 feet and throw myself out of a plane! It was amazing! The plane was tiny and the professional who was doing it with me was a legend and the views from that high were spectacular. Snow capped mountains, glaciers, green fields and blue sea and sky all in one amazing panoramic view. And then there's the feeling of falling so fast through the air - it was fantastic and i have a DVD of it to remember it by!
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