08/06/09 Monday Day 297 Freefalling Just after checking in to our hostel, Tiki Lodge, we enquired about doing a skydive. Taupo is apparently the cheapest place in the world they say to do a jump. We had already picked out the company and to our luck, 3 people in our hostel were getting collected so we were able to hop in with them. So no time to think or get nervous…..or so we thought. There’s loads of different options for the jump, 12000 feet, 15000 feet, video taped with either a handicam by your jump buddy or another skydiver with a camera on his head or both. Myself and Emer did the 12000 feet jump which meant we were first out of the place, but more to the point I was first out! After getting suited
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