I finally got the courage up to have a go at some extreme activities in Taupo and Rotorua - and I really went for it! In Taupo I did a package of four activities - a bungy jump, another jetboat ride, a helicopter flight and a tandem skydive, all in one day! In Rotorua, Rachael and I did Zorbing (rolling down a hill in a huge inflatable ball) and the "Swoop", a bungy-style swing. First was the bungy, and this was possibly the most terrifying of all the activities. I did it from a platform 47 metres above the Waikato River, a beautiful location with clear blue water beneath me, but this didn't make it any less scary. I screamed all the way down through sheer terror but it was an amazing experience. I bounced a
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