ARRGGHH...

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Fell from a plane at 200km/ph today.... Was AMAZING!

We got picked up from the hostel at 10:45am, and taken to the airport. We got into our outfits, and had hats, goggles, oxygen masks, all that sort of thing, and met our skydiving partners.... Mel's was called Phil and mine was called Andrew. We were driven to the plane, and met our camerapeople... I had a woman called Jenny and Mel has no idea what hers was called, but he had cool dreadlocks...

We were in a TINY plane, only 9 people. Me, Mel, Justin (our roommate), our 3 instructors, 3 camerapeople, and that was it... oh and a pilot as well. We had to put our oxygen masks on when we got up to a certain height, as the air was too thin to breathe... SCARY! LOL.

Justin was first to jump, and I saw him drop towards earth, I was really scared! We shuffled to the edge of the plane, and then whoosh... we were falling... AMAZING, INCREDIBLE, can't think of words to describe the feeling. We were being filmed all the way.

Mel jumped last, as that is the worst position to jump in, and she was very brave! She smiled the whole way down, and is still smiling now!

We got our t-shirts and photos, and we got to watch our DVD's. That was really cool, and now we have had lunch and are planning the next skydive! BRILLIANT!

Andrew- Mel says she wants to take you skydiving now, you will love it!

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Photos

Mel and Instructor
Mel and her instructor Phil before the jump

Freefalling
Mel falling from a plane! (VERY, VERY FAST!)

Twirling
Spinning around in the clouds

Lauren and Instructor
Me and my instructor Andrew

Freefall
Just as we jumped!

Plummeting....
...Towards earth!

Parachutes away!
YAY! Parachute opening!

Comments

[Steph]

OMG!! I SO WANNA DO DAT LOL!!
WOW that looks amaizing!! It must hyave been very good!! You lil adrenalin junkie lol!! Oh we are going to have to do that one day we should do it in australia if you come in the summer!! That would be excelent! You look in your pictures that you enjoyed it so much!! U lucky lil devil lol! :) I would have thought the plane would have been a lil bit bigger and it is cool that you had your own camera person lol!! I will see you soon hunni! And enjoy the rest of your trip make every day count!! XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Ur lil sis!! :) <3

[tracey]

I admire you both immensely. Mind you I think you are both nuts. But well done.......nutters. Sounds as if you are enjoying NZ can't wait to hear all about it. Mind you one day I will get there myself! Take care and keep enjoying. Love mum xx

[Vard]

F**k that, girls...
Toss that. I'd rather skinny dip in a barrel full of pirhanas. I think.... Looks incredible though, wish I could even think about doing something like that. Miss ya!