Insanity on the South Island

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April 8th 2006

Published: April 8th 2006

Yeah, that's me doing the biggest bungee jump in New Zealand - the Nevis bungee, 440 feet. All 3 of us came back to Queenstown yesterday so we could jump together, and at 8am this morning we found ourselves on a 40 minute, off-road bus ride up a mountain to the bungee site. It's hard to explain how utterly terrifying the jump was. The trick is to just forget every bit of common sense and human ... Read Full Entry

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Gothic-looking cathedral

Kinda similar to the one in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Train Station

All train stations should be this cool.

The Octagon

The center of Dunedin.

I get the message!

They have these signs plastered literally all over the kitchen at the hostel. They say "Your mother doesn't live here, so do your own fucking dishes" in about 100 languages.

Jeez

A bit harsh, dontcha think?

Ghosts?? (6th line from the bottom)

This hostel is really starting to bug me out.

Linner, Yossi, Ethan, and Thorsten

We had SO much fun that night, what a ball.

Beautiful day

Relaxing by the Octagon.

Cadbury chocolate factory

That is a serious amount of cavities.

Speight's Brewery

The best part of the tour.

Night on the town

With friends from the hostel. 2 Irish, 1 Spanish, and 1 Canadian.

Goin' bungee

Approaching the gondola. Just a bit scared.

Getting geared up

Trying to look confident.

Me and Al

Right before the jump.

How ya feeling?

Um, I think I should have brought a change of underwear.

5-4-3-2-1

Right about now I was seriously shitting my pants.

8.5 seconds later

Just a speck in the distance.

Great angle

This is one of our fellow jumpers.

8th April 2006

JJ
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whoa
pretttyyyy pretttyyyy pretty friggin cool

8th April 2006

Shawn C
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Holy Sh*t man!!!!
You're 3 for 3!! Hangliding, skydiving, and now bungi-jumping. Congratulations, you've earned the brass balls award!! These pix are ridiculous. I love em!! Pesach is coming up this Wednesday night - so ask yourself, why is this trip different from all other trips?? Haha!!! Blasie and Phil will be coming over for dinner and we are having two ducks and a brisket. I'll have a few extra glasses of Manishewitz for ya!! So you guys offically become Aussies on April 20th, nice!! Can't wait to hear about it. Happy Pesach.

8th April 2006

Courtney
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Wow
Can I come?

9th April 2006

Irene
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cavities?
Only you would think about cavities when looking at 5000 kgs of chocolate! My mom is thanking God that it was you jumping off a perfectly stable cliff and not me, although I feel opposite! Keep having fun, I think 100 people in the US are living vicariously through you now!

9th April 2006

Giann
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Wow is all I can say. I think these pictures top all the others you sent. What a view! Why didn't you do the fun run? I can just imagine how crazy that was. Tell Brian he does look like a killer, the mustache has got to go.

9th April 2006

hungry jack
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damn son
honestly you got big brass balloons... yeah i guess hiking and seeing crazy scenario doesn't get old. mountains mountains and more mountains.... maybe i will take a hike in the pomona mountains but somehow i don't think it will look the same.

10th April 2006

Caroline
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i can't believe you did that!
i mean, i can believe it because you took pictures, but damn!!! I freak out on the mall elevator, and somehow got roped into going on freefall at great adventure, but are you kidding me? i could never do that, i am too afraid of heights, they would have to push me and even then i would be holding on for dear life. it must take a lot to really let go like that. that's awesome! i've heard australia is amazing, my cousin went and he can't wait to go back. i'm so glad you're having the time of your life. you guys should go to Maui and do the road to Hana- talk about a scenic drive, and there's waterfall after waterfall. can't wait to hear about the next adventure!!!

10th April 2006

Adin
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Chocolate salty brass balls
How did you convince Al Zapolsky to jump off a cliff? I had a hard enough time convincing him to go for a walk in the east village. You guys must be smokin some serious crack. Take a hit for me

11th April 2006

Ushkow
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Ice Ice Baby . . .
Freeze-dried lamb fettucini? I want to dip my bwallz in it! Don't rip on the Ghost-siting rules b/c Adin happens to keep a log book of all the Ghosts he spots in Park Slop. Nice work with the photos. Life on Mars looks cool. Good luck downunder.

13th April 2006

Brooke Cowen
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Hi
Hi!!!! I hope you're having a fun time in the world! I miss you a lot. See you in like 10 months. My mom and Ben say hello. I got my braces on and Ben got his off. Don't kill yourself, Brooke (P.S. where did you get that crazy gene?)

20th August 2006

Zoe
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I love N.Z
hey i come from New Zealand and i think its the most beautiful place in the world! Its good to know you enjoyed it! great pictures!

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