Day 158: One more jump, one more jump..

Queenstown to Lake Tekapo

After chatting and snapping with the local reporter, we eagerly jumped back on board Martha for the next adventure on Stage 6.  Domination Queenstown was almost complete.  We’d jumped, fallen, propelled, jet boated, and sweated. We stared death in the face, and survived.  There was just one more bridge to hurl ourselves off…

The Kawarau Bridge became the world’s first commercial bungy site in 1988 and a trip to the adrenalin capital is not complete without ticking off the original.  At 43 metres it doesn’t have the same fear factor as the Nevis, or the health risk of the Ferg, but what it does have is bus loads of photo hungry tourists and a need for style.  Kate B was on official camera duty as the rest of Team Extreme harnessed up and got in line to put on a bungy domination workshop.  A couple of perfect swan dives and crazy backwards pin drops later and we hit the road, FTFE – 1, Queenstown – 0.

My first day on the expedition and I was a little spoilt to start as navigator for Day 158.  The darkening skies and incoming showers could not dampen my enjoyment as I sat up front and guided the drivers towards mountains, over turquoise glacial rivers and through the sleepy towns of Central Otago into Mackenzie Country.  Tourists and locals alike admired the shiny red beast as we passed through sleepy towns, spreading the outstanding FTFE message.

As our resting place for the evening, it was hard to put the camera down in Lake Tekapo.  The beautiful glacial lake is fed from the snow-capped alps at its southern end and a little chapel built of stone is a mecca for romantics around the world.  We high fived for a successful day on the road as we gazed at the Southern Cross in the clear night sky.  Job done.

Kate A

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