Being the adrenaline junkie that I am... I "jumped" at the opportunity to get a perfect view of the Abel Tasman National Park from above plus see both the north and the south island at the same time.
I was geared up by my tandem jump master Matt, that besides from being a little dissappointed I wasn't a 20 year old blond swedish girl, was an alround good guy and we had a little chat both on the way up and the way down.
The jump itself is actually quite undramatic.. It is the anticipation and buildup that is scary, flying is just... easy? The 80 seconds of free fall were amazing.. Calling it free fall is actually not very accurate as you don't feel like falling.. More like hanging susspended above the earth by a thread...
And to all my collegues.. The Terma T-shirt has now been to 16.500 feet and back again
Your mother will be terrified reading this:-)
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