What was the outrageous adventure?

Take one look at this picture and I am sure you will figure it out:

That is me, flying towards the ground while doing the world's highest bungy- Bloukran's Bridge at 216 meters. Wow. Now that I have done that, I am sure I can pretty much do anything.

So why did nobody know about this before? Multiple reasons, the foremost being that I didn't have any internet to really tell anyone. The other being because even if I did have internet, I would have to suffer through knowing I was giving my family a heart attack, listening to Andrew tell me how incredibly dangerous this was and having Shannon once again explain to me her father's theory of modern Darwinism-- stupid people who do stupid things are supposed to die so the fit can survive and prosper. Sooooo talking about it ahead of time was a no-no, but it was pretty cool to do it.

It is about a 5-second freefall before you feel any tension and that is terrifying... I knew I wasn't going to hit a tree or anything, yet I still felt like I was hyperventilating on my way down. Ahhh! It was crazy, I feel crazy, but now I have done it. It was weird, because I was literally shaking of fright beforehand [or maybe shivering because it was cold], on the way down I was freaked out, but as soon as I was reeled back in the first thing I said was, "I feel like I messed up and needed to jump out harder for a better pull. I need to do it again!" I didn't, though... no worries. And can you believe this is someone who is afraid to dive head-first into a pool?! Talk about facing your fears...

On the way over to the platform Marita and I did a tandem zip line under the bridge, which would have been scary enough had I not known that I would be jumping off the bridge after.

I have so many pictures and everything to share, but I felt this was the most outrageous thing so I might as well share it with you as soon as possible [and I bought a picture CD so I could share, although I didn't but the DVD so you will never be able to experience the jump with me... sorry]. Hopefully I can make a little slideshow of all the pictures once I get home.

 

I am currently in Cape Town and having a rough time believing it isn't San Francisco. Except for the giant mountain surrounding the city, this place is basically San Francisco. A very westernized place with an eclectic and hip vibe, walking around you feel both disoriented [because in truth you don't know where you are] and completely comfortable [because it feels like any major American city] at the same time.
Tomorrow I am doing the 4+ hour hike up table mountain!