Dive Dive Dive

Today another busy day on the FK express...we were up early and off to see the Geothermal features at the Taupo volcanic zone, saw a bubbling mud pit, a geezer erupt 30 ft into the air...and all sorts...it stunk though...a bit like Rory’s room in the flat!

Bubbleing mud pits

what a Gezzer !

Later on we shot over to the River Rapids, saw the Hukafalls the water flowing through is around 220,000 litres per second. Its grade 6, so its incredibly dangerous, apparently some crazy white water kayakers tried to paddle it, and died in the process!

Me over the Rapids

Grade 6 Rapids

a few of us walked down the river to meet the bus, and shot over to the airfield for the SkyDiving!!

The River from Lake Taupo

Me, Lisa, Gus, Paddy, John, Aniss, Gina, Nina.

Which in short was the best thing ive ever done, everyone was bricking it as we were waiting, apart from me obviously, that is until they open the door at 12,000ft up thats over 4 km in the air!

Sky team Alpha

Sky Team Bravo

The view over the lake and the feeling was phenomenal, I can’t put it into words, so I wont even try!

Better check that !

Getting on board

The free fall from 12000ft to 5000 lasts 45 seconds then the canopy opens and your slow right down and cruise to the ground, my instructor was chatting to me the whole way down, I thought my eyes were going to pop out as my goggles began to slip off!!

WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

On the way down

That night we spent the night in cabins as we were up at the crack of dawn to head of on a epic hike...the Tongariro Crossing...one of National Geographics “top 10 one day walks” in the world!

Taupo, New Zealand