Blaukrans Bridge

Definition,

Bungy Jumping: The act of voluntarily throwing yourself off of a 216m high bridge, head first into an open abyss of nothing but free fall and gravity. Plummeting through the air at 120mph, the only thing separating you from falling to your death is a single chord attached at the ankles.

Sounds riveting, doesn’t it? At first to me this mostly sounded absolutely terrifying. Heading out to Blaukrans Bridge, many of us were anxiously awaiting this exciting experience, and many of us were still trying to convince ourselves that we were actually going to go through with it. When we arrived at the highest bungy jumping bridge in the world, despite the fog, we got strapped up and proceeded to the bridge. As we awaited our numbers to be called, and in order to do something with the adrenaline pumping through our veins, we had a huge dance party to the techno beats pulsing through the bridge speakers.

When our numbers were called, we were attached to the chord and were escorted to the edge of the bridge. There were a few styles of preparing yourself for the jump, some danced, some concentrated, some cried. Luckily, my own tears were shed previously as I explained to Steve how terrified I was of this adventure. However, Steve is a very thoughtful, reliable leader and successfully convinced me that it was in my best interest to dive hundreds of meters of a bridge. So, I took his word for it and went against every instinct in my body and I jumped off that bridge. The amazing thing is that once you were falling it wasn’t scary, it was just an exciting sensation of freedom and uncontrolled giddiness.

By the time I was back up on the bridge I was ecstatic and wanted to do it again. It was a great bonding experience and a thrilling adventure. For those who didn’t enjoy it as much, at least it’s something to check off of life’s to-do list.

The next step…shark diving…

Kristen Wiltshire