Adventures in New Zealand
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Saturday 8th November 2008 - today me, Shelley and Sarah went Zorbing in Rotorua, which consists of getting in a large hamster type ball which is full of water and rolling down a hill. It looked a bit tame from the top, but us 3 all got in together and its one of the most fun things I’ve done. To get in you fly like superman through the entrance, and Shelley and Sarah managed to get in a standing position inside the ball, but when I came flying in I knocked them off their feet so they couldn’t get back up again. We then went rolling down the hill and it was awesome, it felt really fast and we were just sliding everywhere.
When we got to the bottom we were just laughing so much it was so much fun. Vicky, Matt and Will were watching, and they said the other 2 girls were flying all over the place, and I was in an outstretched superwoman position the entire time. Then we went to go up the mountain on the gondola and went on the sky swing. Again it looked quite lame, but once you get in it and taken to your top position, you begin to laugh hysterically with nerves, then we were let go and went hurtling up through the sky. We all screamed, even Matt sat in the middle of us screamed like a little girl!!
Then we went on the luge which is a racing track on a small car type thing. Anyway, I’ve never done this before and after the 1st corner I crashed, came off and cut all my hand open. I took a 3 minute breather and got back on to persevere. BIG mistake. I tried to take it slightly easy and people were whizzing past, then we got to a big slope which I went shooting down at top speed, tried to brake but no such luck. I hit the side as the bloody thing lost control, and I went flying head first (again in my superwoman position - although obviously not so super) and hit the side and went skidding down on my front for metres. I was in a heap and people stopped to see if I was okay. I couldn’t speak I was in shock (I am a wuss) and I was in so much pain I then burst into tears (really like a girl). The 2 girls who pulled over managed to call for help, and 2 women who worked there came down to patch me up. I managed to slice my hands and both elbows open, also huge cuts and grazes on my legs, stomach and hips, so bandages were put on, they shut the track and carted me back up to the top in a van where the others were waiting for me. I was okay, but my skin is still burning up like crazy where all my skin has come off. But HONESTLY guys, I am actually a good driver in real cars on real roads!!!! Never again. Ever.
Anyway, it was a really fun afternoon apart from the injuries, but hey ho, such is life! But anyone who knows me knows that I am the most clumsiest person ever. I even fall over on flat ground so it really is the story of my life. The girls said they were going back to the start of the track on the cable car, saw me down below wrapped in a blanket with the rescue women, and they shouted “Noush are you okay????”. I shouted back “No, I’m dying!!”. Vicky said they cracked up and said I was obviously fine as I still had my sense of humour, so they shouted they would see me back at the top. When I met them at the top Vicky bought me a cup of tea and chocolate bar to cheer me up. Bless her.
Sunday 9th November - woke up feeling like I’ve gone 10 rounds with Mike Tyson. I have a bruise and swelling the size of a golf ball on my left shin and a swelling the size of a golf ball on my right hip, a 10cm gash on my stomach, gashes on my feet, hands, arms, elbows and hips and it really hurts!! The girls have been great and carried my bags for me and lugged them around as I’m finding it hard to walk let alone carry a backpack, but as I am truly hardcore I went skydiving anyway. We went to the centre in Taupo and did a 15,000 feet tandem jump. I did a 12,000 ft jump in 2005, but this was way better. I had the best instructor called Dale, he was an absolute little sweetheart, a real gem, and we got the DVD done too, and we were able to pick 3 music tracks to go on, so I picked ’I’m Alive’ by Pearl Jam for the descent as I thought it was quite fitting. The jump was awesome, 65 seconds of freefall before whizzing around checking out the sights of Lake Taupo which is the size of Singapore!! It was the best feeling ever, absolutely amazing, and Dale was so cool. We were all on such a high that we had done it, and poor Will is scared of heights, and he was first out of the plane. Afterwards he had such a rush back on land that he had to lie down before passing out. I was the only one who’s jumped before so I knew what to expect, but MY GOD - everyone should try it at least once in their life!! We then pitched up at our hostel, on such a high. Awesome. Truly truly awesome.