3, 2, 1 Bungy

Hey everyone,

Greetings from the other side of the world. I had an amazing and exciting first week in New Zealand. I went for some days to Queenstown, which is in the south-west of NZ. Therefore it took me just 4 hours with the bus to get there.
The city is incredibly amaying. It is positioned in the mountains at the Wakatipu Lake and you have a stunning view from there! The city is also famous for lots of extreme sport activities like Bungy Jumping, Sky Diving or Rafting for example. But it is also a good starting point for hiking tours to the Fiordland National Park. As it is winter at the moment and really cold here (around 2 degrees) I decided not to go for a hike, but of course doing some extreme sports.

Queenstown from the Top! 

So I decided to go for a Bungy Jump. Because I was afraid of my own fear I decided to book it in advance, so that there is no way back... And it was definitely the right decision. It was such a great and screaming experience... I loved it so much. The Bungy that I decided for is the oldest Bungy place in New Zealand from the Kawarau Bridge near by Queenstown. It is 43 meters high (so there is still room for more ;-) ).
After the guys equip me with all that rope stuff, at says: 3, 2, 1 Bungy!

And I jumped. An incredible experience that I would repeat at any times. So guys if you are not afraid of heights and you have the possibility to do that: DO IT!

The rest of the time I just walked around and were exploring the city. I was in the Kiwi house in order to see the Kiwi, the national bird of NZ. Because there are just 300 left I thought: Okay, I will never see it in the wilderness, so lets go to that house. And I can tell you: It is the funniest bird that I ever saw. It is not acutally a bird because it cannot fly... It just hopps around and is searching for food.

That were my days in Queenstown. I am sure I will come back in order to hike or do some other extreme sport there. But now it is time to move into my University flat. On Monday the introduction week starts, and I am very curious about that. Will see how this works.

See you!

E noro ra!