After Kaikoura Kat and I traveled to Motueka, a small town in the north close to Abel Tasman. We had hoped to kayak and hike about the wondrous Abel Tasman National Park but were restricted by time and money as is always the case for travelers. However, making the best of what time and money we did have the decision was made to go skydiving. We figured if we were not able to go explore Able Tasman in person at least we could see it all from a height of 16500ft. I have never jumped out of a plane before and as I have mentioned in earlier posts... I am terrified of heights.
At least I was... but now i feel as though I have attacked that fear head on. First was the Gloucester Tree in Australia. Climbing this massive tree with nothing but a bit of rebar and no safety of any kind was an accomplishment that I will never forget the feel of. Since then I have stood over waterfalls, climbed mountains and ice, and now I have gone to the extreme and jumped out of a plane. As the plane rose for 20 minutes climbing to our jump height I expected a crippling fear but found only slight resistance and a genuine curiosity within me. For one brief moment as we exited the plane my face turned to terror. Seventy seconds in free-fall offered the chance to feel terrified as I plummeted towards the earth but instead I was filled with excitement, accomplishment, and probably my fair share of adrenaline.
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"The appropriate response
to reality is to go insane."
~Philip K. Dick~
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