Terraces Resort Taupo

... of stairs into the darkness.<br><br>In the first room, everyone sits down and turns off their lights to get our eyes adjusted to the dark. We then introduce ourselves as we each turn on our helmet lights. Then, a 100 foot walk or so on muddy, slippery ground to the next chamber. Off go the lights again, and you can see glowworms all over the ceiling--they look like stars in the night sky.<br><br>More walking until we get to a place where ...

... have had a million sheep in it). After a toilet stop we signed up and before we knew it were at the top of a very big drop over the river. Danielle went first, and within a minute they had strapped her legs up and she was peering over the edge. The speed of all this meant she wasn't 'prepared' (as if she would ever be!) so on the count of 3,2,1 BUNGY, there was merely a nervous squeak!<br><br>The ...

... but they apparently made an exception for us! The second jumper hesitated as it was his first jump with a partner and was apprehensive about jumping through the clouds. With a little bit of goading he jumped and then Jay was up. It was pretty cool watching Jay get sucked out of the plane and go floating into the clouds except I didn't have too much time to think about it before my legs were dangling out of the plane. One last smiling photo was taken before I was thrust ...

... I would scream with excitement. I can't describe the feeling, all I can say is awesome! All too soon we started to come into land and Freddy told me to lift my legs and aim to land on my bum. I did this just before we landed softly on the grass and waved to the camera man to say I was ok. The chute collapsed before us and Freddy and I jumped up, gave eachother a hug and then Freddy was off to his next jump while I waited to watch Alan and the others land. Although Alan had jumped ...

... its culture. We were told not to smile or laugh at the performers as they ran around in traditional garb full of traditional grunts.... And yet, it was all just so ridiculous. It was a show and nothing else. People were allowed to take a million pictures of the Maori tribesman dancing and sticking their tongues out and the like. It was completely over the top. They played characters. The dialogue was all in English ...

hehe i will wirte about it, i just wanted to add the photos while i could! Enjoy!! <br><br>Well what on earth was i thinking? I here you ask! Well..... its better in these kind of situations if you dont think!! <br><br>We got picked up from our hostel and Steve bless him was getting alot of hassle for not doing the jump altho it did stop abruptly when we told them that he had a problem with his ear so he couldnt even if he wanted too (which at the time ...

28.1.09 Ah, its annoying how you can pick up a cold in the hottest of places, but not just a cold, proper man flu has set in. Adam, if your reading this I blame you.. Thanks! (Just joking) 31.1.09 - I am cheered from the self pittying of my cold today by the news that I won a ticket to the International Rugby Sevens in Wellington on Friday and Saturday next week.. Hooray!! I ...

... nothing to say this couldn't happen again. Thankfully it didn't do so whilst we were there!! As we drove along the main road to Lake Taupo, passing fields and woodland, it was extremely strange to periodically see plumes of steam rising out of the ground on either side of us!! Over the next 2 days we visited a number of geothermal sites and oohed and aahhed almost continuously as yet another visual treat or unusual sight appeared before us. On occasions we felt ...

... Needless to say i was on a high and my drive off to waitomo caves was one of euphoric delight. Waitomo is a tiny place but i explored some caves and saw the roof of one, covered with glowworms - it was really cool, they glwo a bluie colour and look like thousands of tiny little christmas fairy lights! Lovely they were! Got me right in the spirit of christmas - untill i stepped out into the sunshine!! Well thats it for now boys and girls, more adventures shortly!

... adrenaline was still pumping through the veins and we went to Taupo Bungy. When Sarah saw another couple doing the jump she agreed to do it so we did what they call Couple's Therapy - a tandem bungy jump off the platform over the river- We both were nervous but it was excellent. When we were finished we headed south towards Wellington staying the night in the town of Palmerstown North.