Taupo is centrally located in New Zealand's North Island and the gateway to Tongariro National Park, the backdrop for the Lord of the Rings movies. We had planned to hike the Tongariro Crossing, one of the most popular day hikes in New Zealand that takes you across LOTR's Mount Doom and the Emerald Lakes. As I said, we had planned to. We woke up at some ridiculous hour in the morning (5am) so that we could get the early pick-up and get to the trail early to beat the crowds but the bus we were supposed to be on decided to leave us and two other behind. So, no Frodo for us :-(
We had some free time on our hands so we decided to jump out of a plane at 15,000 feet. We were in freefall for over 60 seconds. It doesn't sound like much but when you're plummeting to the ground at 120 miles an hour it feels like a lifetime! Words can't really describe what an amazing experience it was so we'll just put up a few pics. We have videos of the jumps that hopefully we'll be able to post soon (too slow in this internet cafe).
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