Skydiving at Taupo

It's been 2 days since I jumped off a plane 12,000 feet above the ground and it still feels so unreal to me! I'm not the type of person who does death defying stunts that often since first of all I am terrified of heights but since I lived in New Zealand, nothing became impossible anymore!! (Thank you Jesus. :)

On the 13th of June 2017, two of my friends were supposed to go Skydiving at Queenstown. I wanted to do it too but the whole package was so expensive that I decided not to give it a go. My friends went to Queenstown two days before I did and when I finally caught up with them, the weather was terrible. It was raining in the airport and the roads were wet and slippery. So, I immediately texted them to find out whether or not they're able to go Skydiving. I was praying that the weather would get better and it did but the company didn't want to risk it and decided not to go through with their Skydiving activity for that day! I felt bad since my friend went all the way from the Philippines to do just that! We ended up taking photos and binge eating and called it a night when we went to Onsen pools. (I will do a separate blog post about that).

On that same night, little did I know that my friend already booked another Skydiving activity and this time, in Taupo, and for 3 people!!!!!! 

My friend Aileen was telling me that she booked for 3 people and even showed me the proof of her booking. I didn't believe her since I was certain that I was only going to be a spectator that day. We woke up early and Maricris (who didn't sleep much the night before haha!) drove for 2-3 hours to Taupo and when we got there, this man handed me an iPad and asked me to put my details on there. I was like "No, thank you. I'm not going to jump today". Aileen was like, "No, I booked for 3 and you're going to jump. Trust me you're going to thank me after this." 

Few minutes later, there I was watching the safety procedures and selecting the songs for my video! Haha!! At first I didn't feel anything at all. All I know is at that time my mom is still fast asleep (It was about 10:30am when we got to the place) and when she wakes up it'll be all over so Why not? Hahaha!! (Peace Ma :D )

After two trips to the toilet, we proceeded to the changing area, put our gears on, met with our Skydive tandem person and did some interviews since it was part of the package. Then we went on a bus to the place where all the plane was and off we go!! I felt a hint of fear when the small plane was taking off. My fear increased when I learned that I was going to be the first one to jump off!!! My Skydive partner whispered, "I'll look after you" and then opened the door and I can feel the strong wind blowing my feet and I didn't even had the chance to count from one to three and the next minute I was in the air!!

It was an amazing feeling and my fear went away that quick! Trust me when I say this, the moment we jumped off that plane, my fear disappeared! Then I remembered what they told us from the beginning, DO NOT LOOK DOWN, JUST LOOK STRAIGHT, and that's exactly what I did! 

I saw the clouds up close and I've never been so happy! Hahaha!! I have this thing for clouds, moon and stars and being that close to one of them just brought so much joy in my heart. I also saw two lovely mountains with snowcaps on them and if only my eyes can take videos I'd be sharing that with you guys now but nothing beats what the eyes can see!!! 

The houses looked really tiny from the top just like how you would see it when you're inside a plane but it's different when you're gliding in the air! When they said that "Aotearoa" is the land of the long white cloud, they are definitely correct!!!

I tried pulling off a heart sign but the wind was so strong that the only sign that I can do at that time was the thumbs up sign! Haha!

Before I end this post, let me just go through the things that you should remember when you're on your way to go Skydiving:

1. When the guide taps your hand, open wide and let go!!! 

2. Put your legs up high and make your body shape like a banana!

3. Then you're all set and good to go! Don't forget to open your eyes and enjoy the view!!

P.S. That other guy is our videographer/photographer!

P.S. When I woke up that morning, the title of my devotional was "Yes, You can do it!" and had the verse "I will strengthen and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand". - Isaiah 4`:10

God's approval of my spontaneous Skydiving experience! Hahaha!!!

Now that I've ticked another one off my 2017 Bucketlist which you can view by clicking on this link --> Bucketlist 2017 I now plan on ticking another one off by joining a marathon! I was supposed to do one last year but it rained on that day and I felt ill, thus I wasn't able to do it. I gained so much weight after that past 8 days of going on a holiday and training for a marathon will help me lose it and reach my bucket list as well so that will be next on my list, so help me God! :)

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For information about the place and the prices:

Skydive Taupo

Website:http://www.skydivetaupo.co.nz

My Skydive Partner's name is: Ryan