New Zealand day 7

Saturday night was a long night, but we woke up bright and early getting ready to jump off a bridge. We got dressed and headed into town where the bus was going to pick us up.
There were about 18 people at the office all ready to go bungy jumping. The guy picked us up in the bus and we headed about 25 minutes out of town to the bungy jumping bridge.
The bridge is very old and only used for bungy jumping. It was the very first spot for bungy jumping in the world. It is 43 meters high which is about 140 feet high or something like that. I am so nervous at this point. My hands were shaking and I just had a huge pit in my stomach.
We got to the site and they take your weight and you have to sign a waiver saying it's not their fault if you die. you're the stupid idiot jumping off a bridge. lol. Actually a few people in Queensland said it was one of the safest things you can do out of all the activities.
So after that we headed to the bridge. We all lined up ready to go and watched the people in front of us go. Meribeth got to the front. they suited her up and she just jumped.
It was my turn next. You go down to a small platform and two guys help suit you up. They give you a harness around your waist, and then they lay a towel out to put around your feet. You think oh my god would if my feet slip out of this towel. Outside of the towel they put some bungy cord type things around your feet. One of them connects to the harness around your waist. I told the guy I was really scared and he said okay well my job is to get you off the bridge. So I stood up and he helped me to the edge. It was so scary thinking I actually have to jump off the bridge with a river flowing beneath me.
so I walked to the very edge with my toes slightly hanging off. Then he says look at the camera and wave to the spectators. by the time I had tears in my eyes because i was so scared. The guys says to me of course you're scared. It's not natural to jump off a bridge. he says he's going backwarsd from 5 and then I jump. Okay 5-4-3-2-1...No jump. The guy looks down and says where have you gone? haha It was really cute in his new zealand accent. I started to laugh so it made me alittle less nervous. I get ready again and this time I stared out across the river instead of down. He counts again and I just jumped! It was the craziest feeling I've ever experienced. You just free fall down in the air. Just as I was about to touch the water the bungy pulled me back up and I bounced a few times. It was an amazing feeling. After that you feel so stupid for taking so long to do it. I loved it! After you stop bouncing they lower you down and two guys in a boat drift over to you and disconnect you. You then walk up a large walkway to the top where a veiwing area is. The funny thing is that they have t.v.s so everyone can hear what the guy at the top is telling people before they jump. so Meribeth got to hear it all and she said she was a little nervous I wasn't going to do it. A guy a few people back from me backed out, so that was sad because you don't get a refund.
We ended up getting a free dvd because we went for the 9:00 a.m. tour. Apparently, nobody books the morning times so they needed an incentive. I think everyone is usually too hung over to go that early. they also give you a free t shirt and you see at least two people a day wearing these shirts.
So it was over pretty quick and we were back on the bus at 11 a.m. So we went back to the hostel and took another nap. When we woke up we decided we wanted to do a little hike. Two of the American guys we had been hanging out with decided to go with us. so we went out to a small town called Glenorchy. It had about 4 buildings total in the whole town and I think about 40 people live there. On our way out we decided to stop at a viewpoint of the lake. It was absolutely beautiful! Unbelievable really.
We got back in teh car and I realized I had left my camera case on the top of the roof. Goodbye camera case! I was pretty sad but I let it go. So we get to Glenorchy and we realize wow we really really need gas. It was on empty and the light was already on. Apparently, those 40 people that live in the town don't need gas after 6 because the gas station was closed. We decided to go down to the lake and skip some rocks and then we went for alittle hike.
We went back into town and had some food and beer at a local bar/cafe. It was pretty good. It was so quiet and peaceful and the townspeople were really nice.
After that it was time to make the drive back into Queenstown. It was about a 35 minute drive so we were really pushing it with the gas. On our way back I told everyone to keep an eye out for my camera case just in case. They all laughed at me and made fun of me for thinking we would find it.
The guy in the back seat and I were looking out the window when this little black square thing was on the side of the road. I screamed for Meribeth to pull over and I ran out. Sure enough it was my camera case. It was in great shape, not ran over or anything. I was so happy!
So we got back into town on fumes and pulled up to the closest gas station (petrol station they call them here). We decided to get some wine and go sit in the hot tub at the hostel for a while.
We got the wine got our swim suits and went and hung out in the spa. The stars are absolutely amazing here and you can see the milky way and just about every star ever created in the sky. I really wish I can explain the beauty of new zealand but there really are no words for it.
So we talked about America and New Zealand and everything in between.
After we got out we talked for a while more and then headed to bed. The next day we were leaving Queenstown and heading to Milford sound. We were really sad to leave Queenstown. We had made some great friends, did so many great things, and absolutely loved the scenery. I fell in love with Queenstown!