Yes.
This was my 'Dun dun dunnnn' adventure that I could not tell anyone about until I actually went through with it... and Dolores is never allowed to see this picture.....
The Bloukrans Bridge is the worlds highest commercial bungy jump at 216 meters. It was so amazing. They have you stand at the edge and they count down - 5,4,3,2,1, BUNGY and I just jumped. I'd like to say that my buddy Jack Daniels helped me jump, but my one prejump shot had worn off before my free falling. Heights are a buzz kill. It was all a huge adrenalin rush and Jay Z blasting behind me that got me over the edge. I couldn't even scream for the first 2 or 3 seconds. And the 20 seconds of hanging there waiting to be lifted back up was not very fun. The guys came down to get me and asked me how it was. I responded with "So amazing, I would do it again in a heartbeat! Just not today, and get me back on land RIGHT NOW!"
Oh and then the next day, I cage dived (dove?) with some great white sharks. Yup. Just another manic Monday. Except I did get sea sick and threw up 3 times over the side of the boat that took us out to these man eaters. So all of the day was not so grand. I'm so classy, I can't take it.
Anyways, I have 2 more days in South Africa and I am trying my best to find time to go to an internet cafe to upload pictures!!
Cape Town is so incredibly beautiful. Our ship is docked right in the main waterfront, and is steps away from all the shops and restaurants. It's very modern and very much like the States, which is a place that I'm having a love/hate relationship right now. I walked into a mall the other day and I actually missed my mud-floored markets from Morocco and Ghana!
The whole city is surrounded by these giant mountain ranges, including the famous Table Mountain, which I climbed within the first 2 hours of arriving in Cape Town. Pete's Rock aint got nothing on that shit...
One of the first pieces of advice that we were given on the ship was to take the time on bus rides to turn off your Ipod and just take in the sounds and scenes of each country. Well, I don't turn my Ipod off, but I do keep my eyes wide open forever while most of the bus sleeps. I have John Mayer's 3X5 on repeat. It's my anthem.
The mountains are my favorite part about this country. Our drive to the bungy jump was about 7 hours and it was not bad at all considering we got to drive through all these mountain ranges. They are just winding road after winding road and each turn gives you a new view of the country. Pictures do not do it just what so ever, so I gave up for the most part on taking any. Ok I did get a few. However, I do keep saying that if I were to ever do this trip again, I would do it without a camera all together. Hands down.
So right now I am staying at my friend Lauren's family's house for a few days (which is where I was able to gather my whole ONE picture via Google for this entry). Her brother is married to a girl who grew up in South Africa and still has some family living in the town next to Cape Town. It is called Fish Hoek (pronounced Hook). When we were driving into the town, I was able to look to my left and see the India Ocean and look to my right and see the Atlantic. I put my feet in both oceans today, and tomorrow we are going to the point at which they litterally meet. Other than that, I was able to watch cable television, go on Facebook for the first time in a month, youtube the Kanye's ditch to Taylor Swift, and drink real milk!! Oh the finer things in life. But then I was taken off my cloud when I ate chicken liver for dinner. Actually, it wasn't too bad. But the ketchup is going downhill in each country. I'm getting very worried.
Nevermind food, lets get back to experiences. So the family we are staying with has two sons- one who is 20 and the other is 18. They have been driving us around all day and showing us the hidden jems throughout the country. This is one of my favorite experiences so far. I haven't had the chance to really sit down and have long conversations with any locals in any of the countries so far. It is so interesting and the best way to really get to experience the culture. They have been teaching us the local lingo (such as 'I need a kip' means 'I taking a nap') and trying to explain how the sport Cricket works (still don't get it). And one of the sons rocks a Red Sox cap, woot woot.
Ok it is now past 5am here and I think it would be best that I sleep now. I got me some penguins to play with in the morning. Expect part 2 and hopefully some pictures soooon!! I also got a video of my near plunge with death. And a T-shirt, but I am only willing to share the video with everyone...
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