Most of my friends
would not describe me as a wimp but man, oh man I sure am!
My adventures in New
Zealand have involved some scary and not so scary excursions but they have
equally made me scream, cry or just panic.
In order of terror…
- Doing the Canyon Swing (104m) in
Queenstown. Most of you have either watched the video or seen the picture.
I managed to scream, cry, hyperventilate and of course eventually jump.
- Walking past the giant spider on the deck
of my home in Akaroa. It was seriously straight out of the movies. I’m
aware that NZ only has 1 poisonous spider but a spider is a spider when
you are afraid of them.
- Swimming with dolphins in Picton. I know
what you’re thinking...dolphins? Scary? But they are really big and come
from nowhere. Also, it was my first time snorkeling and I freaked out and
couldn’t control my breathing, which added to the OMG dolphin panic.
- Caving in the Waitomo. It was my favorite
adventure but it had just been raining for days so the water was really
high. This made it awesome but hard at the same time, as I am a short
person so at points is was up to my armpits. Seriously, the most amazing
time! I did panic when I couldn’t see the rest of the group because that
is not a place you want to get lost in.
- Sandboarding on the 90 mile beach. I have
an overpowering fear of heights and the hill we went down was steep. In
the end it was great but looking down that hill made me have to pee a
little.
- Climbing a glacier in Franz Josef. Once
again those heights really got me. I was also afraid I was going to slip
and fall into a crack and have to saw my own arm off to free myself.
- Swimming in the ocean at night. I felt
like I was in a horror movie and I would be the first one to die. I watch
a lot of horror films.
- Hitchhiking. While I knew it was safe
because everyone does it in NZ, North American news has programmed me to
trust no one and history tells me that girls like me go missing all the
time. (Highway of Tears)
- Depending on my charm to make friends
everywhere I went. Enough said!
- Flying to the other side of the world
without a plan, doing research or much of clue.
XOXO SID
