kiwi experience day tour

I'm not sure quite what I was expecting, but it wasn't this – or I might have reconsidered going on the tour on only a few hours of sleep!

First stop was the Auckland city bridge, a bungy jumping site. I definitely want to try bungy jumping before I leave, but I think I'll probably do it in Queenstown. We walked halfway across the bridge and up to the bungy jumping pod to watch a couple of jumps. We were attached to the bridge by the harness that I'm holding in my hand in the picture – despite warnings to watch out for the heavy clip at the end of the harness, I of course am sporting a colorful bruise on my shin!

The jump's about 100m – doesn't look that high, although I'm sure I'd feel differently standing on the edge of the jump platform.

After the bridge, we got lunch of fish and chips in Devonport – our first time eating out on the trip! Our third stop was an old naval site on a hill overlooking Auckland, and our final stop was at Victoria Market, where I had a chance to see what the Kathmandu outdoor store was all about after seeing everyone on the Antarctica trip all decked out in their gear.