The Jump

Before I begin writing about the jump....I won't be blogging about Kenya just because it is WAY TO MUCH to blog about and I don't have the time here to sit for a few hours and blog. If you want to know what happened in Kenya I will be more than glad to tell you, so don't hesitate to ask!

While we are in Africa, Thursday is our day off to relax, recharge and just fellowship all day with the team and the kids. 2 weeks ago on our day off we decided to go to Ginja while the kids were in school and see the Nile River, eat and Bungee Jump. The ride to Ginja was not too back, besides the fact that I sat on a bucket seat in the taxi that was basically a piece of wood. When we arrived to the Bungee Jump site that’s when my nerves started to get to me as a looked and saw how high 145 feet over the Nile River actually is. I suck it up though, got weighed, paid and started my hike up the tower with the rest of my team that was jumping (Mitch, Emilie, Todd, Laurel, Coleman, and my brother Cary).

Mitch went first, Emilie was going to be second and I was lined up to be third. As I watched Mitch go and then Emilie, all of a sudden it was my turn to jump. I sat down in the chair that was carved into different boodas and other creepy things my heart started to race. I watched as they tied my feet together with just a wet towel and a tie down that you would use for cargo in a truck bed. They gave me the normal instructions of “don’t look down,” “make sure you dive and don’t just jump” and of course from my Zimbabwe instructor “Have a good a** time mate!”

I got up, jumped over to the platform, moved my feet to the edge, looked straight in front of me as the guy talked to me and gave me last minutes pointers to make sure that I was able to touch the water (which is something you get to do…dunked, or not dunked is your choice….I chose dunk). Before I knew it I had my hands by my waste, and then heard the shout……”3…2…1….BUNGEE!” and I jumped!

Those 3 seconds to the water were the most amazing 3 seconds of my life. Bull riders say they have the best 8 seconds, but I say that I had the best 3 seconds. 3 seconds then I was plunged into the water and the recoiled back up and down for about 25 more seconds and all that was coming out of my body was yelling and “War Eagle” because I couldn’t believe I had just jumped 145 feet tied to a large rubber band!

I highly recommend doing it! I’ll do it again with you!