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I’m Free Falling

This clip that you are about to enjoy is none other than yours truly jumping off the highest bridge in Africa.  I apologize for the delay as far as getting it on the site but I hope you will enjoy it nonetheless.  More updates to follow.

Bungy Jump

Thrill Seeking

Yesterday I was in Middle Earth wandering around in a cloud because the weather was kinda yucky.  To the locals it was downright cold but it felt great to me.  Once it cleared a bit, I took my tiny rental off roading to one of the hiking trails and saw some pretty great waterfalls.  The first highlight of the day was seeing animals in their natural habitat.  I saw somango monkeys, a really colorful bird, and baboons.  I was going up to this clearing when suddenly I heard a large clamor.  To my wonder and dismay around 25 baboons were running twenty feet from me growling at each other and moving with haste.  I was a bit frightened but I was about to pull out my camera when three of them stopped and turned and looked at me.  Now for all of you who honestly think I have a death wish, know this:  survival instincts took over my curiosity and I ran.  I think I could handle one baboon on my own, but not a family.

The second highlight of the day was seeing a stand alone McD’s and going through the drive thru the opposite direction.  I came back to my awesome backpackers’ hostel and competed in a pool tourney.  My partner and I did pretty well but didn’t win it all.  After a sorta restful sleep I awoke and surfed.  It was harder than I remember but I’m also like 20 pounds heavier than when I did it once before in San Diego.  I got some cash at a bank and now I’m off to jump off the world’s highest bungy jump.  Hope all is well in the cold and icy states and will do my best not to come back with too much of a tan.

Middle Earth…sorta

Not quite there and back again, but made it “there.”  I’m currently in the area that supposedly was Tolkien’s inspiration for Middle Earth but sadly right now it’s more like the Misty Mountains.  Visability on the way up was down to 20 meters at times and I’m VERY glad I headed someone’s advice not to try it at night.  So for the rest of the day I’ll just chill, read, and sit next to a fire.  In the morning I hope to hike the amazing trails around here and then head out around lunch time to make it down to one of the most famous surfing areas in the world.

I’m alone and lovin’ it

So today I woke up and called a couple of places to see if I could rent a car for the next week during my vacation time in South Africa.  I found one and nearly two hours later, they dropped off the car.  It’s a very cheap and little VW Chico.  It’s kinda like a Golf.  Oh yeah, and it’s a lefthand drive car!  I drove nearly 800 kilometers to Port Elizabeth today listening to a lecture series on Einstein.  I’m paying for internet so I’m going to keep this short but it’s at least something to let people know where I am that I’m ok.  Tomorrow I’ll be heading to Hogsback so if you want to look it up, you can find out what I’ll be up to.