Short: Breakfast and walk the beach, All of us do the WORLD’S HIGHEST BUNGEE JUMP (216 metres), post-jump drink and dinner in Plettenberg Bay, Strike out at Buffalo Bay, Stay the night in Mossel Bay
Long: Long: A was mentioned yesterday, Jeffery’s Bay is full of surfers, and most of them were up early for some riding or lessons. We took our time getting up. After breakfast we met up with Jessica, an American from Washington State, who we agreed we would drop off in Plettenberg Bay. She was a great sport, considering we detoured for a few hours so that Niki, Mortimer, and I could do the world largest bungee jump. Nikolai and I had been talking about doing the jump for most of the trip, and finally the day had arrived. Nikolai reasoned that if he was going to bungee jump, it might as well be the world’s highest. The bridge is located within a national park and straddles a deep gouge that runs from the mountains into the ocean. The jump, 216 meters high, off the Bloukrans arch bridge, is the world highest “commercial” bungee jump. Luckily there wasn’t much time to consider the jump, we arrived and were quickly setup with a group and walked out to the jump platform. However, once we were out on the platform we unfortunately were scheduled to jump last. All of us had to sit on the cold and windy platform, and ponder why it made sense to jump off a 216 meter high bridge. In the end, everybody jumped. This was my third jump, and probably my last, the exhilaration of your first jump just can’t be matched again.
After spending a few hours at Bloukrans, we drove to Plettenburg Bay to drop off Jessica. It was already later in the afternoon and we decided to have dinner and a drink to celebrate the jump.
We then left Plettenberg Bay and drove to Buffalo Bay, which we had read was a happening backpacker place. We pulled into Buffalo bay around sunset and were disappointed to find both the city and the hostel essentially deserted. Apparently the winter season is not popular with tourists and backpackers. We decided it would be best to drive on the Mossel Bay, and we weren’t disappointed. Deciding to splurge on our last night of paid accommodation, we found a very nice guest house, enjoyed a great meal at a local pub, and headed to bed.
Long: Long: A was mentioned yesterday, Jeffery’s Bay is full of surfers, and most of them were up early for some riding or lessons. We took our time getting up. After breakfast we met up with Jessica, an American from Washington State, who we agreed we would drop off in Plettenberg Bay. She was a great sport, considering we detoured for a few hours so that Niki, Mortimer, and I could do the world largest bungee jump. Nikolai and I had been talking about doing the jump for most of the trip, and finally the day had arrived. Nikolai reasoned that if he was going to bungee jump, it might as well be the world’s highest. The bridge is located within a national park and straddles a deep gouge that runs from the mountains into the ocean. The jump, 216 meters high, off the Bloukrans arch bridge, is the world highest “commercial” bungee jump. Luckily there wasn’t much time to consider the jump, we arrived and were quickly setup with a group and walked out to the jump platform. However, once we were out on the platform we unfortunately were scheduled to jump last. All of us had to sit on the cold and windy platform, and ponder why it made sense to jump off a 216 meter high bridge. In the end, everybody jumped. This was my third jump, and probably my last, the exhilaration of your first jump just can’t be matched again.
After spending a few hours at Bloukrans, we drove to Plettenburg Bay to drop off Jessica. It was already later in the afternoon and we decided to have dinner and a drink to celebrate the jump.
We then left Plettenberg Bay and drove to Buffalo Bay, which we had read was a happening backpacker place. We pulled into Buffalo bay around sunset and were disappointed to find both the city and the hostel essentially deserted. Apparently the winter season is not popular with tourists and backpackers. We decided it would be best to drive on the Mossel Bay, and we weren’t disappointed. Deciding to splurge on our last night of paid accommodation, we found a very nice guest house, enjoyed a great meal at a local pub, and headed to bed.
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