World's Highest Bungee.... 'Nuff said

So this was a really intense weekend. Here is a summary:

• Saw lots of elephants, zebras, ostriches, kudu, and a bunch of other animals at Addo. (No lions tho)
• Bought a surfboard and a wetsuit so I can go surfing after work.
• Jumped off of THE WORLD'S HIGHEST BUNGEE!!
• Met very, very interesting people.

Here is the long version:

Matt and I rented a car and went drove on the left side of the road ( It took a bit of getting used to) to Addo National Park on Friday. We arrived at the Orange Elephant "backpackers" (hostel) at night and met Vicky and Tara. We played pool and had a lot of fun. We woke up early the next morning and went to see the animals. We were really hoping to so the lions and rhinos, but they did a good job in hiding. Here are some pictures and videos!

Pockercito blends right in

Someone had a good luch

Horn comparison

As you can see Pockercito, (the traveling llama) was having a lot of fun too. 

At one point Matt went horseback riding (check out his blog) and I kept driving around. I almost ran over a Warthog after turning a corner. Then I saw an elephant just walking down the road. I drove along with it until he got a bit angry and here is the video. 

Saturday we had the coldest night of our lives and Sunday we started driving back to Knysna. We stopped at  Jefferey's Bay (major surf spot) and I bought a used Surfboard and a wetsuit. I'll go surfing after work as much as I can. 

Then on our way back we stopped at the Boulkrans Bridge to jump off the highest bungee in the world. Did I mention it was the highest? In the world?

Here are some pictures and the video. 

Its really hard to explain what it is like. It felt like breaking the time-space continuum and going through a wormhole into another dimension. Its kind of like in Star Wars, when the stars seem to elongate just as a ship begins to enter hyperspace. Just replace stars with a mountain and a rocky river.

Bungee Hypespace

 It is an incredible experience. 


This week's word is Now. "Now" you say? There is nothing special about now. Well the thing is that now to South Africans means in a little bit, later or even way later. Like... "I'll show you now". Or "We'll go now" - meaning in 20 minutes. So it really throws you off.