Well, it's officially Autumn now and the temperature has just become bearable in the last week after a long, hot August that hovered around 35 degrees almost every day. I managed to get to the beach with Aki and family, in Chiba for one day, where I tried (unsuccessfully) to surf. It was great fun to get into some decent sized waves....must've been at least 2 years since I'd last been smashed by some big surf!!
Last weekend I went to help out at Bungee Japan in Minakami. My first job was to test a new bungee cord.....just to make sure it was the right length and wasn't broken or anything. Unlike the Auckland Harbour Bridge jump, the Minakami jump is over a rocky, white-water river, which is only a few inches deep under the jump spot....so, as you could imagine, I was absolutely crapping myself before I jumped!! Anyway, the jump was awesome, then Mark and I spent the day (and Sunday), retrieving the jumpers in a boat at the bottom (no casualties!). I'm looking forward to going back some time to enjoy some more leisure activities as canyoning, rafting and sledging are all on offer.
Finally, twenty years of waiting will be put to the test starting Saturday and you can be sure I'll be supporting the ABs along the way....here's hoping I'll have something good to write about in October. Until then...GO THE MIGHTY ALL BLACKS!!!
Last weekend I went to help out at Bungee Japan in Minakami. My first job was to test a new bungee cord.....just to make sure it was the right length and wasn't broken or anything. Unlike the Auckland Harbour Bridge jump, the Minakami jump is over a rocky, white-water river, which is only a few inches deep under the jump spot....so, as you could imagine, I was absolutely crapping myself before I jumped!! Anyway, the jump was awesome, then Mark and I spent the day (and Sunday), retrieving the jumpers in a boat at the bottom (no casualties!). I'm looking forward to going back some time to enjoy some more leisure activities as canyoning, rafting and sledging are all on offer.
Finally, twenty years of waiting will be put to the test starting Saturday and you can be sure I'll be supporting the ABs along the way....here's hoping I'll have something good to write about in October. Until then...GO THE MIGHTY ALL BLACKS!!!
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Liam turned 5 at the end of July and got a Transformer (which I thought was a rad movie!)
Day at the beach.....Heisaura in Chiba
Bungee Japan; From the top; Rafters galore; Hard at work; From the bottom; After a hard days work
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