36 hours before the jump:
I wake up in a deep sweat... a nightmare - me jumping off a 160 meter bridge into a gorge. It happens over and over and over again in my head. I can't fall back asleep so I time the jump while thinking about it. Only seven seconds I tell myself. That's it, seven seconds. One, two, three... no,I'm counting to fast I realize. One... Two... Three... Four... Five... Six... Seven. Recoil, then it's finished. That's it.
24 hours before:
On the drive to the gorge all I can think about is how can I get out of this without seeming weak? without seeming scared? What can I say when I get there? We finally arrive, but to get to our resort, we must cross THE BRIDGE, funny how they make you do that. I walk across and the wind is almost pulling me off of the wire bridge. Yes, just made of thick wire.
16 hours before:
More nightmares, more timing...
4 hours before:
We decide to do canyoning at the gorge, figured belaying down canyons would take my mind off of things... then we reach the final waterfall we're about to descend and you can see the bridge from there. The feeling of terror comes back.
15 minutes before:
I felt calm, probably because I was a bit delirious. Excited but super nervous. Kept telling myself High Adrenaline, Low Risk... High Adrenaline, Low Risk
During the Jump:
1st Second - Confusion - What is happening?
2nd Second - Recognition - Oh shit, I just jumped off this bridge!
3rd Second - Reaction - Screaming, lots of screaming
4th-7th Second - Blissed Out! Most amazing rush that anyone will ever feel
It was incredible and I did it once more, this time I did the swing where you are in a harness and you jump off and swing through the gorge. More of a free fall with this one, it's also the longest free fall canyon in the world. It was incredible and I highly recommend that you all do it.
Side note, but really exciting - Quinn and Dad come to Kenya in two days!!! Anni and I leave tomorrow and will meet them at the airport - super excited.
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