My Epic Travels: The Road to Achieving Dreams: BUNGEE AND OLYMPICS WITH FRIENDS

Chuncheon was the destination choice for the weekend! We were invited to join beer Olympics which was an excuse to see friends, dress down, and have a few beers and loads of fun. This was the plan for the evening but what about the morning? I thought we should definitely do something exciting! I decided to see if anyone was keen to do a bungee jump before the Beer Olympics got underway. Turned out that there were a few people keen and we made plans to meet up the next day at the bus terminal.

The eager jumpers and I

All Harnessed up

When we arrived at the bus terminal we were met by thirteen eager jumpers. The excitement was mounting as we left for our jump destination. I still have no idea what the place is called but it’s near Nami Island. On arrival we realized that the bungee jump was in fact a body harness jump. This seemed to put a damper on the mood until we all realized it has to be done. We all bought our tickets, some of us wondering if it would be scary to jump off a 55m platform in a body harness. That being said I was one of those people who was pessimistic about the outcome.

The excitement grew as we put our harnesses on and I started getting excited too. The mood of the group was infectious. There were thirteen of us, ready to take the plunge!

As we arrived at the top, it became real to everyone that we are doing this, no matter what! It’s always awesome to see someone that is so S**T scared, do a jump that pushes their limits completely. To watch them make that decision to walk off the edge and fall toward the earth with nothing but a bungee cord attached. In our group we had one guy in particular that simply put, was terrified! His name is Jason Singh. He was one of two to turn around and try again. He was ready to give up until he made the decision to just do it! He walked to the edge for his second attempt and crept his toes over the edge. He jumped overcoming a massive challenge in his life. He inspired me to push myself more! I can’t wait to skydive and progressively get to my dream of wing-suit skydiving.

Taking the leap

Rushing like a champion

Stoked with life

After the jump, we went to the Beer Olympics. Our team was called “soo caa free daaa”. It’s apparently a mix between Canada and South Africa as our team was made up of Canadians and South Africans (No S*** Sherlock). We went all out and continued the spirit we had almost left in South Africa. Although we didn’t do well at the Olympics, we won in effort and pride. Below are some pictures of the champions that took part in that which will be known as the greatest battle ever known to umpalooooooompas.