(Part of a series of articles by Fi trawling the archives for photos taken on the tiny compact camera way back when).

Thought we’d have a bash at jumping out of a plane from 15,000 feet. A minute of freefall lasts surprisingly long and the views across Lake Taupo were lovely but as it’s so cold up there the ‘ice cream headache’ effect of the rushing wind was a bit distracting. For adrenaline the bungee wins hands down but it still a fun way to blow some cash J