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I knew when I stepped onto the yellow bucket - which was to take me 180ft into the sky for me to then willingly throw myself off - that I was only coming down one way.

My friend and travel buddy Rachel had urged me to have a go on the mini jump over the pool first, but as was my personality in my 20’s, if I’m in for a penny, I’m in for a pound!

As we ascended above the Faliraki coastline, I vaguely remember the guy throwing instructions at me as he checked the bungy cord around my ankles. 

‘When we get to the top, I’ll shout 3,2,1 BUNGY, then you jump’

‘Ok’, I shouted back, my heart jumping in my chest.

As we got to the top I stepped up to the gap in the bucket and knew I had tenths of a second before my fear would take over.

I heard the guy say ‘3’…

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The more you step out of your comfort zone, the more comfortable you’ll get - ‘they’d’ say. 

But now I know fear do…

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