A Leap Of Faith

When the temperatures rise, how do Wellingtonians cool off? They take a dip in the ocean! Entry point, find the nearest launching pad down along the boardwalk somewhere and then run, jump, dive or get pushed off it!

This image above was partially inspired by photos from Celine Fremaux (Discover Vancouver Blog) and Sarah Wilson (fellow Weta colleague/photog).

Sometimes all you need is a helping hand from a friend...or a "friendly shove" in this case :) It's about a 1 or 2 storey drop to the water from up there.

However, what happens if the friend who's supposed to give you a shove needs one herself? :P

Aside from the "wooden plank" there's also the boardwalk bridge to jump off of. Note to self: take photo of the WARNING sign on the bridge...no jumping off bridge as boats may be passing underneath.

Mihaeres and Jade...they were a lot of fun. This was Jade's first jump, it took her a few minutes to get psyched up and then I think Mihaeres convinced her he'd jump with her. The conversation probably went something like this:

J: "Wait, I'm not ready yet."
M: "OK. How about I jump with you?"
J: "OK."
M: "OK, we'll jump on three. One...Two...Three...."
J: (screams on her way down)
M: (laughing from on top of the beam)