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| From One Short Ride |
Trip: Krka National Park – Jezera, Murter
Distance: 26 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Sights: Sibenik, Bungee Jumping
I don’t know how many people actually do it that way, but it is the first choice on the form.
Why are you jumping at Sibenik Bridge?
A. I saw the billboard on the road and decided to stop.
Sure enough that’s what happened. It seemed like an easy 25 mile ride to the campsite Natasha, whom I met at Argostoli Beach, told me to go to.
Well, maybe it was too easy. But, as I was going over the Sibenik Bridge at the mouth of the Krka, there was this billboard: Bungee Jump the Sibenik Bridge. When I got to the other side, there were four 20-somethings at a table with an awning and jump equipment.
“Is this your first time?”
“Nope, I did two months ago at the Corinth canal”
This one was half the price: 220 kuna versus 75 euros (I think, dollar–euro–kuna–euro–dollar go ahead). But it was half the distance 40 meters versus 79 meters (while I’m not a hundred percent what that is in feet, its at least the same thing – apples to apples and all).
They hooked me up; we walked out there and off we go. I did everything right, this time. I was ready for the weight to pull on my legs, I didn’t look down. They just started counting and boom, off I went: yelling “Tino Pai!” I even remembered to yell “Jamming on the One!” while bouncing up and down. Two people in a boat below yelled their congratulations to me.
On the way back I discussed Yellowstone with one of the Jumpmasters. He had just seen a documentary on the park.
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| Sibenik |
The rest of the trip was uneventful.
Tino Pai!
Jesse…
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