i haven’t white-knuckled it yet, but i’m in the adventure center of the world so i’ll keep searching for the ultimate thrill. yesterday, i completed the awesome foursome, but it was actually an gleesome threesome. veta, i figure it’s on you b/c i’ve been waiting since 1991 for you to take me bungy jumping as repayment for tiling your bathroom. the bungy jump was a blast. i jumped from a ledge over 450 feet above the nevis river and i bought the video and pictures to prove it. when i finished the jump, i couldn’t stop laughing. i felt soooooo high just like i did a microdot or something. next, we went jet boating, which was fun. it was like a wet roller coaster without a track and you could request faster speeds, sharper turns or more 360 spins. i made sure i got to sit in the front next to the driver so i could holler my demands and giggle. after that, it was time for the helicopter ride. it was a short one with lots of turns and i could feel the butterflies in my stomach. the last event was white water rafting…kind of a snooze b/c the river wild wasn’t. this morning, i took a helicopter ride to milford sound (which isn’t a sound because it was formed by a glacier and not a river so it is actually a fiord bah blah blah). i love riding in helicopters b/c i feel like wonder woman riding around in her invisible plane. the body was like one big window with unobstructed views. it was fanfuckingtastic. then we landed in milford fiord and went on a cruise on the river. again, lovely views and there was a rock covered with sleeping penguins. after the cruise we got back into the helicopter and flew around and landed on a glacier. it was sooooooooooo fun. when we jumped out the snow came up to our knees. it was amazing and the views from the top were breathtaking. then we flew back to summery queenstown. now, i just got back from the fly-by-wire rocket. i was strapped down on top of a rocket. the rocket is then pulled backwards up the side of a cliff so that when you reach the top you are hanging upside down. once the rocket is clicked into place, you have to pull to levers (one releases the rocket and the other controls the speed) and then go flying at a high speed forward. the only problem with this ride is that you have to turn at an exact point in the swing in order to zoom back and increase the speed. i think you all know what an awful driver i am soooooooo i went all types of herky-jerky ways. i wasn’t that thrilled by the ride b/c i was so concentrated on the turns that i never enjoyed the speed. i need mindless rides that don’t require any skill. you either jump or you are thrown around by someone else. now that’s fun…being out of control. i’m not sure if i mentioned in the last v-mail that i picked up another honeymooning couple (a hot Brazilian chica and a new zealand guy). everywhere i go, i keep running into them. the woman, dalaila, has invited me to dinner with them each time so today i felt i had to accept. she wants to go dancing after. apparently, her husband doesn’t like to dance so i guess i have to be her designated twirler. i have nothing else to do so what the hell. i just keep wondering though…if these chicas are soooo bored with their mates at this early stage why did they get married in the first place?????? dalaila tells me that i have a warm presence and a friendly face and that’s why i easily meet new people…they are drawn to me. so, possibly i’ve found my new calling. i’m going to start a cult. hell, if the cao dai followers can worship victor hugo, i should be able to find a pack of fools to worship me. granted, i haven’t written any novels, but i have a friendly face and warm presence. when i come back, i’ll open my temple to you all. please bring alms and gifts (the twenty and fifty dollar kind)to lay at my feet. the vicki blesses you all. signed, your holy mother