Myrtle for the high jump

[MotherBear]

What a fantastic lady!   Whatever she's on, I want some.

Myrtle to become one speedy turtle
Wednesday February 07, 2007
By Nigel Benson


"Why would I be nervous? I've done a parachute jump before ... back when I was 85," says Myrtle Pearse. Photo / Otago Daily Times

Myrtle the Turtle is for the high jump.

The Dunedin adventurer plans to jump out of an aeroplane on Saturday afternoon to celebrate her 90th birthday.

Myrtle Pearse, known to friends and family alike as "Myrtle the Turtle", will make a 3000-metre tandem skydive over the Taieri Aerodrome.

She will be watched by her 93-year-old sister, Mavis, who has travelled to Dunedin from her home in Cheltenham, England, for her little sister's birthday.

"Mavis thinks I'm mad. She can't understand why anyone in their right mind would want to jump out of a perfectly good plane."

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[Glenda]

;D

Good on her! She says later on in the article that she is not scared, and why? She's done it before - when she was 85!

:)

[selchie]

I admire her spunk. I hope I still have some when I'm 90, though I'm not one for thrills like skydiving.