Posted on 10 Sep 2016 13 Sep 2016
a beautiful place to throw yourself off the edge
“This week, let’s keep our angles sharp and heart rate fast”, the man says…
In the first photo my daughter still looks brave despite knowing she is going to fall 68 meters straight down. In the second photo she is over the edge and any signs of braveness or self control is out of the door, uh correction, over the edge. Under normal circumstances it is comforting to know that there are no strings attached, but it is certainly not an option at the Big Swing in the town of Graskop, which is in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa.
In the fourth photo the end destination is visible (barely) and gazing at the fifth photo, it certainly appears to be a pirate ship with its gangplanks extended. But this pirate ship is travelling right on the the edge of the world – if you walk off these you tumble into the abyss!
But don’t worry it is a breeze, see I am all smiles and confident (no you are not allowed to ask my daughter what happened when I walked the plank)! At the bottom I felt dizzy, only because of the beauty of the scenery naturally!
Mpumalanga is a beautiful area in the north-east of South Africa. The Kruger National Park is within its borders as well as what is known as the Panorama route, which includes exquisite views over the Blyderivier canyon and many waterfalls. Blyderivier means River of Joy. A group of farmers who moved to this area in the 1800’s was under the impression that their leader and his party had died. But they met again at the river and and the joy inspired the name.
For more photos of this area you can access another post of mine by clicking here and to go to my other contributions of the WordPress weekly photo challenge, you can click on the link under the smiling dude.
Categories Wordpress weekly photo challengeTags The Big Swing Graskop Mpumalnga64 Kommentaar
64 thoughts on “a beautiful place to throw yourself off the edge”
10 Sep 2016 om 1:07 AM
Yikes…I could never do that!
10 Sep 2016 om 7:57 AM
Just step of it! 😀 But yes after you step of it until you feel the tension of the rope it is quite scary! Thanks for the visit
10 Sep 2016 om 1:13 AM
What a brave daughter and Dad for actually letting her try. There is no way I would have been able to jump. It looks beautiful
10 Sep 2016 om 10:21 AM
It is beautiful once at the bottom there is a beautiful walkway through the indigenous forest past a waterfall back to the top
10 Sep 2016 om 1:52 AM
Looks like fun! Great shots.
10 Sep 2016 om 10:24 AM
Fun indeed with the extended adrenaline rush afterwards. Thanks and thanks for the visit
10 Sep 2016 om 4:08 AM
Ek sal dit nie oorleef noe, so ek bly maar weg. Maar andet mense het baie moed.
10 Sep 2016 om 10:25 AM
Danie is weer ander dinge waarvoor jy kans sien en ek nie voor kans sien nie!
10 Sep 2016 om 7:09 AM
Beautiful area Abrie and these shots are great, really over the edge. Ons beplan om een van die dae die Oribi Gorge aan te pak – hou maag, hou.
10 Sep 2016 om 10:29 AM
Dankie Hester! Het gaan google en sien die Orribi Gorge swing is meer as dubbel so hoog as by Graskop. Gaan jy dit doen!
10 Sep 2016 om 10:49 AM
Die zip line ja, want dis glo asemrowend mooi van daar bo af – jy kan die wild daar onder sien rondloop. Die reksprong sal nie waarde vir geld wees nie, want dit sal verby wees voordat ek my oë oopgemaak het. Jou post het my ‘n idee gegee vir myne; ek het mooi fotos geneem van Bourke’s Luck Potholes daar bo van die tralies op die rand van die afgrond af ‘n paar jaar gelede. Ek sal jou benoem as my inspirasie!
10 Sep 2016 om 10:51 AM
Baie dankie Hester! Ja ons het die zipline ook gedoen insluitend my vrou en jonger dogter. Oribi se zipline danksy die hoogte sal baie mooi wees.
10 Sep 2016 om 8:06 AM
Julle het baie moed!
10 Sep 2016 om 10:31 AM
Ek is seker met alles wat die afgelope jaar in jou lewe gebeur het, sou jy ‘n paar jaar terug nie doe moed gehad het nie. Moed is nodog op verskeie terreine van die lewe en jy het dit.
O ja, toevallig het ek nou net amper so iets geskryf. Maar ek belowe jou, ek sal NOOIT die moed hê om van ‘n brug af te spring nie. Regtig nie. Ek sterf sommer by die gedagte daaraan! Ja, in hierdie jaar het ek REUSE treë buite my gemaksone betree, wat baie moed geverg het. Ons almal het moed, op verskillende maniere. 🙂
10 Sep 2016 om 10:53 AM
10 Sep 2016 om 10:03 AM
Nee dankie..Moeder Aarde is my voete se anker!
Jy het seker na die tyd ‘n stewige beker sterk Woffie gaan drink(whiskey en koffie)
10 Sep 2016 om 10:33 AM
Maar Perdebytjie daardie mengsel van jou maak vet en die spring maak maer 😉 ! Baie dankie Dina
Carla Maria Baptista sê:
10 Sep 2016 om 2:01 NM
Amazing photos. It looks like you had a wonderful time.
10 Sep 2016 om 2:33 NM
Thank you Carla Maria Baptista (that sounds amazing 🙂 ). Yes we did have have a wonderful ⌚
10 Sep 2016 om 2:45 NM
Muito obrigado Carla Maria Babtista
Terug pieng: WPC Edge: On edge and down on luck | Dis Ekke
Hugh's Views and News sê:
10 Sep 2016 om 5:37 NM
For a moment I thought your daughter was bungee jumping, Abrie. However, she’s still far braver than me.
10 Sep 2016 om 7:25 NM
Well Hugh there is not much difference between bridge jumping on this scale and bungee. Regardless of the elasticity of the rope the first 68 meters you fall straight down. Thanks for the visit
11 Sep 2016 om 10:14 AM
I can only imagine. All the same, I would not have been brave enough. Looking over the edge is fine, but actually climbing down it….phew!
10 Sep 2016 om 7:20 NM
Dankie maar nee dankie!
10 Sep 2016 om 7:26 NM
Komaan Tina weet jou hoeveel materiaal vir jou posts ons van jou kan neem as jy spring 🙂
10 Sep 2016 om 7:28 NM
Ek sterf amper van angs met aansien van die foto … ek los dit maar vir julle waagmoediges.
11 Sep 2016 om 5:44 AM
It would probably take a pirate with a sword to get me to go over that edge.. 🙂 Nice shots for this week’s challenge Abrie.
11 Sep 2016 om 7:24 AM
Thanks. Now that you put it like that I am starting to question the wisdom for actually paying for it 😀
Debbie H sê:
11 Sep 2016 om 7:07 AM
Nice photos! Both very brave 🙂
11 Sep 2016 om 7:18 AM
Thank for your positive statement an for not questioning our sanity like you should have 😀
11 Sep 2016 om 7:27 AM
Who am I to question anyone’s sanity???
11 Sep 2016 om 7:31 AM
Just joking Debbie and in a non bantering frame of mind frame of mind I agree 100% with jou certainly not up to any of us to do that
11 Sep 2016 om 9:31 AM
Sjoe ek weet darem nie so mooi nie! Ek het al gelees van hoe heerlik dit is om so oor alles uit te kyk. Hoe het jy fotos geneem? Terwyl jy seil? Mmm klink maar grillerig.
11 Sep 2016 om 1:02 NM
Hi Ineke hieronder is ‘n link wat ek voorheen oor die Big Swing spesifiek gedoen het het. Daar is ook ‘n zip line wat stadig beweeg en waaraan net hang. Enigiemans kan dit doen. My vrou en jonger kind het dit ook gedoen ek ek het fotos van hulle geneem en hulle van my. Jy sal sien almal glimlag – dit is glad nie ‘n adrenalien rush nie. Tydens die sprong is dit egter onmoontlik om te glimlag. Ek wel met ‘n aksie kamera wat aan my vas ‘n video geneem toe ek gespring het. Ek het screen dumps daarvan wel hierop gesit maar die beeldkwaliteit is nie so goed soos my kamera nie. Op die post is daar nog ‘n link na verskeie fotos.
13 Sep 2016 om 10:34 AM
Sal naweek bietjie rustig sit en kyk. My tyd vlieg verby en ek kom net nie by lees uit nie. Dankie vir ekstra link!
11 Sep 2016 om 8:53 NM
Saw your album archive and it is indeed a beautiful place! 😊
11 Sep 2016 om 9:25 NM
Wow what sweet and beautiful remark! Thank you very much
11 Sep 2016 om 9:13 NM
Sal iets baie sterker as rooibostee kos om my te oortuig om dit te doen! Ek hoor ‘n mens het baie moed na ‘n tequila… Of drie…
11 Sep 2016 om 9:24 NM
Ek dink jy gespe die gespes van die toue mis met jou tequila toleransie!
11 Sep 2016 om 9:56 NM
I would never, ever do this…you are brave!
11 Sep 2016 om 10:04 NM
When I went over the edge (after I jumped) I honestly didn”t know what I was doing. It was only when I felt the rope tagging on me that I realized I was doing the big swing. It was a surreal feeling!
11 Sep 2016 om 10:05 NM
12 Sep 2016 om 1:35 AM
Well..that would certainly get the blood pumping!
12 Sep 2016 om 6:46 AM
And it did but I am sure the yachting which you do also has the abilty to get your heart racing
12 Sep 2016 om 10:05 AM
Uhm….. NEEE. Punt. Klaar. verby.
12 Sep 2016 om 3:30 NM
😱😂 Ai en hier dog ek jy gaan ‘n serifikaat as bewys dat jy dit gedoen het op jou boeke neersit 😂
12 Sep 2016 om 3:37 NM
Kyk, ek het SO hoogtevrees ek kan skaars op ‘n stoel sit. Wat nog om van ‘n hout dek af te spring. Ek raak sommer naar as ek daaraan dink.
12 Sep 2016 om 11:33 NM
Brave, indeed, Abrie. Great capture of your terrified daughter. I could never, never do that!
13 Sep 2016 om 7:06 AM
Thanks Jane. But I don’t believe that for one moment – to the contrary I have seen Tarzan swinging with you through the jungle🙈
13 Sep 2016 om 7:33 AM
Haha, Abrie. I’ve never heard that one before! 😆
13 Sep 2016 om 3:22 AM
Looks like a great time, great pics
13 Sep 2016 om 7:11 AM
Thanks was indeed and thanks for the visit
14 Sep 2016 om 6:56 NM
Oh my! Dat vindt ik gaaf en ook beetje schrikachtig! Your daughter is very brave!
14 Sep 2016 om 9:33 NM
Dank u voor het bezoek. I assume the Dutch is due to your stay in Rotterdam. Maybe you can try and read some om my Afrikaans blogs 🙂 Yes she is indeed brave
15 Sep 2016 om 7:10 AM
Oh my word!! Brave is not the word, but what a beautiful experience that must be! Stunning area, beautiful pics Abrie!
15 Sep 2016 om 7:21 AM
Baie dankie Maree dat jy ‘n paar gedagtes hier koms los en het en baie dankie day jy my volg!! Sal daar by jou gaan loer. Ja Mpumalanga is ;n pratigtige plek – die Kaap het nie alles nie ! Ek plaas later vanoggend nog ‘n paar fotos van daardie vakansie
16 Sep 2016 om 4:20 NM
Nope, ek kyk na jou fotos en my maag sit in my keel. Alhoewel ek daardie laaste foto baie “like”
16 Sep 2016 om 4:22 NM
Sorry jong….. ek “like” jou foto ook….. maar ek praat van die een van die “pirate ship”
16 Sep 2016 om 7:26 NM
Wat ‘n teleurstelling ek dog jy het ogie op my 🙂 🙂
16 Sep 2016 om 9:12 NM
Was bang jy kom tot daardie gevolgtrekking 😆
18 Sep 2016 om 1:07 AM
OMG. I don’t think I could have done what she did!!!
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