"I don't like bungee jumping, but I do like sking"
- Roger Moore (007)
HELP WANTED: Would you like an exciting job in the tourism industry? Do you love adventure? South Africa's most exciting attraction is looking for you! The 'Garden Route' boasts the highest bungee jumping site in the world where unsuspecting tourists enjoy a near death experience by plunging 760 feet into a steep canyon - Willingly! In fact they pay us to allow them to jump off a perfectly good bridge.
Your job will be to hang suspended from that bridge in a harness over a 1,000 foot abyss and after these fools.....er, guests complete their jump, you will help them clip on to their support rope to allow them to be pulled back up!
(You will hang there in shifts of 6 hours each. Minimum wage. No benefits. And loss of blood flow to your groin is a risk.)
So if you love adventure and are unconcerned about testicular necrosis, come join us!
INQUIRE AT THE INFORMATION BOOTH!
We visited this site today advertising itself as they highest bungee jump in the world. We watched as employees were helping jumpers do exactly what was described above. Although Colleen begged for the chance to go, cooler heads prevailed and I was a firm no. I know she respected my steadfastness.
The history of modern bungee jumping started at 1 st of April, 1979. when members of Oxford Dangerous Sport Club performed a few (by the way illegal) jumps from the 80-meter high Clifton Bridge in Bristol , England . This attraction made a big fuss in public and main actors put in prison for a few days, but bungee jumping started conquesting the world.
We are traveling along the south coast of the country making our way to Cape Town. It is called 'The Garden Route' and eventually we will make it to South African wine country. The area is boarded by a small coastal mountain range creating a verdant region that comes down to the shore.
South Africa has very modern freeways. In fact they are better maintained than many I have driven on in the U.S. So we are driving at the speed limit of 70mph along a four lane highway - mind you, still on the left but that is another matter.
So you see regular traffic signs, turn offs, etc. You also see, and I am not making this up, very stern signs that announce -
Feeding Baboons Is Strictly Prohibited By Law!
I am trying to imagine speeding along at 70mph and suddenly stopping-
“I am sorry Honey, but that looks like one
hungry monkey and we need to do something!”
We are staying in a French inspired hotel overlooking Plattenburg Bay. I had the opportunity this morning to take some pictures with a morning flight from the beach. The whole area is very similar to the San Diego coast where we used to live years ago.
Today we will move down the coast continuing to work our way towards Cape Town.
Thanks! Coming from you that means a lot. It’s a Mavic Mini drone. It is nice because it is small and compact. Easy to travel with. But it only shots in 1080 and not 4K. And it’s range is only around 1/2 mile. But it works for me
Gorgeous photos of the coastline and juxtaposed skies, Glenn. The video approaching the coast to show the solitary surfer was very cool. They’ve made me more curious about the photography drone, for sure. I’ve enjoyed all the posts and photos that you’ve filed from South Africa. Chock full of info and historical context. Thanks for that. I’ve seen most of the posts and still have a few to catch up to.