A favourite place to visit for many is the Oribi Gorge on the Natal South Coast.. A few photos….
Now look at this old photo… (not mine)..
Now look at me….
and further on you get Lake Eland Reserve… Linda wouldn’t cross….
But look at the view from there….
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You’re one brave man … out on the limp there – never in my life I would dare to sit out there and you’re totally relaxed about it. Love the thought of a safe heaven for the leopards. Such a magnificent animal. What I could see from your shots, you didn’t see any.
Good grief! Get off that rock this minute! Are you crazy? Chuckle. That made me nervous just looking. EEEK! Some really impressive scenes here. I forget that the landscape in South Africa is so varied. I enjoyed this post very much. Just don’t get on any rock ledges again! 🙂
What stunning scenery, the bridge looks quite scary, not sure I’d go on it either.
Brenda
I will cross that bridge, it looks similar to the suspension bridge in Vancouver, CN. But I won’t pose at the edge of the rock, now that is scary!
Beautiful views. This Linda wouldn’t cross that bridge either! HA! 🙂
It is not all that bad… sways a bit in the wind…
What a view, lovely. You are very brave, the bridge looks like it sways a lot.
That it does, but lots of fun…
Are you out of your mind?
They say so….
Oh my. I felt woozy just by looking at your picture on that rock (and contemplating the bridge, too). 🙂
Not as bad as they look… thanks for the comment…
Great shots of the landscape, but nothing would get me sitting on that flimsy outcropping rock.
My heart’s going pitter,patter just looking at you on that rock.
Thanks Vicki… more dramatic than what it looks…
what a great word overhanging…wow how high is that??….I love all the trees…that is truly high….you are so brave to sit there Bulldog…the enter at your own risk sign got me….;-))
Thanks Sister Kaite… not so high a bit of a photo phenomenon, the trees are not far below one…
Breathtaking pics! 😀 Well, I would not cross that bridge 😉 But it looks like a magic place 🙂
Thank you..
Yes, it’s a stunning place, bulldog, but as I think I remarked before, you’re either very brave or quite mad. If I didn’t, I should have. 🙂
OMG! I could not get Terry to sit out on that ledge as he does not like heights, nor cross the gorge, but I would love to do both! Great photos. 🙂
Gorgeous place! You would never see me out on that rock or on that bridge though! I would be terrified. Lol
Thanks Elaine… I’d hold your hand and you’d be fine…
Ha! With you sitting on the edge like that it reminded me of the American cartoon Road Runner, where the road runner would stand on the precipice and just when coyote thought he had him, road runner would dash away…poor coyote would be left standing on the end of it just as it started to break away, sending him down to the canyon floor.
I think I would have walked across the bridge…terrorized that more than six people would get on before I had gotten to the other side…but’ I’d try.
Good for you Mrs P. I can assure you it would be worth the effort, the views are beyond words…
You wouldn’t get me on that rock for anything, and I would struggle with the height of the bridge. This is annoying as I love mountain scenery. Strangely, as I get older I find heights more difficult to handle. I like the old photo of the leopard on the rock.
I am also finding heights get to me a bit now as the age moves on… but I cannot stop myself from getting to the edge to have a good look down…
Too scary!
Not as bad as it looks…
I can appreciate the beauty – but FROM A DISTANCE. No head for heights, I’m afraid. Tell Linda I would have done exactly the same.
Thanks Adee, she is so afraid of heights…
I read your comment so you’ve explained your calm demeanor on what looks to be a very risky pose! 🙂 Still…I don’t want to land in the trees, either! The clouds and fog, and absolutely gorgeous rocky gorge, are tremendously appealing. I’m so impressed with South Africa’s beautiful natural diversity!
Thanks Debra, I never seen a photo that shows the ledge is not that high above the trees, probably impossible to capture, but it does make for a dramatic pose, frighten the life out of many,,,lol… South Africa has some of the most phenomenal scenery, so similar to what you have in the USA, maybe on a smaller scale, but such beautiful places to see and visit.
We are off to the desert again next month and then down to Cape Town and Table Mountain, two completely different types of scenery… from the Cape we are going over to the east side which we call the bush veld and than down to the south coast… all completely different… wonderful place we live in…
One of our favourite places too Bulldog! We love the drive down into and through the gorge, and the walks in the nature reserve along the river.
they are magic… specially near the eagles nest along side the road, love the walks in the gorge…
They took my breath away. WOW!!!
Thanks Joanne…
Oh, Rob – the pic of you on that rock nearly gave me a heart attack! 😯
This place is absolutely beautiful!
Thanks Dianne… it is a lovely place to stand, and not such a drop as what it seems to be in the photos…
I have seen that place with someone else there I agree with the comment above looks scary… I also don’t blame your wife especially after reading the sign that prefaced it. LOL Great photos as always and as always thank you for sharing them with us.
Thanks Kymeem.. a wonderful place to visit and not as dangerous as it looks…
Stunning photos! It’s so beautiful there. You would NOT get me on that ledge or on that bridge – egads I’m dizzy just looking at it!
Diana xo
Thanks Diana… I’d hold your hand and you’d be just fine…
Nice of you to offer but I wouldn’t do it.
There’s no way you would get me to sit out on that rock. My stomach does flip-flops just looking at it. And crossing that bridge . . . forget it. I guess I’m just a chicken at heart.
It is far less dramatic than what it looks like … but there are magnificent views from the swing bridge…
Wow awesome! You are hanging on the edge of the world! lol Seriously pretty shots though 🙂
Thanks Laura…
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Come ti invidioooooooo, anche se sinceramente non so se avrei avuto il coraggio di andare su quella roccia sporgente, io soffro di vertigini 🙂
Le foto sono fantastiche, come lo sei tu!!!
Ciao, Pat
Thank you Patrizia… it is a magical place and the rock photo looks far more dramatic than what it actually is… lol
Bulldog, you are very brave I could never do that and I don’t blame Linda one bit for not going on that bridge! Still, worth it for the incredible views and fabulous photographs 🙂
Thanks Sherri, it has beautiful views from the swing bridge and the overhanging rock is not as dramatic as what it looks…
Looks dramatic enough to me 🙂
Absolutely stunning views! Especially like the one of you, but are you insane?!? 😉
A little insane, but it does look far worse than what it actually is…
Majestic beauty. Thank you, bulldog.
Russ
Thanks Russ a magic place…
You were game Rob knowing what was under – or more what wasn’t under that ledge. My blog “sitting on top of the world” I was sitting on top of an outcrop and wasn’t until I saw the photos that Stephen took that I was like “what!!” – have never sat on it again LOL It is beautiful – can see why people go there to visit – looks like something out of Indiana Jones.
Thanks Jan, it is far more dramatic than in reality… but the views there are magnificent…
Don’t go sitting on those outcroppings!!!!! We had a guy fall to his death from a place like that while his buddy took his picture. Get off there! You’re giving me a heart attack!
There is nothing nicer than taking up that pose and everyone thinking you have one hell of a fall if you go over, however one never shows that just below that rock is huge trees and ground, the pose looks far worse than what it is with the river way down below you, but a fall would probably only result in a few bruises, to the body and ego… lol, but it one showed that in a photo it wouldn’t be so dramatic…
Okay, that’s good. I’m glad to know you’re not foolish. Have you considered making films? That’s the kind of thing they do. Make you think someone is hanging from a sky scraper when in fact they’re lying down on a slab of cement.