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Canopy Ziplining

Ministry Travels

Sunday, 22 January 2012 13:45

Today Nicholas, Vulindlela and I drove 2 hours up to the Magaliesburg Ranges, a granite mountain range cut through with deep canyons (kloofs). Our destination was the Sparkling Waters Hotel and Spa, the pick up point for our eco-tour. The hotel was replete with Blue Gum and Lilly Pilli burdened with fruit. How Australian!

The tour guides gave us a safety briefing, loaded us onto transport vehicles (buckies) and drove into the canyon area criss-crossed with high speed zip lines. A civil engineer has set up five such zipline (foefie) locations around South Africa. This one is set in the ancient Ysterhout Kloof.

Eleven platforms have been built against the cliffs and rock faces with the distance across the canyon from 45-165 meters. The canyon walls drop 40-50 meters to a creek, bursting with fig trees, lantana, protea, palms and other canopy trees. We dangled above or shot through them as we crossed the canyon. It was a stunning opportunity to celebrate God's creation, and read John Dickson's new book "humilitas".

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