We had two nights to spend at Tsitsikamma National Park and a range of activities to choose from. We started out doing a beautiful hike up a river gorge nearby and across a suspension bridge that linked a path up to a spectacular lookout over the ocean. The river gorge looked like it would be great to paddle up with its steep rocky cliffs, but the kayaks nearby didn’t look very inviting for any serious paddling (fat and slow sit on types).
One of our fellow travellers seemed keen to do another bungy jump – this time from the world’s highest bridge with a jump, which was just down the road. We drove up there to watch her, only to learn all jumps had been cancelled due to high winds.
So we all headed back towards our campsite to try a bit of zip-lining amongst some very tall trees on a canopy tour. It sounded great and I was even a little nervous about dangling from a cable 30 meters above ground, but it actually turned out to be somewhat lame. Perhaps I just felt too secure up there with three backup cables to keep me suspended if any cables broke or pulleys failed.
It was certainly worth doing as a new experience, but I don’t think I will be rushing back to do another one. It seemed as hough it would probably be most exciting for a much younger age group. The longest slide was definitely the best and ran for 92 meters. A few more like that probably would have impressed me more.
That evening we had another South African Barbecue of marinated lamb and local dishes. Excellent food, as usual! And to top it off, the weather had completely changed from cold and windy to calm and sultry. What a perfect evening it turned out to be.
