Livingstone - Day 3

For my last day in Livingstone, I had to find something to top bungee jumping and a micro-light flight. So what could be better than 3 different activities in 1. We started with a flying fox or high wire, which is a tention wire strung across the gorge. You take a running start and launch yourself headfirst off the edge, and fly superman style over to the other side (or close to it). Surprisingly it was actually fun dangling 100 meters up in the air.

Next we went abseiling (rappelling) down a sheer cliff face. It was really fun bouncing out from the rocks and sliding down the rope but it got even better when we did it facing forwards i.e. looking straight down.

The third activity was a gorge swing. It's like a giant playground swing except you jump from the top of the trajectory and freefall for 3.5 second (53 meters, twice as far as the bungee freefall) until the rope goes tight and swings you out. I did it tandem twice, where you face backwards and lean back together, with the extra weight making you fall faster and swing farther. Then I did it facing forwards where I had to step off just like the bungee jump. Because of the extra free fall (and perhaps because I was slightly less scared when I did it) it was more exhilarating than the bungee.

And you'll all be glad to know my days in Livingstone are now at an end so I won't be jumping off any more cliffs, bridges, or other high platforms (sky diving will have to wait).