South Africa has its own Grand Canyon, though its actually called the Blyde River Canyon. We stopped at a panoramic lookout sight to stretch our legs and get a nice view. Of course, the best views were to be found on the other sides of all the imposing "Danger! Do not pass!!" signs, including the one pictured here. Incidentally, I'm nowhere near as serene as I appear in this picture: I have ten seconds from the time I click the button to get into position. My seat isn't terribly far away, but it's at the top of a cliff canyon wall and littered with crumbling and dangerous rocks (as the signs indicate). Thus, I managed to sit down and compose myself the instant the shutter snapped, despite my beating heart and nervous limbs. I took much longer than ten seconds getting back.
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