Swimming at the edge of Victoria Falls makes my heart stop


	Swimming at the edge of Victoria Falls makes my heart stop

alanocu

2-9-2008 10:53 AM

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2-10-2008 3:20 AM

valann 47

I feel dizzy looking. good pics.

2-10-2008 4:15 AM

thisnamecantbetaken

I wanted to reach into the photo and rip that little child away from the edge!! OMG!!

2-10-2008 7:42 AM

skwirlinator

Freeing your soul

2-10-2008 7:44 AM

BartendingBear

YIKES!

2-10-2008 10:50 AM

KimbleKency1683

That would be SO AWESOME!!!!

2-10-2008 10:01 PM

swampfoxz

I have a very deep fear of heights.This just hit me in a way that I can only describe as terrifying. Great clip buddy!!!

2-11-2008 4:21 AM

michellezm

Oy! I've been there and it's magnificent, but never in a month of Sundays would I have dared to do this!

2-11-2008 6:13 AM

Brimstone

impressive

2-13-2008 2:35 PM

carlw

Quite a challenge for a photographer...

2-16-2008 8:30 PM

CoviwinklesNo1Fan

Whoa! That would be such an awesome experience!

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From September to December, due to low water levels, it is possible to swim at the edge of the falls in a naturally formed safe pool, accessed via Livingstone Island.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://fogonazos.blogspot.com/2008/02/swimming-at-edge-of-victoria-falls.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/fogonazos.blogspot.com/img/4F533C6B-4B7D-4E08-A591-F93475E417F8" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://fogonazos.blogspot.com/2008/02/swimming-at-edge-of-victoria-falls.html">As you stand this close to such raw, natural beauty, you can barely hear yourself screaming above the sound of the water rushing down while adrenalin pumps through your body turning it into a shaking, excitable mess. 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