Meiringspoort by amirapsp

Photography • Still Life • posted on Jul 27, 2009

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This week no images, but my photo's I took while on holiday. I am no photographer, but bare with me ok. I am sharing some photo's of the certain areas, as well as some information, to get to know South Africa a bit better. Soaring cliff walls with spectacular rock formations line the 25 km tarred road which winds along the floor of the gorge, crossing the Groot River 25 times. Each crossing, or drift, has its own name and story. Meiringspoort has been flooded several times in its 140-year history (the floods of 1885, 1968 and 1996 were devastating) and so the idea for building a high road over the mountains was born - the Swartberg Pass was opened in 1888. A beautiful mermaid was said to live in the pool at the foot of the waterfall. During the 1996 floods a story circulated that she had been washed out of the pool, down the Groot and Oliphants rivers and out towaterfall.JPG (123406 bytes) sea. She had been caught in a fisherman's net and taken to the CP Nel Museum in Oudtshoorn, where she was preserved in spirits! The Museum was overwhelmed with telephone calls and visitors keen to see the mermaid! http://www.patourism.co.za/meiringspoort.htm Enjoy. Hugs :-)

Comments (42)

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Fidelity2

9:16AM | Mon, 27 July 2009

Perfect. 5+.

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Faemike55

9:22AM | Mon, 27 July 2009

Wonderful scene and great story!

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Angelsfury2004

9:25AM | Mon, 27 July 2009

wonderful photos

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bimm3d

9:29AM | Mon, 27 July 2009

gorgeous!!!!!!!!!

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lior

9:37AM | Mon, 27 July 2009

So wonderful captures and superb collage!!!!! Thanks to this so wonderful gallery I won't day that one day you'll be AOM: let it be! Hugs, Lior

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lyron

9:38AM | Mon, 27 July 2009

Fantastic collage. Great pictures!!!

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lunchlady

9:41AM | Mon, 27 July 2009

WOW!!!! Beautiful shots!!!!!!!!

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Black-Carrie

10:08AM | Mon, 27 July 2009

Beautiful landscapes and a great story! Excellent!

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miashadows

10:12AM | Mon, 27 July 2009

I'm glad youre showing how beautiful South-Africa is.Very nice shots !

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A_Sunbeam

10:29AM | Mon, 27 July 2009

Marvellous scenery!

MrsLubner

10:40AM | Mon, 27 July 2009

The tale of the mermaid is so lovely. And imagine people believing it to be true. :-) This is a fabulous place and I can see from your very fine photos, it is rugged and harsh. But the beauty is also evident. Great collage and story.

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CaperGirl42

11:02AM | Mon, 27 July 2009

Beautiful photos and lovely info....very interesting and beautiful spot! hugz anne

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delbeke

11:23AM | Mon, 27 July 2009

Fantastic images and beautiful places. Great information

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DarkStormCrow

11:26AM | Mon, 27 July 2009

Excellent shot, well done...

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flaviok

11:48AM | Mon, 27 July 2009

Maravilhosas fotos minha amiga, informções magnificas, obrigado, aplausos (5)

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magnus073

11:50AM | Mon, 27 July 2009

Antoinette I think these photos are great and you should be proud of them. Each one has such a magnificent view and I am excited to learn more about your beloved country. Thanks for the detailed info that really brings it altogether so well for me.

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UteBigSmile

11:51AM | Mon, 27 July 2009

Fantastic pictures with great info!!!! I hope you had great holidays, hug's Ute

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tennesseecowgirl

12:01PM | Mon, 27 July 2009

Fantastic collage.

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claude19

12:31PM | Mon, 27 July 2009

SPLENDID pictures in a superb collage !!! Wonderful shots !!!

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renecyberdoc

12:52PM | Mon, 27 July 2009

great tid bit of information about the roads and a beautiful country you live in.wonderful fav.

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Cimaira

12:59PM | Mon, 27 July 2009

How beautiful! Wonderful information and fantastic showing of your beautiful homeland!

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RodolfoCiminelli

1:12PM | Mon, 27 July 2009

Splendid and creative photo series my friend.....!!!

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busi2ness

1:25PM | Mon, 27 July 2009

Welcome back miss, you did very well! It's one of those places one can just not do justice to through a lens.

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2121

2:09PM | Mon, 27 July 2009

wonderful idea...great to share the places and the photos..thanks hun, love it, look forward to more

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flavia49

4:15PM | Mon, 27 July 2009

beautiful place!

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DreamersWish

4:29PM | Mon, 27 July 2009

Your photography is just lovely! Beautiful povs and the areas are so very lovely. And the story is facinating. Thank you for sharing and I would love to see more of your photography as well!

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