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The world's longest pedestrian suspension bridge has just opened in Portugal.
516 Arouca
-- so called because it's 516 meters long and is in the town of Arouca,
an hour south of Porto -- connects Aguieiras Waterfall and Paiva Gorge
and is the latest adventure offering in the Arouca Geopark, known for
its extreme sports.
It
takes about 10 minutes to cross if you're taking in the panoramic views
of the waterfall, the gorge and the fast-moving river seen through the
open grid beneath your feet -- four if you're saying your prayers and
making a dash for the end of it.
It's
a Tibetan-style hanging bridge, held up by steel cables and two huge
V-shaped towers, and is 1,692 feet, if that makes it feel any more
manageable.
The River Paiva flows 176 meters (576 feet) below the pathway's three-foot-wide open metal grid.
The railings are rigid netting, while the deck is constructed of 127 four-meter long modules. Short video here.
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Kind of related?
Relaxing at Monte Piana, Italian Dolomites.
• A fun 30-second video, Manners, here.
• A great little article on "languishing or dormancy"
that you might like, by Austin Kleon, here.
Just because ...
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Smiles for Saturday ...
Thanks for coming by today, wishing you and yours a lovely weekend.
3 comments:
All links you shared are super interesting - thanks Jacki! I could imagine to cross the pedestrian bridge but I could not find it relaxing this way shown in the photo. Who had this crazy idea?
Wishing you a really relaxing evening and night.
I hope your shoulder is getting better and better and still no pain?
Thanks Elenor! Yes, I would do the bridge And though I love hammocks, I like mine closer to the ground! Have a wonderful weekend, dear friend.
Love what you did with the photo of the shoes. :-)
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