National Geographic Travelのインスタグラム(natgeotravel) - 7月9日 14時02分

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Imagine walking to the edge of these sea cliffs (some of the tallest in the world) and lowering yourself down on a handmade rope that's been dug into the soft dirt as a ground anchor. Your job was to collect bird eggs for food & trade with neighboring farms. With falling rocks, vomiting birds & failing anchors... death was common. Until the 1940's this was a normal way of life for inhabitants of Hornvik bay, until it was deserted and nature once again took over.
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Shreds of rope still hang over the edge and whip in the wind. Not in my wildest rush of adrenaline would I want to descend these cliffs. I stood here as a tourist really.. nothing more than someone who traveled far from home in hopes of experiencing a place that's raw, real & different from what I'm used to. The only thing I tried to leave behind was expectations. This is my second year visiting this remote part of the world. I walked to edge to gain perspective on a life I could never relate to. Maybe you will be drawn to do the same.

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