Graham Tranter
Google
Our tour from the cruise ship brought us to several stops, among them an opportunity to see the world famous cliff divers. I am given to understand it is almost a family business. When I was there, the 13 year old daughter was preparing for her first year as part of the diving team. What I didn't expect was that the divers jump in the water across from the diving point and first scale the cliff to the jump off point. They judge their timings based on the nearby wind flag, and the waves hitting the rocks a short way off shore so as to have the water at its peak when they hit the water, some 130 feet below. Before jumping, each has an opportunity to visit a shrine near the jumping point.