A 'guzinta' - a rope that goes into the water
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382312)
Rockingham, Australia
February 2, 2019 1:58am CST
While we were on our hired house-boat we motored upstream as far as we could go. There was the odd house that we could see from the river and in places, evidence that an area was used. If you look closely at the photo, you can see two ropes hanging from a tree. They are a little to the left of the middle of the photo.
I guess you have seen these before. You stand high on the bank, holding the rope tightly then swing out over the water and let go. Of course, you need to be sure that the river is deep enough that you don’t hit the bottom and damage your neck and/or spine. I don't know why there are two ropes.
Next to the rope is a ladder that allows you to get more easily up the bank again. In several places we saw plastic material which formed a slide from the top of the bank down into the water. I think it would be nice to have a house alongside the river.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
2 Feb 19
I will never trust that rope It can snap any time
This took me to that nursery rhyme"
Hush-a-bye, baby, on the tree top,
When the wind blows the cradle will rock;
When the bough breaks the cradle will fall;
Down will come baby, cradle and all.
This took me to that nursery rhyme"
Hush-a-bye, baby, on the tree top,
When the wind blows the cradle will rock;
When the bough breaks the cradle will fall;
Down will come baby, cradle and all.3 people like this
@allknowing (153529)
• India
2 Feb 19
@JudyEv Every single nursery rhyme has a sad ending
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@JudyEv (382312)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Feb 19
@allknowing Little Jack Horner has a happy ending - unless the plum was inedible. 
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
2 Feb 19
love how the rope is called guzinta - goes into - funny.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
2 Feb 19
It sounds cool and fun. Hopefully there are no crocodiles waiting under the water.
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Then it would be fun without fear.
@snowy22315 (209009)
• United States
2 Feb 19
Around here, a few people have slides that go into the lake. Guzinta..sounds like something from the Beverly Hillbillies lol.
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@snowy22315 (209009)
• United States
3 Feb 19
@JudyEv Some places along the James River have rope swings..and I bet some of the private owners do here too, just not in this community. Never heard of guzunda or guzinta.
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@topffer (42155)
• France
2 Feb 19
I saw this with a unique rope here, I do not see the interest of having 2 ropes. The banks are often flooded ; during a big flood in the early 1990's, I have seen houses with water up to the roof or up to the second floor. A house near a river is a bad good idea.
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@toniganzon (77227)
• Philippines
2 Feb 19
I have seen that but they also add a wheel tire at the end of the rope where they could sit as they swing and jump into the water.
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@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
2 Feb 19
I have long longed for a home on the river, much like the main character in my River Dream books.
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@ilocosboy (45155)
• Philippines
3 Feb 19
The children in that places surely love hanging out there, playing and swinging and jump in the river.
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@JudyEv (382312)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Feb 19
I can imagine there has been a lot of fun and laughter at that place.
@JudyEv (382312)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Feb 19
There were a few slides going into the water at other points too.
@wolfgirl569 (135847)
• Marion, Ohio
2 Feb 19
It would be nice to have a backyard playground like that.
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@Marilynda1225 (91126)
• United States
2 Feb 19
I'm sure it's lots of fun swinging and dropping into the water. I certainly would have given this a try in my younger days
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@JudyEv (382312)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Feb 19
I wouldn't as I never really learnt to swim well. But I am sure it is great fun.
@Fleura (35065)
• United Kingdom
2 Feb 19
A 'guzinta' was what my Mum and her contemporaries called division in arithmetic - you know, 3 guzinta 9 three times, or whatever. No idea how it would have been spelled though!
I used to live in a boat on the river - it was the best place I ever lived, although it was tiny!
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
2 Feb 19
People who love to swim on that river might had used it. It's fun to have a house by the river.
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@JudyEv (382312)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Feb 19
I'm sure there was a house just a bit further back.
@ThreeTeddies (2038)
• United Kingdom
2 Feb 19
Two ropes would let two people swing at the same time
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@JudyEv (382312)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Feb 19
I think maybe the short one has broken at some time. It would be difficult to catch hold of it without a hook or somesuch to grab it with.
@Funmilayomercy (106)
• Nigeria
2 Feb 19
I like spending time in places like this especially when I want to cool down my brain or when am in the middle of something that needs to be pondered upon
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