点评:Planning a trip to the Pantanal as a solo female made me read, a lot. Trip Advisor, blogs, Google. Till I found Pantanal Trackers.
Julinho was responsive, reigned in my plans wisely and focused them, based on my 'simple' request to observe jaguars and wildlife. No telephoto lens, only my trusty Android phone cam.
Isana met me at Cuiaba airport and we met Julinho the next morning at Porto Jofre.
Isana grew up in the area and knows so much about the flora and fauna, even though she is relatively new at this. We had great laughs together, she is patient, and is constantly working on her English. And she is the best driver on the Transpantaneira Road when it is wet. It was pouring, and I almost fell asleep, safe even with slipping and sliding on the clay, as Isana manually controlled the car.
Now Julinho......!! He should be proud of the work he's done guiding and sharing jaguars and wildlife with people. He does indeed take pride, yet is humble. Willing to share knowledge, experience with others, he is well respected by other guides and staff at the lodges.
Julinho respects the jaguars and his philosophy of wildlife spotting is sound - they show up when they show up. There is no menu or check list a human can tick off. And the numbers don't matter......and I saw a LOT !!
Sure the giant anteater didn't turn up, but the ocelot, Southern Samantha, armadillo did. And we were first to a few jaguar sightings because of Julinho's sharp eyes.
I stayed at Berco Pantaneiro and Pous Alegre.
Thank you Julinho and Isana of Pantanal Trackers for sharing your precious part of the world with me.
翻译:独自一人前往潘塔纳尔湿地旅行,让我做了很多功课。TripAdvisor、博客、谷歌,我都看了。直到我找到了潘塔纳尔追踪者旅行社(Pantanal Trackers)。
朱利尼奥(Julinho)非常热情,他明智地调整了我的行程计划,并根据我“简单”的愿望——观察美洲虎和其他野生动物——制定了行程。我没有长焦镜头,只有我那可靠的安卓手机摄像头。
伊萨娜(Isana)在库亚巴机场接我,第二天早上我们在若弗雷港(Porto Jofre)与朱利尼奥会合。
伊萨娜从小就生活在这片区域,对动植物了如指掌,尽管她从事这项工作的时间不长。我们一起度过了很多欢乐时光,她很有耐心,而且一直在努力提高自己的英语水平。在潘塔纳尔湿地公路(Transpantaneira Road)上,她是最好的司机,尤其是在雨天。当时正下着瓢泼大雨,我几乎睡着了,但伊萨娜稳稳地控制着车辆,即使在泥泞的路面上打滑,我也感觉很安全。
至于朱利尼奥……!!他应该为自己所做的工作感到自豪,他带领人们观赏美洲虎和其他野生动物。他确实很自豪,但为人谦逊。他乐于与他人分享知识和经验,因此深受其他向导和旅馆工作人员的尊敬。
朱利尼奥尊重美洲虎,他的野生动物观赏理念非常合理——它们什么时候出现就什么时候出现。没有人类可以按部就班的菜单或清单。数量并不重要……而我看到了很多!
当然,大食蚁兽没有出现,但美洲豹、南方萨曼莎和犰狳都出现了。而且,由于朱利尼奥敏锐的观察力,我们几次都是最先发现美洲虎的。
我住在贝尔科潘塔内罗和普斯阿莱格雷。
感谢潘塔纳尔追踪者的朱利尼奥和伊萨娜与我分享了这片珍贵的土地。