点评:Well, I got to do a bucket list item I didn't even know I had. Went to Catlehaven Bay for a night kayaking trip with #atlanticseakayaking . Weather cleared out an hour before we started. The views were amazing. The guides told us some history of the area and about the cliffs and towns. But the main event? When it finally got dark at almost midnight, we got to see the phytoplankton in the water! Only a few places in the world you can see this happen. I didn't realize Ireland has the Gulf Stream. We splashed the water with our hands and paddles and it looked like magic was flying from our fingertips. It was little sparks. I was in the last boat with one of the guides, Liam. We saw the bioluminescence at a few spots, but one time when we came up to the rest of the group, our boat became surrounded by the phytoplankton due to the others stirring them up. I screamed with joy, "They are all around us!" Sparkles were everywhere. Thousands of lttle flickering white lights were surrounding us. It was so bright and magical! At one point, the guide dipped his paddle in the water. As I watched, I saw a whirlwind of light around his paddle. As we rode through the water, you could see little lights flowing in our wake. I grazed my paddle on the surface and more "sparks" were seen. It reminded me of sparks from welding or when metal skids on the ground. One actually ended up on our kayak and others were dragged upon on the beach by our boats. You would see them flicker a few times. Like a lightning bug. No cameras were allowed, so I have done my best to describe what I saw. Truly one of the most beautiful sights of nature I have ever seen.
翻译:好吧,我终于完成了一个我甚至不知道自己有的遗愿清单。去卡特尔黑文湾 (Catlehaven Bay) 参加 #atlanticseakayaking 的夜间皮划艇之旅。我们出发前一小时天气就放晴了。景色令人惊叹。导游给我们讲了一些该地区的历史,以及悬崖和城镇。但最精彩的是什么?当天终于黑下来,快到午夜时分,我们看到了水中的浮游植物!世界上只有少数几个地方可以看到这种情况。我不知道爱尔兰有墨西哥湾流。我们用手和桨拍打水面,看起来就像魔法从我们的指尖飞出。那是小火花。我和导游利亚姆在最后一艘船上。我们在几个地方看到了生物发光,但有一次当我们来到其他人身边时,我们的船被浮游植物包围了,因为其他人搅动了它们。我高兴地尖叫道:“它们都在我们身边!”到处都是火花。数以千计的白色小灯闪烁着围绕着我们。真是太明亮、太神奇了!有一次,导游将他的桨浸入水中。当我看着的时候,我看到他的桨周围有一团旋风般的光。当我们划过水面时,你可以看到小灯在我们的尾流中流动。我的桨在水面上划过,看到了更多的“火花”。这让我想起了焊接时产生的火花或金属在地面上打滑时产生的火花。实际上,有一颗火花落在了我们的皮划艇上,其他的被我们的船拖到了海滩上。你会看到它们闪烁几次。就像一只萤火虫。不允许拍照,所以我尽力描述了我看到的景象。这确实是我见过的最美丽的自然景观之一。