点评:We visited the Park. I was really looking forward to this program because they promised we could pet crocodiles, which actually happened. First of all, I’ll say I felt good at the place and I got to pet the crocodile. However, the overall surroundings of the park are quite modest. There is a really nice museum at the start, worth seeing. It’s not like a national museum, but we get a little taste of Gambia’s history and local customs. Then they show us a very beautiful elephant tree, and then comes the attraction: crocodile petting. This means a few crocodiles lie in front of the pond, and you can go up to them, but basically, you can only pet the tail. Sure, it’s a dangerous operation, I didn’t expect to throw a ball, but I did expect that maybe we could pet the head or the back. Not just the tail for a moment and then take a few pictures. Then they show the pond, and afterward, on the way out, there is a small gift shop. Basically, we bought a ticket because you can’t enter the park without one, but at the end, they strongly expected us to write where we came from and how much support we give. There were two of us, as friends, we gave ten dollars each. Obviously, we support any country we visit, not just in Gambia, we always support the local economy and things, but this was a bit too strongly expected. Especially since on site, they could have done some cleaning up, they could have mowed the grass, tidied up the trees a bit, and collected the old dried leaves. Don’t expect anything big in this park, it’s worth seeing, but a simple crocodile visit. Again, worth seeing, you can pet the crocodiles for a moment, I didn’t feel any danger, but my expectations were probably bigger than the reality I got.
翻译:我们参观了公园。我非常期待这个项目,因为他们承诺我们可以抚摸鳄鱼,而这真的实现了。首先,我得说我感觉很棒,而且也确实摸到了鳄鱼。不过,公园的整体环境比较简朴。入口处有一个很不错的博物馆,值得一看。虽然它不是国家级博物馆,但我们能从中了解一些冈比亚的历史和当地风俗。之后,他们带我们参观了一棵非常漂亮的象树,然后就是重头戏:抚摸鳄鱼。这意味着几条鳄鱼会趴在池塘边,你可以走近它们,但基本上只能摸摸它们的尾巴。当然,这很危险,我没指望能扔球,但我确实希望至少可以摸摸它们的头或背。而不是仅仅摸一下尾巴,然后拍几张照片。之后,他们带我们参观了池塘,最后,在出口处还有一个小小的礼品店。基本上,我们买了票,因为没有票进不了公园。但最后,他们强烈要求我们写上来自哪里以及捐赠了多少。我们是两个朋友,每人捐了十美元。当然,我们支持我们去的每一个国家,不仅仅是冈比亚,我们一直都支持当地经济,但这要求有点太过了。尤其是在公园里,他们完全可以做一些清洁工作,比如修剪草坪、整理树木、清理枯叶。别对这个公园抱太大期望,它值得一看,但也就是简单的鳄鱼观赏之旅。再说一遍,值得一看,你可以摸摸鳄鱼一会儿,我没感觉到任何危险,但我的期望可能比实际情况要高。