点评:An excellent adventure!
Eli was a reliable, calm and knowledgeable guide and driver. He and assistant Bella were kind, competent, cheerful under all circumstances (days of rain, a problem with the bus door, tardy travellers). Typically we were on the road about 6 a.m. We covered such long distances on some days - I would never drive that far myself, and it was brilliant to visit places along the way.
A few of the many highlights: Whistling Caves near Streaky Bay sounded like an ogre roaring through the rock fissures; Cape le Grand National Park - a sea eagle over the headland and amazing lighting effects as the sun peeked through the rain-clouds over the turquoise sea; a family of emus in the sweet bushland of the southern Flinders Ranges; the granite peaks of Castle Rock in Porongorup National Park; a morning of learning how to propagate native cuttings for regeneration; meeting Josh Whiteland, Noongar cultural custodian, at Yalingup Caves, and hearing the music of his didgeridoo down in the heart of the caves.
I was glad to have brought my own hike tent, as there were several rainy nights. It would have been good to have a map of our itinerary.
A trip worth doing, and very good value for the price.
翻译:一次精彩绝伦的冒险之旅!
伊莱是一位可靠、沉稳且知识渊博的向导兼司机。他和助手贝拉热情友好、能力出众,无论遇到什么情况(比如连日阴雨、巴士车门故障、旅客迟到),他们都保持着乐观开朗的态度。我们通常早上六点左右出发。有些日子我们行驶的路程非常长——我自己绝对不会开这么远的车,沿途的景点也令人流连忘返。
众多精彩瞬间中,以下是一些亮点:斯特里基湾附近的口哨洞,洞里传来如同食人魔在岩石缝隙中咆哮的声音;勒格兰角国家公园——海雕翱翔于岬角之上,阳光穿透雨云洒在碧绿的海面上,光影交错,美不胜收;弗林德斯山脉南部茂密灌木丛中一群鸸鹋的身影;波朗戈鲁普国家公园城堡岩的壮丽花岗岩山峰;以及一个上午学习如何扦插繁殖本地植物以促进生态恢复。在亚林加普洞穴 (Yalingup Caves) 遇到了努加尔族 (Noongar) 文化守护者乔什·怀特兰 (Josh Whiteland),并在洞穴深处聆听了他演奏的迪吉里杜管乐曲。
我很庆幸自己带了帐篷,因为有好几个晚上都在下雨。要是能带上行程地图就更好了。
这是一次值得一去的旅行,而且物超所值。