英语听力：自然百科 徒步南非之克鲁格公园 The Kruger—2（在线收听） |
-This is Burger dale, one of the main rest camps in the Kruger National Park, a sort of safe haven for humans if you will. But I am gonna take thing a little bit further and heading out into the bush on something called the volatile trail. It's a little known wilderness experience. And I am gonna be living, walking and sleeping in the area that humans rarely venture. But I am not just relying on my big nose to keep me out of trouble. I'm gonna have an expert ranging by my side all times, just like I was before. For those who used to countering sheep and old rabbit, the prospect of this walk certainly causes some anxiety. I'm stepping into one of world's great wildernesses, full of danger, legend and heroic tales of the African bush.
Kruger is tucked away in the northeast corner of South Africa, stretching for 350 kilometers north and south. It runs along the border with Mozambique, all the way to the border with Zimbabwe. But my adventure takes place in the southern end of the park. I'll be venturing out for a full two days in the volatile wilderness area, where visitor numbers are strictly limited. My walk is based at the remote Volatile camp, from here it's possible to explore the many watering holes, open plains, rivers and hills, that make up this part of Kruger.
-Got my backpack. It's a small bag. And as you've noticed, this is Jacques. Hi, Jacques.
-Hello, Julia.
-Good to see you.
-Nice to meet you.
-So you got loaded up?
-Absolutely.
Jacques Bardenhorse is my guide for the next two days, a game arranger since 1992. He knows the Kruger like few others and specializes into taking walking groups out into the wilderness. The moment you step outside Burger dale rest camp,... |
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