#Petitcodiac River

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International Mud Day

Participate in a Mud Run, join or watch some Mud Wrestling, or just get out in the dirt with friends or family and let loose by getting messy and having fun.

Mud. It seems like a nuisance, doesn’t it? As soon as it rains, mud is everywhere, and it literally gets all over everything. There are definitely no benefits this slippery, sticky dirty substance could offer, right? Wrong. And the creators of International Mud Day are out to prove it! After all, mud is quintessential to the outdoors, and the outdoors mean fresh air and exercise, two of the best things for people. And so what if we get a little dirty? Plenty of research has shown that coming into contact with a certain amount of bacteria is good for us, as it helps build up immunity, as opposed to living in a virtually sterile environment, which makes our bodies very vulnerable. Not to mention how many minerals mud can—there’s a reason why people pay hundreds of dollars for mud masks and baths at spas. So what are you waiting for? Let’s get dirty!

The History of International Mud Day

The creators of International Mud Day wanted to find a way to help all of the children of the Earth feel closer to each other…and what a better way to do it than through the Earth itself? International Mud Day began in 2009 at a World Forum event, when Gillian McAuliffe from Australia and Bishnu Bhatta from Nepal got together to talk about ways to encourage feelings of community and appreciation for the world around us. The collaboration that followed has inspired educators, children,and families across the globe, from Holland to Nepal to the United States, to celebrate International Mud Day together each year on June 29. Regardless of age, race and religion, covered in mud, we all look the same!

How to Celebrate International Mud Day

There are countless ways to celebrate International Mud Day, but all of them have one thing in common: you have to get dirty. This day can be especially fun if you have children, because who likes to get dirty as much as children? One of the most creative and fun activities that would be perfect to do on International Mud Day is making mud sculptures or mud cakes. It’s easy to adjust the consistency of the mud you’re using by simply adding a little more earth or water, so it should be easy to make what you want to make, while enjoying plenty of carefree laughter and quality family time in the process. Yet another easy way to enjoy this day to the fullest is to make a homemade mud pit using a blow-up pool. Not only is this cheap, but it also makes for a truly unique experience. All you have to do once you’ve bought a small blow-up pool is fill it with mud that can easily be filled using a mixture of earth and water that your children can then splash around in. Just make sure that you’re prepared to throw out your their clothes once you peel them off, because there is no way those clothes will ever get clean again.

After all, as American botanist Luther Burbank said,

“Every child should have mud pies, grasshoppers,water bugs, tadpoles, frogs, mud turtles, wild strawberries, acorns, chestnuts, trees to climb. Brooks to wade…bees, butterflies, various animals to pet, hayfields, pine-cones, rocks to toll, sand, snakes and hornets; any child who has been deprives of these has been deprived of the best part of…education.”

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旅遊／美加楓情 秋色醉人

周刊2078期 01/14出刊

魯秋琴

 2024-01-14 01:01 ET

正在忙著收拾行李參加賞楓郵輪，傳來哈瑪士襲擊以色列，導致加薩走廊遭到以色列的報復性攻擊，螢光幕上的慘狀，令人不忍卒睹，鮮血提前染紅了10月。因遠行而雀躍不已的心情被套上了枷鎖，沉重地提不起勁。

從舊金山搭乘夜機飛到東岸，一覺醒來，紐澤西的機場已在望，外子的兄嫂來接機，在相見歡中暫時解開了桎梏。相偕前往紐約搭船，隨著親友的聚敘，心情漸趨穩定。

新港萬得福莊園 宏偉

航程繞著東北角經過緬因州前往加拿大，由於海洋氣候的調節，新港（Newport）成了許多貴族的度假勝地，十八、十九世紀富商雲集，豪宅大院不勝枚舉。我們曾在紐約上州待了八年，原就住在鐵路大王萬得福（Vanderbilt）的別墅附近，沒想到富豪芳鄰在此處的聽濤莊園（The Breakers）更精緻宏偉，面向大海，宛如北國佳人絕世而立。

1810年，科尼利厄斯·范德比爾特（Cornelius Vanderbilt），從母親那裡借了100美元，駕駛著一艘大船，為有需要的人提供輪渡服務。隨後又將業務擴大到蒸汽船運輸，接著創建了鐵路王國。直至1877年去世時，頂著「鐵路大王」、「航運大王」頭銜的科尼利厄斯，積累了1億美元的財富。

萬得福第六代傳人葛莉亞．萬得福（Gloria Vanderbilt）之子安得森．庫伯（Anderson Cooper ），寫了一本萬得福家族興衰史（Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty），介紹這個曾經是賓客雲集，揮金如土的富商家族。

波特蘭城 4度浴火重生

人的姓名和一生運道息息相關，因此好聽又順耳的名字一再被沿用，不僅是人名，地名也時常鬧雙包，美國境內至少有十多個波特蘭城。這座在航線上的波特蘭城，是緬因州最大城市， 史上曾經歷四次大火，遂以拉丁文Resurgam為格言，意味著「浴火重生」，採用鳳凰為市徽向世人展現的再生的信念。

我們下船找尋海鮮餐館，簡簡單單一個龍蝦漢堡，付帳時才發現，海港附近的生意人一點也不含糊，加上15%小費後上稅，平價的漢堡在此成了精品。古舊的城市，莊嚴的教堂織起一張充滿懷古幽情的面紗，卻掩不住那錙銖必較的生意經。比起新港，眼下只是市井小民的日常，温暖的秋陽親吻著波特蘭城，楓葉羞紅地低下頭，我們回到郵輪上，繼續遁世之行。

亞凱迪亞 曾以汽車聞名

從巴爾港（Bar Harbor）上岸，當年離開東岸前夕，曾去拜訪島上的亞凱迪亞公園（Arcadia National Park），帶著全家老小，在鬱鬱蒼蒼的森林步道中躲過7月暑氣。這次回訪，順著山路一邊聽故事、一邊欣賞這楓情萬種的湖光山色。

以法國探險家凱迪拉克為名的頂峰傲視羣山眾壑，它也曾是美國引以為榮的汽車品牌。當年透過洛克菲勒二世的努力奔走，勸服了許多富豪主動放棄莊園，捐給政府，改成了國家公園。其中有一處紅瓦的別墅被用來拍攝「大亨小傳」（The Great Gatsby），浮華世界裡，大亨竟然更改了本名，最後老父來收拾兒子遺物時才揭露了真相，繁華落盡後的淒涼令人唏噓，白髮人送黑髮人的無奈更是叫人扼腕。

匆匆駛過山區，喚起許多回憶；彼時牽著手在公園中嘻鬧的孩子，如今已有了自己該牽的小手。不知他將來會不會更改姓名，成為另一個萬得福、洛克菲勒或蓋茲比？隨著接駁船遠離小島，心中仍有一份眷戀和牽掛。

進入加拿大 跌進時光機

進入加拿大，經過換日線，我們失去了一個小時，匆匆用過早餐，聖約翰（St. John）港口在望，一位穿著清教徒衣裳的女士親切地招呼著，瞬間，世界跌進了時光機中。巴士將我們載到芬迪灣（英語：Bay of Fundy，法語：Baie de Fundy），位於加拿大新布藍茲維省和新斯科細亞省之間，在三面為陸地包圍下成為漏斗形的海灣，強勁的波浪隨著潮水衝進芬迪灣，湧入佩提科迪亞克河（Petitcodiac River）逆向倒流，形成一個14到16呎的落差，蔚為奇觀，碼頭邊的船在漲潮時隨著升高的水位被推送出海，退潮時卻被擱淺在河床中。

據說曾經有位妙齡少女從北部趕來和未婚夫相會，不料，他竟已另結新歡，極度失望之際，轉身跳入河中，正巧被漲潮中行駛的輪船長救了起來，兩人一見鍾情，定下終身，從此生活美滿幸福，更擴展了船務。反觀那位負心漢卻一直沒有安定下來，孤單潦倒一生。澎湃的河水依舊向海灣注入，等著另一場潮汐來改變方向，驀地，想起蘇軾的「念奴嬌」，「大江東去，浪淘盡，千古風雲人物。」芬提灣的水卻是可以逆向反轉，迎來一個華麗的轉身。

哈利法克斯 2沉船故事

在哈利法克斯以西43公里的佩姬燈塔，訴說著另一個沉船的故事，一位倖存的英國女郎終日在海岬上哀泣，居民遂將這港灣取了她的名字：佩姬灣（Peggy Cove )，鎮上的燈塔、火腿腸店以及禮品屋，都跟著被稱為佩姬，一段淒美的愛情永垂千古。

楓葉王國 揮灑絢爛顏色

這一趟賞楓之旅，跨越了時空，從鐵路大王到大亨小傳，經歷了人世間愛恨情仇和生離死別，彷彿是親臨其中，又似鏡花水月，轉眼成空。「遁世號」終於悠悠晃晃地遠離了楓紅層層，隨著大西洋流回到紐約。返航時，我們調回了一個小時。晨曦乍現，港口的燈火通明，手機恢復了，大批的訊息湧現，加薩走廊的慘狀再度染紅了10月，今年的楓紅更甚往昔。

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O Canada

Friday, August 4, 2023

Northern Maine is timber country. Tim and Dora took an early morning walk on the ATV/snowmobile trails behind the campground. There were clear signs at every junction. Some of the trails were along logging roads, and were marked with signs giving the logging trucks right of way. They walked until they met a logging crew, and then turned back so as not to have a poodle run afoul of their operation.

According to Wikipedia, the section of Maine Rt. 9 from Bangor to Calais is often referred to as "The Airline" due to it being commonly thought to be a shorter route than the older U.S. 1. (Before the coming of air travel, the term airline often referred to such a shortcut.)

The sign above the door of the Airline Snackbar & Restauran advertises homemade pies and donuts. A pastry for breakfast would be a nice treat, and a pie, Tim figured, would be an even nicer one. They had neither in the pastry case. Just some chocolate chip crullers. Tim and Margaret shared one. It was mediocre.

We breezed through Customs at Calais. At one point the agent asked if we had any firearms, bear spray or mace. Jeanne got a smile from Customs agent when she responded, "Oh, no. Canada is safe."

We stopped for lunch on the Bay of Fundy at Irving Nature Park. The outhouses had classic moon vents.

Margaret, Tim and Dora took a walk along the clay cliffs on the shore of the bay. We discussed the formation of sandstone, limestone, and mudstone rocks. As opposed to the formation of the Grand Canyon in geologic time, the rusty red clay cliffs above us exhibited erosion in human time, with a rivulet carrying silt down the cliff face to a muddy delta at the bottom. We are puzzled by a green-colored rock that looks for all the world like granite.

The stony beach gave way to sand from time to time, giving Dora time to run to her heart's content.

Then a drive up to Moncton, and a walk through the Moncton Riverview Park nestled along the Petitcodiac River. This is the famous river with the amazing tidal bore that we saw on our first RV trip in 2017.

According to Parks Canada, the Bay of Fundy's tides are the highest in the world because of an unusual combination of resonance, or seiche, and the shape of the bay. Like water in any basin, the water in the Bay of Fundy has a natural rocking motion called a seiche. You could compare this to the movement of water in a bathtub. Although the water in a bathtub sloshes from one end to the other and back again in a few seconds, it takes about 13 hours for the water in the bay to rock from the mouth of the bay to the head of the bay and back again. The Atlantic Ocean tide rising and flooding into the bay every 12 hours and 25 minutes reinforces the rocking motion. And that is why the tides are so high, oh Best Beloved, do you see?

We settled in for the night at the Loch Lomond RV Park in Amherst, Nova Scotia. It is one of the nicest RV parks we have ever visited. Everything is clean and well-maintained. The bathroom and laundry room building is bright and airy. The bathrooms are individual rooms with a skylight and a shower in each one.

Our neighbors are friendly North Carolinaians who are visiting Nova Scotia for the first time. We expect they are going to have a great trip.

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📸🌿🍁 Happy Nature Photography Day, Greater Moncton! Today, we celebrate the untamed, the unexplored, and the genuinely enchanting beauty our natural world provides us with. We are so lucky to be nestled in the heart of New Brunswick, surrounded by the magnetic allure of the Petitcodiac River, Centennial Park, and Irishtown Nature Park.

In honour of Nature Photography Day, we challenge you to pick up your camera 📷, step out of your comfort zone, and capture the world through your unique lens. Wander into the untamed woods, saunter along the river's edge, or take a quiet moment in our beautiful parks. The universe is offering a show – it's time to frame it in your way.

Remember, nature isn't just out there; it's right in our backyards. Even the humble Monarch butterfly 🦋 dancing amongst the milkweed or the sun's golden hues kissing downtown at dusk is worth a snapshot.

Let's flood our feeds with the raw, natural beauty that makes Greater Moncton shine. Use #MonctonNatureLove and #NaturePhotographyDay when sharing your stunning captures!

Remember: Respect the beauty surrounding us, leave only footprints, take only pictures, and kill nothing but time.

Happy snapping, Moncton! 🌳🌲🌅

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@coachsandybatten and I spent an entire day at @thehopewellrocks Provincial Park. Situated at the end of the Bay of Fundy and between the mouths of Petitcodiac River and Demoiselle Creek, this is one of the best places to watch the famous Tides of Fundy rise and fall. I checked the ride tables to see that low tide was at 12:20pm and high tide at 6:19pm, so we arrived at 8:30 to watch the tide go out ... stayed for low tide and then watched the tide come all the way back in. That day, the tide measured 30 feet! The famous rock formations show the effects of the massive tides... the seaweed line is the average high tide, such also coincides with the narrow "waist" of the flowerpot rocks. The upper part of the waist shows where the highest tides have worn away at the sand conglomerate rocks. One of the big advantages to arriving so early .. it was less people-y 😁😍🙃😉 we were able to walk around and take in the sites without dodging other tourists. The Petitcodiac is known as the "Chocolate River" because of the unique colour of the mud. It was surreal walking through these massive rock structures and watching the water recede. Even better was standing still and feeling the water rise up our legs so quickly. All of the flowerpots are named. The last image is the famous "Elephant Rock", which unfortunately fell due to natural causes a few years ago. If you go to New Brunswick, this is a must-see. If you are deciding between Fundy and Hopewell, go here of you can only pick one. #roadtrip #willandsandy #willandsandysexcellentadventure #welcomenb #tourismnb #tourismnewbrunswick #vacationlife (at Hopewell Rocks, Nouveau-Brunswick) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgVKkO9pyxO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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The Petitcodiac River at sunset, viewed from Beaumont, NB

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Welcome!

Hi everyone! Welcome to my blog called Under the Surface. First off, I would like to tell you a little bit about myself and why I am in a biology degree. My name is Nathanael, but I mostly go by Nate these days. I’m a fourth-year biology major at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton. Some fun notes about me, I am a coffee junkie and I also love to play the guitar! I have the absolute pleasure of completing an honors research project under the supervision of Dr. Mike Duffy. My work in Mike’s lab is all around glochidia, which is the parasitic juvenile life stage of freshwater mussels that attach to the gills of fish. I am currently studying the pearl mussel infestations in Atlantic salmon from the Petitcodiac River system. I have also got the opportunity to work with other parasite projects including a swim bladder parasite in American eels.

By now you probably realize why I am calling this blog “Under the Surface” as it will be focusing on parasites found in aquatic and marine environments. I chose this language for two reasons, one because fish live underwater of course, and because often these parasites are found inside the fish. It is important to understand how parasites contribute and how they affect different ecological systems. Although parasites are often thought of in a negative light some parasites cause minimal damage to their host and may benefit the ecological system they are in. For example, glochidia which I mentioned early use fish as a dispersal technique and sometimes a way to grow in the juvenile stage before becoming adult freshwater mussels. This parasitic relationship causes minimal harm to the host fish but benefits the greater system because mussels are filter feeders meaning they can create a more habitable space for other organisms in the water including fish.

In the world today it is becoming increasingly important to understand the effects that humans cause on the ecosystem we coexist with. Our understanding of the parasitic world can be a crucial component to the conservation efforts locally. Fish barriers such as hydroelectric dams and the introduction of invasive species into water systems are two examples of how we can cause a change in these relationships that can harm populations in an aquatic or marine system. I plan to give you important knowledge based on recent primary literature. This is so that you can understand the facts and come to learn how you can protect these fragile parasite-host relationships around you.

Until next time,

Nate

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down by the river

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Statute of Westminster (11 December 1931) gave complete legislative independence to Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland (Free State), and Newfoundland (not then part of Canada).

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2020-2021 Women in Translation Roundup Part 1: Francophone

Again, books from French are what I was most reading in the last year. This list with links to my reviews represents works of women creators from several lands and book categories. Children’s, short stories, novel length fiction, and poetry writing in the francophone world is vast and deep. I also included a couple of poets I’d like to see gain more global recognition.

  The Magic Doll by The Magic Doll by Adrienne Yabouza and illustrated by Élodie Nouhen

A gorgeous children’s book with French illustrator Élodie Nouhen inspired by an Akua’ba fertility doll, The Magic Doll also showcases the talent of author Adrienne Yabouza’s who has written books in a number of categories. (FYI Originally from the Central African Republic, Yabouza also has a translated English edition of her novel Co-wives, Co-widows set to come out in November 2021, ISBN#9781912868773.)

  The Transparent Girl and Other Stories by S. Corinna Bille

20 short stories from 20th century Swiss writer S. Corinna Bille are found in The Transparent Girl and Other Stories, two which have also been made into live-action films.

  Just Fine by France Daigle

The first novel in a trilogy following the lives of various residents of a town on the Petitcodiac River in New Brunswick, Canada Just Fine by Acadian author France Daigle is a novel that may resonate with readers more these days.

Fauna by Christiane Vadnais

Quebecois author Christiane Vadnais with Fauna delivers 10 interconnected eco-fiction vignettes with a real strain of horror.

  Island of Shattered Dreams by Chantal T. Spitz

The first novel by an Indigenous author in Tahiti, Island of Shattered Dreams from Chantal T. Spitz writes an epic beginning with creation stories, recollection of European arrival and then characters across three generations from world war, up through nuclear testing.

The Wreck by Déwé Gorodé

The first Kanak novel from New Caledonia, The Wreck by Déwé Gorodé, a prominent activist, politician and writer winds together culture, tradition, folklore, colonization, modernization, politics and the generations in this stunning tale.

  Dance on the Volcano by Marie Vieux-Chauvet

Haitian writer Marie Vieux-Chauvet’s epic historical fiction novel Dance on the Volcano about two mixed-race sisters who rise through many barriers in the carefully stratified pre-revolutionary society of Saint-Domingue to become theatre stars.

I, Tituba Black Witch of Salem by Maryse Condé

A historical fiction novel by Guadeloupean writer Maryse Condé about Tituba, the enslaved woman who would be among the first accused in the Salem Witch Trials.

  Our Lady of the Nile by Scholastique Mukasonga

The first fiction novel by Scholastique Mukasonga, Our Lady of the Nile is based on her time attending a prestigious school in Rwanda before she was forced to flee the country, events a prelude to the 1994 genocide. The story also now adapted to a live-action film.

Silence of The Chagos by Shenaz Patel

Mauritian writer Shenaz Patel as a journalist faced with the story of Chagossians exiled to the country, wrote award-winning and memorable novel Silence of The Chagos after befriending refugees and activists.  

  The Galloping Hour French Poems of Alejandra Pizarnik

A French/English bilingual collection taking its name, The Galloping Hour, from a line in one of the French poems of esteemed Argentine poet Alejandra Pizarnik.

  The Other Half of History: An Anthology of Francophone African Women’s Poetry

A bilingual French/English poetry book features 29 writers across 13 lands in Francophone Africa.

Shaïda Zarumey

Poet Shaïda Zarumey has had some of her evocative poetry translated to English in the anthologies Women Writing Africa: West Africa and the Sahel, and A Rain of Words.

  Magie Faure-Vidot (Vijay-Kumar)

From the Seychelles Magie Faure-Vidot is a powerful poet who writes in English, French and Seychellois Creole.

Passion de la pensée by Salma Khalil Alio

A collection of poetry by Chadian writer Salma Khalil Alio , Passion de la pensée is only one example of her body of work that I wish would be translated to English.

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Dagályos Kanada, túlcsordulva

Nyari villamlatogatasunk alatt is mar bejott Uj-Brunswick, de most aztan fulig szerelmes lettem bele. Valoszinuleg sokat vetett a latba, hogy osszel vagyunk egy olyan provinciaban, amelyet 83-85%-ban erdok boritanak. Meghozza eszak-amerikai erdok. Ezer kilometer szinorgia! Egeszen elkepeszto. Soha eletemben nem lattam ennyi szint egyszerre! Komolyan mondom, hogy tegnap a kocsiban ulve az ocean fenekerol(!) a monctoni szallasunkra tartva az csuszott ki ajkamon, hogy “I simply can’t handle so much emotions any more!”

Utban Prince Edward-sziget fele megalltunk Uj-Brunswick fovarosaban, Frederictonban, ahol a helyi kepzomuveszeti galeria mellett betertunk a Christ Church-katedralisba is. Itt egy fulbevalos nagydarab nyugdijas ferfi fogadott, aki boldogan vezetett korbe bennunket az epp esketesre keszulo epuletben. Rafanak portugalul, nekem magyarul kedveskedett (hogy van?), es ismet beigazolodni lattam a tengermelleki kanadaiakrol kialakitott teoriamat: elkepesztoen kedvesek. Es szinte mindenki mosolyog rad az utcan.

Miutan visszatertunk mainland Kanadaba, egyenesen a Hopewell Rocks-hoz mentunk, hogy megnezzuk a vilag egyik leglatvanyosabb apalyat. Halaadas hetfojen volt az utolso nyitvatartas, es ugy alakult, hogy a viz csak delutan 4 korul kezdett visszahuzodni. Ennek azert van itt jelentosege, mert innentol kezve lehet lemenni az ocean fenekere, pontosabban a Petitcodiac-folyo torkolataba, ami a Fundy-obol egyik leagazasa. Hihetetlen, de naponta ketszer 14 meteres vizszintemelkedes es -sullyedes tortenik errefele, ami az obol geomorfologiai sajatossagainak koszonheto.

A szallasunk kb. fel orara a folyo menten van Monctonban, ami Uj-Brunswick legnagyobb varosa. Petitcodiac neve velhetoen az egykoron itt halaszo-vadaszo oslakos mikmakoktol szarmazik, jelentese: a folyo, ami ugy kanyarodik, mint egy ij. Van neki mas neve is: Chocolate River az elkepeszto szine es folyamatosan orvenylo, szintvalto vize miatt. Ahogy ma a varosban a folyo menten kialakitott seta- es kerekparuton andalogtunk, tenyleg olyan erzesem volt, mintha egy orias felontotte volna hatalmas mennyisegu kavejat tejjel es azt kavargatta. Erdemes ranezni a Google-on Monctonra es kornyekere a magasbol: a folyamatosan le-folingazo vasoxidos hordalek tropusi folyovizekre emlekztetnek.

Moncton maga mint telepules, nem tul erdekfeszito, viszont ma a delelotti eso alatt beestunk a helyi gyujtemenybe, ahol erdekes adalekokat kaptunk ennek az egykor igen jelentos kozlekedesi csomopontnak a modern kori torenelmebol. Az akadiai franciak eluzeset kovetoen a brit korona Pennsylvaniabol hozott nemet(!) telepeseket, majd par even belul a fuggetlenne valo USA-bol menekultek ide a lojalistak. Amikor a szamuzott akadiaik egy resze visszatert, totalis lakossagcserevel szembesult. Milyen erdekes, hogy minden evben Moncton adja a helyszinet az akadiaiak vilagtalalkozojanak, es tenyleg, nagyon sokszor hallunk francia szot az utcan, plusz minden szolgaltatas ket nyelven biztositott.

Hosszu sorokat lehetne meg irni, de itt a kepek mindennel tobbet beszelnek. Kulonosen, hogy mire kiertunk a Hopewell Rocks-hoz, elobukkant a Nap es foldon tuli kirandulasban volt reszunk. A termeszetnel alig van csodalatosabb ezen a bolygon!