041 1027 船游尼斯湖——高地游第三天(2)


标签:
苏格兰高地尼斯湖水怪旅游 |
分类: 苏格兰行记—高地 |
将近10点半,Kevin约的游湖船船主开车来接了,游湖项目自愿参加,每人10镑。用英国多种游览项目的价格比较,这船票算是比较贵的,但看在这是大名鼎鼎的尼斯湖,外加那莫须有的鼎鼎大名的水怪的份上,没有人会想省下这10镑。
1.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D001.jpg1027
2.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D002.jpg1027
3.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D003.jpg1027
大家到齐,船主开车,老天毫不怠慢地又奉上一小阵出发雨。车程不到三分钟,俺们已经来到了尼斯湖边的小码头。一艘小小的游艇,正好载下俺们这一车人。
4.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D004.jpg1027
5.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D005.jpg1027
6.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D006.jpg1027
7. 搜索尼斯湖水怪的声纳显示屏
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D007.jpg1027
8. 出发
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D008.jpg1027
船主发动引擎,小艇迎着时密时疏的秋雨驶入了并不那么宽广的水域。这湖的平均宽度1.6公里,最宽处也只有2.8公里,长度却达到39公里,是上一个冰河期巨大冰川的运动刻出了这个细长条。从水面的面积看,它是苏格兰第二大湖泊,仅次于格拉斯哥附近的罗蒙湖,但因其132米的平均深度大大超过后者,所以尼斯湖的储水量位居苏格兰湖泊之首,它蕴藏的淡水总量甚至超过了英格兰和威尔士全部湖泊储水量的总和。
9. 又是一阵疾雨
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D009.jpg1027
10.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D011.jpg1027
11.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D012.jpg1027
12.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D013.jpg1027
如此幽深的湖泊,藏一藏水怪倒也不过分。1300年前便有了尼斯湖水怪的传说,1934年一位伦敦医生“无意”中拍到的一张相当清晰的水怪照片再次将它置于聚光灯下,这热度一直保持到今天。
1934年的“湖怪”照片(网上图片)
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D183.jpg1027
1962年,英国民间成立了“尼斯湖现象调查局”(LNPIB),来自各种资助的追踪水怪项目也层出不穷。从那以后,游客的相机、自动水下照相机、摄像机都曾抓住过某位水怪的一鳞半爪,70多年来总共积累了将近4000份目击材料。最近一次据说很有说服力的目击和影像记录出自2007年5月,在一段视频中,一个14米长的黑乎乎物体在水面高速游过。
但不利于水怪存在的证据也是此起彼伏。1987年,24艘都装备有声纳的探测船列队扫过湖面,可惜一无所获。1994年,一位90岁老人在临终前承认,1934年伦敦医生所拍照片中的水怪是他带几个人做的模型。2003年,BBC资助的一个考察项目综合运用了卫星与声纳技术对湖水进行了彻底扫描,结论是没有发现任何大型水生动物存在的证据。
13.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D014.jpg1027
14.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D015.jpg1027
很多人认为水怪的影像完全来自一些人的错觉,他们把大树干、水獭、巨型鳗鱼等一些物体当成了水怪。一九三几年的时候曾有马戏团在湖边遛大象,在水中嬉戏的大象喜欢只把鼻子和一部分脊背露出水面,结果人们发现远远看上去它们非常像游动的蛇颈龙。当然,认为水怪的确存在的人也不在少数,他们始终坚信湖里生活着侏罗纪的遗老遗少,也确实曾有科学考察队在水下拍到过长达两米的据信是菱形鳍的图像。
水下照相机拍到的巨大菱形鳍(网上图片)
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D184.jpg1027
水下照相机拍到的巨大怪兽(网上图片)
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D185.jpg1027
对于为何一直没能捕获怪兽,大型声纳探测活动也从未发现怪兽的踪迹,他们解释说,因为尼斯湖湖水含有大量泥炭,所以能见度很差,加上湖底坑洼不平,很适于大型动物躲藏,因此人们既探测不到也更抓不到水怪。
时至今日,尼斯湖水怪存在与否依然是一个谜,对于尼斯湖旅游部门的从业者来说,难得糊涂倒真是个最佳选项。
……那个,这个,其实,根据俺多年的潜心研究,尼斯湖水怪并不神秘,它显然就是野比亲自孵化并养大的蛇颈龙“皮皮”。小蛇颈龙逐渐长大,在他家澡盆里养不下了,野比和机器猫便通过随意门把小龙带到了尼斯湖,再后来,又把它送回了侏罗纪。这就是现在尼斯湖里一直找不到水怪踪迹的原因。
详情请见《机器猫的小画片》
15. 昨晚看到的Urquhart城堡
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D016.jpg1027
16.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D017.jpg1027
17.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D018.jpg1027
18.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D019.jpg1027
19.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D020.jpg1027
20.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D021.jpg1027
21.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D022.jpg1027
22.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D023.jpg1027
和Kevin一样,船主边驾驶边通过麦克风讲解。他的船有个很酷的名字:“Nessie Hunter”,驾驶台左侧的声纳一刻不停地工作着,但监视器里除了湖岸和湖底的轮廓线之外空无一物。当然,如果真的扫描到什么巨兽,俺敢说他要做的第一件事就是开足马力进行战略性转移。叶公好龙,很多时候人们的生活情趣大概就在于此。
不过这艘船确实有个引以为傲的纪录——乔治·爱德华船长曾于1986年6月6日早上7点一刻拍到过湖面上的一个不明生物。船上各个醒目的地方都贴着这张照片的打印件,当然,换句话说,在最近20多年里,这位Hunter再无新的收获。
23.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D024.jpg1027
24. 船长当年拍到的水怪照片
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D010.jpg1027
25. 尼斯湖的横截面是一个比较标准的梯形
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D025.jpg1027
26.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D026.jpg1027
27.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D027.jpg1027
28.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D028.jpg1027
29.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D029.jpg1027
30.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D030.jpg1027
31.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D031.jpg1027
32.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D032.jpg1027
33. 又来了一块黑云
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D033.jpg1027
34.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D034.jpg1027
35.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D035.jpg1027
36. 声纳吊在顶上
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D036.jpg1027
37.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D037.jpg1027
38. 返航时更接近Urquhart堡
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D038.jpg1027
39. 不知住在湖边孤零零的房子里是何感受
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D039.jpg1027
40.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D040.jpg1027
41.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D041.jpg1027
42.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D042.jpg1027
43.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D043.jpg1027
小艇在湖面上兜了一圈儿,将近半个小时的时候开始返航。船主选择了靠近厄克特城堡(Urquhart Castle)的航路,以便让俺们看得清楚些。这就是昨晚俺们到达住宿地前黑灯瞎火地看到的那个城堡,破损得相当严重。和Eilean Donan堡一样,厄克特城堡的毁灭同样是因为“詹姆士党”。1692年,英王威廉的军队驻守在这里,在争斗中为了不让城堡最终落入詹姆士党人之手,他们在撤退前毁掉了城堡。后来,这里发生了和雅典卫城被毁之后差不多的事——附近的居民纷纷来捡石块运回家做建材,再加上多次遭遇风暴,这堡就成了如今看到的样子。残破的厄克特城堡驻守着湖边岬角,据说这里是目击尼斯湖怪的频率最高的地方。
44.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D044.jpg1027
45.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D045.jpg1027
46.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D046.jpg1027
47.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D047.jpg1027
48.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D048.jpg1027
49.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D049.jpg1027
50.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D050.jpg1027
51.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D051.jpg1027
52.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D052.jpg1027
53b.Urquhart堡附近的湖怪目击照片,还真像(网上图片)
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D182.jpg1027
53.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D053.jpg1027
54.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D054.jpg1027
55.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D055.jpg1027
56.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D056.jpg1027
57.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D057.jpg1027
58.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D058.jpg1027
59.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D059.jpg1027
60.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D060.jpg1027
61.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D061.jpg1027
62.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D062.jpg1027
63.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D063.jpg1027
64.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D064.jpg1027
65.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D065.jpg1027
66.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D066.jpg1027
67.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D067.jpg1027
68.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D103.jpg1027
68b.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D104.jpg1027
往回走的路上,终于再次见到蓝天,一对天鹅远远相伴游来,绕船嬉戏。重新登岸,湖边挂着雨珠的植物色彩各异,在阳光下鲜艳欲滴,平缓的湖水微微起伏,有着绸缎的质感。
68c.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D068.jpg1027
69.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D069.jpg1027
70.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D070.jpg1027
71.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D071.jpg1027
72.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D072.jpg1027
73.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D073.jpg1027
74.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D074.jpg1027
75.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D075.jpg1027
76.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D076.jpg1027
77.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D077.jpg1027
78.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D078.jpg1027
79.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D079.jpg1027
80.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D080.jpg1027
81.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D081.jpg1027
82.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D082.jpg1027
83.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D084.jpg1027
84. 尼斯湖中心旁的水潭
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D085.jpg1027
85.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D086.jpg1027
86.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D087.jpg1027
87. 很有趣的画作
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D088.jpg1027
88. 挂画的环境也很有趣
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D089.jpg1027
89.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D090.jpg1027
90. 阳光,阳光
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D091.jpg1027
91.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D092.jpg1027
92.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D093.jpg1027
93.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D094.jpg1027
94.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D095.jpg1027
95.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D096.jpg1027
96.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D097.jpg1027
97.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D098.jpg1027
98. 房车的空间设计很巧妙,床在驾驶室顶部上方
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D099.jpg1027
99.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D100.jpg1027
100.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D102.jpg1027
回到旅馆,各自回房间取行李装车,11:40俺们再次出发了。
101.
http://i568.photobucket.com/albums/ss124/dafosi1228/D181.jpg1027
(游湖视频片断)