点评:I’ve just returned from a fabulous trip to Punta de Mita. As fantastic as the pounding surf and sunsets over the Pacific were, the true highlight of my holiday was getting to enjoy a fairly rigorous hike up Monkey Mountain. I was lucky to be accompanied by a guide, Carlos, from Vista Paraiso Ranch, which meant I could enjoy the distractions of getting to bird watch (listen via Merlin Bird ID), he kindly chased away the cows on the path, and he had great knowledge of the landscape and terrain, and was endlessly patient with my endless questions. Vista Paraiso is building lovely tree trunk benches along the way, and are actually building out steps near the top. Nevertheless it’s all boulders at the top to traverse. Not for the feint of heart. Don’t look down. Nothing to hold onto while you carefully place your foot except for an occasional tree trunk, or hand firmly placed on the boulder ahead. But I gather no one seems to fall and it was worth the payoff for the gorgeous views at the peak! Carlos indulged us with water, oranges and cereal bars so it was a nice picnic no less.
Vista Paraiso Ranch is a first rate operation. Clean, organized and super friendly. Of course there was a fairly hilarious tequila tasting included. But the best were the tortilla chips and salsa awaiting. The very best had on my whole Mexican holiday!
Alas, my sched didn’t allow for a sunset horseback ride with Carlos for which I’m sorry. Besides his excellent guiding he is a cowboy and the horses clearly love him. Next time!
Well done!
翻译:我刚结束了一次精彩绝伦的蓬塔德米塔之旅。太平洋上波涛汹涌的海浪和壮丽的日落固然令人叹为观止,但这次旅行真正的亮点却是攀登猴子山,那可是相当有挑战性的一次。我很幸运地有来自Vista Paraiso Ranch的向导卡洛斯陪同,这意味着我可以尽情享受观鸟的乐趣(通过Merlin Bird ID收听鸟鸣),他还会好心地帮我赶走路上的牛群,他对当地的地形地貌了如指掌,而且对我的无尽问题也始终耐心解答。Vista Paraiso正在沿途建造漂亮的树干长椅,并在接近山顶的地方修建台阶。不过,山顶全是乱石,需要攀爬。胆小者勿入。千万别往下看。除了偶尔出现的树干或牢牢抓住前方巨石的手之外,你没有任何东西可以扶着,只能小心翼翼地落脚。但我听说似乎没有人掉下去,而且山顶的壮丽景色也让我觉得一切都值得!卡洛斯给我们准备了水、橙子和能量棒,所以这顿野餐还算不错。
维斯塔帕拉伊索牧场(Vista Paraiso Ranch)真是个一流的地方。干净整洁,井然有序,而且工作人员超级友好。当然,还安排了相当有趣的龙舌兰酒品鉴。不过最棒的还是玉米片和莎莎酱。这绝对是我整个墨西哥之旅吃过的最棒的!
可惜的是,我的行程安排不允许我和卡洛斯一起骑马欣赏日落,真是遗憾。他不仅是一位出色的向导,还是一位真正的牛仔,马儿们显然都很喜欢他。下次一定!
太棒了!