点评:It was a memorable, albeit Equatorial Guinea HOT, day on the water and the Island with Capt. Langdon Lacy. Being a native Lowcountry Son and avid Insho' Saltwater Fisherman, I thought I knew a fair amount about our local Tidal Estuaries. Capt. Langdon, however, taught me many new things, and cleared up some myths about other things, much to my delight. The Old Growth forest on St. Phillips was purely astounding. I was shocked and amazed, as I have now been to every one of the SC Barrier Sea Islands, and have never seen anything remotely like that forest on any other Island. The huge Southern Magnolias (Gradiflora Magnolia) in particular are singularly unique, as they are not Saltwater resistant, as are the other species in Maritime Forests such as this one. Apparently, much of the Island's high ground is upon an elevated, or "perched" shelf. Mags are gnarly and freaky looking, and festooned with Spanish Moss. If you hold me before that day that you saw Spanish Moss on a Southern Mag, I would have called you a liar. After hiking through the forest for awhile, I began to feel as if the strange, primordial, primal, otherworldly forest was something out a Fairy Tale. Then, my thoughts shifted to it's spookiness, and I thought to myself that maybe the forest is Haunted! Yikes! Seriously though, it's like something out of another time, space, and dimension. I remember seeing the following species of Wildlife: Tamenends Dolphins, Gators, a huge Fox Squirrel, and many Seabird and Wading Bird species, such as Brown Pelicans, Herons, Egrets, Gulls, and Plovers, just to name a few. In conclusion, I would highly recommend that everyone go on this excursion. It's a Blast, and a once in a Lifetime experience. I've already decided to go back this Fall (when the temperature won't be a million degrees)! Cheers Y'all. GWS, PE
翻译:在兰登·莱西船长的带领下,我们在水上与岛上度过了难忘的一天——尽管赤道几内亚的天气热得让人难以忍受。作为土生土长的低地人以及狂热的咸水垂钓爱好者,我原以为自己对当地的潮汐河口已经相当了解。然而,兰登船长让我学到了许多新知识,还纠正了我以往的一些错误认知,这让我欣喜不已。圣菲利普斯岛上的原始森林简直令人叹为观止,我既震惊又惊叹不已。由于我已经走遍了南卡罗来纳州屏障群岛上的每一座岛屿,却从未在其他任何岛屿上见到过类似那样的森林。尤其是那些巨大的南方木兰花(Gradiflora Magnolia),它们极为独特——与这片滨海森林中的其他物种不同,它们并不耐海水。显然,该岛上的大部分高地都位于一个抬升形成的“台地”之上。这些木兰花树干扭曲怪异,表面还布满了西班牙苔藓。如果在你看到《Southern Mag》杂志上关于西班牙苔藓的报道之前我就遇见你,我肯定会说你在说谎。在森林里徒步了一会儿后,我开始觉得这片奇异、原始、仿佛来自另一个世界的森林简直就像童话故事里的场景。随后我的思绪又转向了它的阴森氛围,心里暗想:这片森林该不会闹鬼吧!天哪!说真的,这里简直就像是存在于另一个时空、另一个维度的地方。我记得看到了以下这些野生动物:塔梅嫩德海豚、短吻鳄、一只体型巨大的狐松鼠,还有许多海鸟和涉水鸟类,比如褐鹈鹕、苍鹭、白鹭、海鸥和鸻鸟等等。总之,我强烈推荐大家都来参加这次旅行。这绝对是一次乐趣无穷且一生难得的体验。我已经决定今年秋天再去一次(那时气温就不会热得要命啦)!祝大家玩得开心。GWS, PE。