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向著“詩(shī)和遠(yuǎn)方”出發(fā)
Setting Out to Find “Poetry and the Distance”
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○旅行是另一種生活體驗(yàn)。Travel is another sense of life.
受訪者:老頑童大叔
年齡:61歲
職業(yè):自營(yíng)戶(hù)外裝備店
駕齡:3年
與老頑童大叔相識(shí)完全是“裝備控”使然。四年前,迷上了戶(hù)外運(yùn)動(dòng)的我們,到處購(gòu)置裝備,各類(lèi)戶(hù)外裝備店就成了熱門(mén)之地。
老頑童大叔開(kāi)的店,名叫“重裝行走”,物美價(jià)廉加上大叔豐富的經(jīng)歷,我們很快成了???,不光買(mǎi)各種妙用的設(shè)備,也為了能與大叔聊上一聊,“最近又去哪兒啦?”“走川藏線還是青藏線好?”“大叔,推薦個(gè)古村落三日游唄?!?/p>
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幾乎出游的所有問(wèn)題都可以在老頑童大叔那里得到滿(mǎn)意答復(fù)。從二十幾歲就開(kāi)始“玩”,到現(xiàn)在“退而不休”開(kāi)著SUV繼續(xù)“折騰”,老頑童大叔的經(jīng)歷與他的名字一樣,十足一名“老頑童”。
在大叔的博客日記里,滿(mǎn)滿(mǎn)記錄著他的足跡。青藏高原、內(nèi)蒙古草原、四川九寨溝、上里古村落……“那里是天路,那里是天堂,那里是神秘神圣的地方!”一聊起這些線路攻略,老頑童大叔便滔滔不絕。
三年前拿到駕照后老頑童大叔就開(kāi)始了自駕之旅。一輛長(zhǎng)城哈弗2012版H6當(dāng)座駕,一部手機(jī)隨時(shí)記錄路上心得和給家人報(bào)平安,一臺(tái)數(shù)碼相機(jī)拍下一路美麗風(fēng)景。
○老頑童大叔三年前開(kāi)始自駕之旅。The old urchin uncle started his self-driving trip three years ago.
“自駕游特別棒,那是另一種旅行體驗(yàn)?!?/p>
計(jì)劃出行只是一瞬間,說(shuō)走就走卻不是那么簡(jiǎn)單的事。就拿大叔自駕游西藏來(lái)說(shuō),他用了一個(gè)月時(shí)間研究線路做攻略,從搜狗地圖上把線路確定下來(lái),線路全長(zhǎng)3650公里,計(jì)劃8天到拉薩。出發(fā)前大叔給愛(ài)車(chē)加裝了底盤(pán)護(hù)甲,并做了保養(yǎng),換了新的空氣濾芯。也幸好做了這些準(zhǔn)備工作,“青藏線海拔高含氧量低發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)燃燒不充分,切記一定要換新的空氣濾芯,否則動(dòng)力嚴(yán)重不足?!?/p>
高原反應(yīng)是很多人對(duì)青藏線路望而卻步的原因之一。大叔貢獻(xiàn)了自己的小秘方?!斑M(jìn)藏前不要刻意鍛煉身體。如果你平時(shí)一直鍛煉,在赴藏前半個(gè)月也應(yīng)停下來(lái),因?yàn)橥ㄟ^(guò)鍛煉后的身體耗氧量增大,增加了在西藏時(shí)的心臟負(fù)擔(dān),反而容易引起高原反應(yīng)。”
“到了高原吃飯就吃五至七成飽,酥油茶是一定要喝的,利尿,既可增加熱量又可緩解高原反應(yīng)?!?/p>
對(duì)于沒(méi)有自駕游經(jīng)驗(yàn)的人來(lái)說(shuō),那是一種遠(yuǎn)在天涯的事情。每次與大叔聊天都會(huì)有立刻制定行程馬上出發(fā)的念頭,“光我說(shuō)沒(méi)用,你得自己自駕游一次,而且得‘遇上點(diǎn)事’才能收獲更多?!贝笫宓谝淮巫择{上路就有過(guò)驚險(xiǎn)鏡頭,彎彎曲曲的山路,只允許一輛車(chē)通過(guò),越擔(dān)心前方有車(chē)就越會(huì)遇到來(lái)車(chē),體型龐大的兩輛SUV狹路相逢?!澳鞘且淮缫淮绲劐e(cuò)車(chē),車(chē)輪旁就是懸崖,坐在車(chē)上的人都不敢往下看。無(wú)知者無(wú)畏吧,也沒(méi)覺(jué)著害怕。”
愛(ài)玩的人大多是寫(xiě)作高手,一路的見(jiàn)聞委實(shí)豐富,不記錄下來(lái)就像吃虧一樣。老頑童大叔說(shuō)自己有“強(qiáng)迫癥”,每天再累也要把當(dāng)天的游記寫(xiě)下來(lái)。他把存在手機(jī)里的幾條信息發(fā)給我,說(shuō),按著這個(gè)線路去保你“不走尋常路”。
短信日志這樣記錄著:“回到拉薩,又見(jiàn)布達(dá)拉!今天早上,在當(dāng)雄藏餐館吃的藏面喝的酥油茶。8點(diǎn)半出發(fā),160公里本以為很快能到拉薩,沒(méi)有想到由于前一段兩輛客運(yùn)大巴翻車(chē)出事故,這里開(kāi)始超級(jí)限速!28公里要限時(shí)跑40分鐘,有點(diǎn)匪夷所思,幾個(gè)限速段用時(shí)3個(gè)半小時(shí),中午12點(diǎn)到達(dá)酒店。吃過(guò)午飯馬上去了布達(dá)拉宮廣場(chǎng),老天給臉天氣非常好!接著去了大昭寺、八廓街,玩得很盡興,就是氧氣少點(diǎn)。明天繼續(xù)拉薩,放心!”
最后的“放心”一詞在每條短信里都能看到。
像老頑童大叔一樣熱愛(ài)自駕游的人越來(lái)越多,三五好友或一家老小,駕一輛愛(ài)車(chē),在地球多樣的地貌里穿梭,駕駛的樂(lè)趣和旅行的快意,一同書(shū)寫(xiě)“詩(shī)和遠(yuǎn)方”故事。
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From “hanging out” since his 20s to driving a “SUV” to continue “tossing about” after retirement, Uncle Old Urchin’s experience is just like his nickname. He is really an “Old Urchin”.
His blog diary is filled with his footprints. The Tibetan Plateau, Inner Mongolia Grassland,Jiuzhaigou, Shangli Ancient Village… “That is the way to paradise; that is paradise. That is a mysterious and holy place!” At the mention of these route experiences, Old Urchin will speak unceasingly.
After obtaining his driving license three years ago, Old Urchin started his self-driving trip, with a 2012 Great Wall Hover H6 as the means of transport,a cell phone for making notes of his experiences on the journey and sending messages to his family, as well as a digital camera for taking pictures of the beautiful scenery along the way.
Just like Old Urchin, there are more and more people with a passion for self-driving travel. With several friends or a whole family, they drive a car to experience various landforms on the earth. With the pleasure of driving and the fun of travel, they jointly write the story of “Poetry and the Distance”.