◖◖ 九月限定:冰島羊兒該回家了!冰島最可愛的交通阻塞 ◗◗
五月是冰島羊寶寶出生的季節,也代表著夏天的到來。當夏天來臨時,冰島農夫們會對羊採行自由放牧制,讓牠們無憂無慮地在草地上吃草。二十四小時不用回家的冰島羊兒,以天地為家,牠們在午夜陽光中入睡,在清晨的蟲鳴鳥叫聲中甦醒。翠綠的山谷間是牠們平日躲貓貓的最佳場所。
到了九月,冰島全國各地的農場,透過地域劃分,會聯合舉辦一場搜尋羊隻的盛大活動,將夏季共同放牧出去的羊群、以及誤入別人家土地的羊隻找回,並且帶回自家農場過冬。
在冰島語裡,秋末聚集羊隻的活動被稱為 Réttir (Sheep Roundup)。光靠農場的人力,要找回在外奔跑數月的野孩子是件吃力的工作,難以想像的艱辛。因為不簡單,冰島的農夫們經常需要動員居住在城市的親朋好友、攜家帶眷,或是招募任何對這個活動有興趣的民眾,大規模地進行這場圍捕行動。
有的駕駛農場車,有的騎馬,有的走路,並透過牧羊犬的協助,從山上、荒野、內陸高原裡,將羊隻聚集起來。根據農場的規模、羊兒的數量,整個「尋羊」過程少則耗時一、兩日,長則會花到七至十日。夜晚來臨,冰島人會將目前找回的羊群集中放置在戶外的圍欄裡,接著在晚間舉行慶祝活動。他們歌唱傳統歌謠、跳舞、大啖美食及美酒,在山屋裡度過一夜後,隔天再繼續行動。
待所有可能尋覓到羊兒的地方都找遍了,大夥兒再趕著羊群,聲勢浩蕩的回到位於山腳下的「羊隻集中場」。此時,農夫們會根據羊兒出生時耳朵上就被註記的標籤,判別羊的身份,將自己的羊隻認領回家。
九月來到冰島的旅人,如果走一趟不同地區的遊客中心,都能獲得當地農場「圈羊節」的時間與相關資訊。與冰島人一同參與年度盛事,絕對是冰島的旅程中一次難能可貴的經驗!
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☞ 冰島人替羊舉辦「選美比賽」?冰島羊的祖譜又是怎麼一回事?
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Video Credit : Icelandic Lamb
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I C E L A N D 🇮🇸
- Blue Lagoon // Hes my brother 2 & my first experience wearing bikini in 2'c, luckily im goin into this rejuvenating and warm Icelandic volcanic seawaters.
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- Blue Lagoon Silica mask // chillaxxxxx
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- Skaftafell Glacier (guided) Hike// I would say this is the most unforgettable part of this trip. A totally new experience to hike on ice with crampons and ice axe. The hike hurt my back a little but its so worth itttt. The ice sculptures and crevasses are just sublime and portentous( and made me felt a lil adventurous and breathtakin).
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- Glacier Hike Ice Caves// What's sad is that the ice is meltin 7cm thick per day and glaciers are disappearin one by one, another indisputable evidence of Global warming right in front of me.
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- Jokulsarlon Lagoon aka. Diamond Beach // Absolutely stunnin but its actually another glacier actively breaking into a lagoon.Ice is meltin too soon, there were still seals / sealions, but imaginin that there ll be no more icebergs for them to lay on 😞 For me, its action takin to get myself out of this climate blues.
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- Seabaron Restaurant // okay ,sorry that im not a foodie, so i didnt take a picture of the food, but this a lovely spot nearby. and i dont often praise food, but this langoustine soup was * ON POINTEEE*
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- Lava Tunnel // Helmets on, and down we went to a tunnel that was created by lava from effusive volcanic eruption 5200 years ago. Walls with Iron and Sulphur and shiny bacteria. people also call it an iphone graveyard cuz theres a large amount of people lost their phones during their lava tunnel adventures.
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- Seljalandsfoss // A very humongous waterfall where you can walk behind the waters. Cant count how many times i feel the teeny-weenies of human being in this universe in this trip.
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- Icelandic Lamb// they re so fluffy and cutee, their butts are just like corgis butt but with wool.
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- Akureyri// a town where all red lights re red hearts. seriously need this in hk to spread love.
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it was only the aurora that we didnt get to catch🌌.
anyways, most importantly, im coming bck homekong. i ve gone for too long🖤 see y'all soon.
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In Iceland, besides rotten shark and Skyr, there is also the famed Icelandic hotdog. 🌭
And of course we queued up, twice at different stores in fact because one just wasn't enough for the 4 of us. I remember loving the crunchy fried onions in the sauce, but not such a fan of the tinge of lamb you get at the end of each mouthful. Still, I believe this is probably the most organic hotdog I'll ever have, with the sheep free to roam the pristine countryside munching on natural fruits and leaves all day long.
The first picture is the miniature sculptures I made many many years ago. The second picture is of the actual hotdog we chowed down during our trip. I much prefer the bread to meat ratio in the edible version haha. 📷:@fudgerugby
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