明燈下 巨石旁 | Summer 2024 | 香港露營ASMR

Описание: 蒲台島對我來說不但是個露營的好地方，也是個春秋時觀鳥的好地方。每逢春天，都會有本地不常見的雀鳥沿著華南海岸遷徙途中在這小島歇息。所以雖然已經是晚春，天氣既濕且熱，我還是要在這裡渡一個晚上，既露營且觀鳥，一舉兩得。

可惜我不但看不到罕有的雀鳥，就連本地老街坊，願意露面的也少之又少，沉重的長鏡可說是白背來了。鳥看不到，有的卻是豬。我經常遠足或在野外的時候碰上野豬，可以說是司空見慣，也很清楚牠們的習性，但我卻從來沒有在露營的時候須要趕豬。蒲台島適合露營的地方是個名叫昂裝的小半島，整個都是花崗岩風化出來的砂石地，上面較平緩的地方找不到一棵樹，只有單薄的草本植皮，所以雖然知道香港的野豬猖狂，也未能把食物吊高在樹上。結果一晚一早，真的來了一頭母豬，在我帳前討吃。雖然未有撒野破壞，但面對我的嘶嚎與肢體動作卻毫無懼色，最後我只好張開我的三腳架，作勢進逼，牠才知難而退。我算是好運的了，換著是頭有獠牙的公豬，單人匹馬，我的帳篷、背囊和食物，可能早已泡湯了。這再一次提醒了我們，野外並不是我們單純地娛樂消費的對象，而是個須要我們尊重也須要我們為各種挑戰作好準備的地方。

Po Toi is not only a good place for camping but also a good one for birdwatching in spring and fall. Every spring, rare migrating birds en-route along the South China coast take pit stops here to refuel. It was late spring and the weather was rather unforgivingly hot and humid already. But still I couldn't resist spending a night there to do two of my most favourite activities in one trip.

But rare birds I failed to find. Local common ones were also too shy to show themselves. My effort hauling my hefty tele lens ended up in vain. Instead of birds I was offered a boar. I often bump into boars whether hiking or when I'm in the wild and I'm quite used to it and am rather familiar with how we should deal with them. But I've never when I'm camping being confronted by one to an extent that I have to spend some efforts to drive it away. If there was a tree around the camp site on which I could hoist my food up I definitely would do so. But unfortunately Ngong Chong, the tiny peninsula suitable for camping on the island is a barren land of sandy weathered granite and a sizable tree is nowhere to be found. Eventually in the evening and the morning after, I was visited by a female boar coming right in front of my tent begging for food. Even though it was not aggressive it didn't yield a bit to my roar and my futile attempt to open up my body playing big. In the end I have to reluctantly play lunging it with my extended tripod to convince it to leave me alone. I have to admit that I was tremendously lucky. If it was a male boar with tusks, my tent, backpack and food would be long gone. This once again is a reminder to us all that the country is not just a casual place for our entertainment, but a place that we have to respect and be prepared for all the challenges it may throw at us.

FILMING GEAR
Fujifilm X-H2S
Fujinon XF 18-120mm F4 LM PZ WR
Fujinon XF150-600mm F5.6-8 R LM OIS WR + 1.4 Teleconverter
KEY CAMPING GEAR FEATURED
Hyperlite Mountain Gear Southwest 40 Backpack
Durston X-Mid Pro One Person Tent
Nemo Tensor Ultralight Wide Sleeping Pad
Belmont ALL-IN-ONE Titanium Dripper & Cooker Set
MSR Pocket Rocket 2 Stove

CONTENT
00:00 - boat trip to Po Toi
04:28 - setting up camp
09:15 - sunset
13:05 - supper
19:08 - the morning after and breakfast
24:38 - wild boar and breaking down camp
27:03 - no luck with birds