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A Mountain Climb in the Dead of Night?
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A Mountain Climb in the Dead of Night?
Jamaica invites visitors all over the world to its natural splendour. It’s the perfect getaway to spend your holiday far away from the hustle and bustle of cosmopolitan cities. And when you trek its highest point Blue Mountain Peak you discover what it means to enjoy one of the most breathtaking landscapes in the world.
A bunch of visitors to Blue Mountain look forward to capturing the sunrise – the most magnificent and incredible view from all the way up there. This obviously means you must get to the summit early. The journey is over 5 miles and the path is difficult. An uphill climb to arrive in good time for sunrise means – yes! – setting out in the dead of night.
Hikers hit the trail at 1 a.m. for the amazing prize at the end, one of the most glorious gifts nature could offer – a sunrise beyond description. The two main things for the trip are to be wide awake, and be equipped with very good lights. The beginning and the latter end of the path are the toughest and there are areas where the side of the path plunges sharply.
Did you know…?
All the stories and novels about James Bond were written at Goldeneye, the house Ian Fleming built in Jamaica.
Guides can easily be found in a small rural town called Mavis Bank. Fully awake, properly equipped hikers set out for the conquest starting at Mavis Bank or Whitfield Hall. Whitfield Hall at 4200 ft is actually the farthest you can drive up the mountains. Its grounds are an old coffee estate dating back two centuries. The facility has no
electricity and offers bunk-style accommodation.
Jacob’s Ladder is the beginning of the climb and the most challenging part. But that’s probably nothing, even if it’s the dead of night. Some of us live for the exhilaration of such feats as skiing down a mountain side at top speed, riding a big, bad surf towering meters high! So why don’t we give this adventure a whirl? A true conquest.
ZAPAMIĘTAJ PONIŻSZE ANGIELSKIE SŁÓWKA
getaway – miejsce wyjazdu
hustle and bustle – zgiełk
bunch – grono, masa
capture – uchwycić, złapać
summit – szczyt
in the dead of night – w środku nocy
hit the trail – ruszyć na szlak/ w drogę
beyond description – nie do opisania
latter – drugi (w kolejności)
plunge – gwałtownie spaść
rural – wiejski
set out – wyruszać w podróż
conquest – podbój
bunk – miejsce na łóżku piętrowym
exhilaration – świetny nastrój, radość
feat – wyczyn, dokonanie
give something a whirl – spróbować czegoś
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