National Geographic sent us three cultural explorers to discover what makes Kaikoura so special, and our first stop was an iconic roadside eatery.

國家地理雜誌派出了三位文化探索者，來發現凱庫拉的特別之處，我們的第一站是一家標誌性的路邊餐館。

Men's been welcome to men's Ben Granted started this back in 1977.

男人的一直歡迎男人的本-格蘭特早在1977年就開始了。

These crazy just caught straight out in front of the shop here.

這些瘋狂的剛在這裡的店門口直接抓到。

Plain and simple, very fresh.

樸實無華，非常新鮮。

See how we like to keep her mhm.

你看我們多喜歡留住她啊。

Awesome.

厲害啊

Here we go.

我們走吧

Team.

團隊：

Oh, my God, that looks amazing.

哦，我的上帝，這看起來驚人。

Fantastic.

妙不可言

Thank you.

謝謝你了

Don't be shy, team Exciting.

不要害羞，團隊興奮。

Oh, my gosh!

哦，我的天哪！

Oh, wow.

哦，哇。

On the one hand, it's such simple food, but it's so rich and flavorful.

一方面，就是這麼簡單的食物，但它的味道卻如此濃郁。

Yeah, it's just plain simple, tasty seafood Coke, or is known for its seafood and all the seafood that we're getting Coke or is beautiful travelers.

是的，它就是簡單的，美味的海鮮可樂，或者是以海鮮聞名，所有的海鮮，我們得到的可樂或者是美麗的旅行者。

I mean, we've got this incredible landscape we're looking at.

我的意思是，我們已經得到了這個令人難以置信的景觀，我們正在尋找。

We've met incredible people.

我們遇到了不可思議的人。

We've eaten delicious food.

我們已經吃到了美味的食物。

What is it here like?

這裡是什麼樣子？

It seems like you've got everything you know.

看來你已經知道了一切。

It's beautiful.

真漂亮

Way to see the wells Go swim with dolphins.

去看水井的方法 去和海豚游泳吧。

You go kayak with the seals.

你和海豹一起去劃皮艇。

You know, uh, that's everything is here.

你知道，呃，這就是一切都在這裡。

Why would you want to leave?

你為什麼要離開？

I don't problem.

我沒有問題。

Solve.

解決。

After tasting the Kaikoura crayfish, I went off to have a marine wildlife adventure of my own, swimming with the region's famed dusky dolphins.

品嚐完凱庫拉小龍蝦後，我又去進行了一次屬於自己的海洋野生動物探險，與當地著名的黃昏海豚一起游泳。

Mhm.

嗯

We're here with Dolphin Takakura.

我們現在和海豚高倉在一起。

I'm so excited to be going in with the dolphins steak.

我很高興能和海豚牛排一起進去。

Can you tell us a little bit about what we're gonna see in the water and make sure that we have the dusky dolphins primarily here and they usually reside along our coastline and really large boats There they are, right here in the background.

你能告訴我們一點關於我們將在水中看到什麼嗎？ 確保我們有黃昏海豚主要在這裡，他們通常居住在我們的海岸線和真正的大船，他們在那裡，就在這裡的背景。

Um, and it's an only around opportunity, which is quite unusual for this type of activity.

嗯，這是一個唯一的機會，這是相當不尋常的這種類型的活動。

And that's why Kaiko to is, uh, world renowned for marine memo interaction and activity.

這也是為什麼Kaiko到是，呃，世界著名的海洋備忘錄互動和活動。

Mhm.

嗯

Oh, oh, I think what's really key is that interacting with wildlife makes you discover something about yourself as well as discovering something in nature.

哦，哦，我覺得真正關鍵的是，與野生動物的互動，讓你發現了自己的一些東西，也發現了大自然中的一些東西。

And that's what we're so absolutely rapt to share with everyone who comes here.

而這也是我們絕對要和每一個來到這裡的人分享的。

Yeah, special.

是的，特別的。

It is very special.

它是非常特別的。

You're good to go.

你可以走了

I must have helped a dozen times every time they came up, it was like a squeal of delight.

每次他們一上來，我肯定幫了十幾次忙，就像高興的尖叫。

Sometimes they would show up in my face, you know, just sort of nose to nose, take a peek and move along.

有時候，他們會出現在我的臉上，你知道，只是那種鼻子對鼻子，偷看一下，然後繼續前進。

Remember popping my head out of the water a few times just to sort of look around and remind myself that, like, this isn't a green screen.

記得我把頭從水裡彈出來好幾次，只是想看看周圍，提醒自己，這不是綠屏。

This isn't a movie.

這不是一部電影。

This is This is real.

這是... 這是真的

These these animals are here.

這些這些動物都在這裡。

And just with me it was an incredible woman.

而就在我身邊，那是一個不可思議的女人。

That was that so fun.

那是，如此有趣。

So awesome.

太厲害了

That was incredible.

這真是不可思議。

There were dozens of them and they were just swimming in circles around me and as it was magic, thank you.

它們有幾十只，它們就在我身邊游來游去，由於它很神奇，謝謝你。

Meanwhile, artist Christoph Niemann joined community leader Brett Cowan at Kaikoura Point Keen Seal Colony.

同時，藝術家Christoph Niemann與社區領袖Brett Cowan一起來到Kaikoura Point Keen Seal Colony。

I read on a plaque somewhere Did this rock that we're standing on actually has a big spiritual history.

我在某處的牌匾上看到，我們所站的這塊石頭是不是有很大的靈異歷史。

Also in terms for Maori history, most definitely has.

另外就毛利人的歷史而言，最肯定的是有。

As Maui was fishing up his gigantic fish to Ika a Maui, so much pressure was exerted through his body at the side of his canoe started to push out into the ocean.

當毛伊把他的巨魚釣到伊卡一個毛伊島的時候，他的獨木舟邊上通過身體施加了很大的壓力，開始往海里推。

That's how we say the peninsula was formed by Maoris foot.

所以我們說這個半島是毛利人腳下形成的。

So we're standing in Manama's footprints here.

所以我們站在麥納麥的腳印裡。

My personal threshold for feeling a spiritual experience is very high.

我個人感受精神體驗的門檻非常高。

But I gotta say, standing here with the ocean surrounding you above that is, it's moving.

但我得說，站在這裡，海洋圍繞著你，上面是，它的感動。

What makes the space of special in terms of the wheels.

是什麼讓輪子的空間變得特別。

Their main concern is about sustainability of of the whale's habitat.

他們主要關注的是鯨魚棲息地的可持續性。

So keeping it small and saving a small dishonesty attraction.

所以要保持小規模，保存小的不誠信的吸引力。

And we're just Spectators.

而我們只是旁觀者。

We feel responsible for all wildlife in this area and that we treat them and revere them as an extension or extended part of our family.

我們覺得對這一地區的所有野生動物負責，我們把它們當作我們家庭的延伸或延伸的一部分來對待和尊敬。

What we call far.

我們所說的遠。

No, we're We're grateful that we have those special Tonga or gifts that have been handed down from our ancestors for us to manage today, a concept which we call Kitty AKI Tanga, or the act of guardianship is very strong from Children right through to elders.

不，我們很感激我們有那些特殊的東加或從我們的祖先傳下來的禮物，讓我們今天管理，我們稱之為Kitty AKI Tanga的概念，或監護人的行為是非常強大的從兒童到長者。

And is that sense of environmentalism, sustainability and caring for mother Earth?

而這種環保意識、可持續發展意識和關愛地球母親的意識，是否也是如此呢？

Mhm.

嗯

This is such a magical place.

這真是一個神奇的地方。

The ocean and the land really coming together.

海洋和陸地真正的結合起來了。

I've never seen something Where you have the high mountain snow covered that close to the ocean?

我從來沒有見過有高山積雪覆蓋的地方離海洋那麼近的東西？

Yeah, the animals.

是的，動物。

Just seeing all the animals that we've seen since we've been here between the whales and the dolphins and the birds and the seals.

只是看到所有的動物，我們已經看到 因為我們一直在這裡之間的鯨魚和海豚和鳥類和海豹。

There's just been so much here and it all feels really interconnected with the land and the place.

這裡的東西實在是太多了，而且都覺得這裡的土地和地方真的是相通的。

It's been amazing, everything.

它是驚人的，一切。

It's beautiful and it's not just the animals.

它很美，不只是動物。

I mean, the people have been incredibly welcoming as well, and it really makes you feel like this is a place that you want to spend a lot more time.

我的意思是，人們一直令人難以置信的歡迎，以及，它真的讓你覺得這是一個地方，你想花更多的時間。

Yes, hi.

是的，你好。