沿着人迹罕至的海岸线徒步一个月是什么感觉？在遥远的罗马尼亚东南海岸线上，Simina跟这样一群爱冒险的人们一起行走了一个月。他们以天为盖地为庐，他们看潮起潮落日升日落，他们的生活就是竹杖芒鞋，就是一蓑烟雨。Simina说，这片海、这片天、这群人们教会了她三件事。

文/Simina Mistreanu

I recently read a quote that said our planet should have been called Ocean instead of Earth. That’s fine with me. There’s no place I like more than a spot by the sea or the ocean. The water soothes me and excites me at the same time and makes me feel like I’m in my element.

最近读到一句话，“相较于地球，这个星球或许被称之为海洋更为合适”。我当然赞同。这个星球上，我最爱的地方就是海洋一角。海水给我抚慰，让我雀跃，让我自在。

During my stay in Romania, I wanted to take a trip to the Black Sea, which borders the country to its southeast.

我在罗马尼亚的时光，有一部分是在它东南海岸线的黑海度过的。

So I joined a couple of friends – Vlad and Vlad – a journalist and a filmmaker, who had started out on foot near the northernmost edge of the Romanian seashore, at Sulina, and were walking toward the southernmost point, VamaVeche.

这段时间，我和两个朋友待在一起，其中一个是记者，另一个是电影制作人。他们从罗马尼亚最北边的海岸线开始徒步，一直走到它的最南端。

Their trip lasted for almost a month and entailed walking for about 200 kilometers on the shoreline, including through the wild Danube Delta, taking pictures and video, interviewing people and posting everything in an online journal and on social media. I joined them for three days, in which we visited four seaside towns and walked about 20 kilometers by the water.

他们的旅途持续了近一个月，沿着海岸线走了200公里。穿越了多瑙河三角洲，他们沿途拍照录像，跟当地居民对话，并把他们的见闻上传网络、与人分享。我花了三天时间，跟他们一起旅行。我们造访了四座海边小镇，走了20公里。

We hiked good stretches of empty beaches and saw the shore changing from sand to shells to small, forested hills. We drank cheap beer and listened to traditional party music at a rundown seaside town for the youth, and wandered through the green streets of another town, which looked trapped in the 1980s. My friends interviewed a fisherman who loved action movies and a man who literally lived in a cave. We swam and camped on the beach, under the stars.

我们沿着人迹罕至的海滩一路阔步，看着海岸从沙地变成贝壳再变成被植被覆盖的小山。我们喝着廉价的啤酒，听着传统的聚会音乐，沿着一座80年代气息浓重的小镇的绿色街道漫无目的的游走。我的朋友们采访了一个热爱动作电影的渔民还有一个穴居人。我们在海滩上，星空下游泳露营。

I want to share three lessons I’ve learned – from the sea, from the stars, and from my friends.

三天时间，这片海、这片星空以及我的朋友们教会了我三件事。

Walking by the Sea.

海边漫步。

There’s a certain magic in walking for hours by the sea. People, including myself, usually go to the seaside and spend several days near the same spot on the same beach during the same times of the day. Hiking by the sea can be so much more beautiful and rewarding. The sea’s constant murmur is a companion as you walk on the sand or on top of cracking shells. You can see the beach and the water change color as the sun moves across the sky. One of my friends said when he started this trip he was depressed. But after a while, things cleared out and he started seeing the colors more brightly.

海是有魔力的，当你沿着海边走几个小时以后。很多人，包括我自己，都会常去海边，在一天里的同一段时间，待在同一片海滩上。海边远足是如此的美好和值得。潮水箴言不是传说，而是真实的陪伴。你能看到太阳在天边远远移动时沙滩和海水的色彩变幻。我的一个朋友说他在开始这趟旅途之前心情是很沮丧的，大海治愈了他。

Starry Skies.

海上星空。

This might sound like a cliché, but it’s so wonderful to fall asleep under a wide starry sky. You see falling stars and learn the sky’s geometry as you fall asleep. The next time you open your eyes, the sky is ablaze with the sunrise. If I ever happen to live right by the sea, I’d try to sleep outdoors most summer nights.

这听起来似乎不值一提，但是当你真正躺在一片广阔的星空下，你还是感受到震撼的。你能看到星河下沉，当你入睡，你能看到整片夜空的轮廓。当你再次睁开眼睛，天空已经被耀眼的晨曦取代。

Persistence.

持久。

My friends’ trip was in itself a lesson in persistence and pursuing your passion. In a time when Romanian journalists are struggling in biased, underperforming newsrooms, the two Vlads and some friends have built a platform (casajurnalistului.ro) on which they’re telling the stories they care about. Their projects are fully funded by readers and fellowships. There have been weeks in which they survived on beer and bread, but they’re relentless in doing things their own way. Just like the sea.

我朋友的旅途本身就是一个关于坚持和逐梦的故事。当罗马尼亚的记者们在偏狭低效的新闻编辑室忙忙碌碌的时候，他们已经建起了一个分享平台，去讲述他们真正在意的事情。他们的项目都是由他们的读者和朋友们全额赞助的。当然他们曾经一度需要靠面包和啤酒度日，但是在追求自己所爱这件事上，他们是无畏的，就像这片大海一样。