The British tradition of explorers

The British tradition of explorers dates back centuries,
when intrepid men set off across the ocean to discover new
londs. The public hove always looked up 10 these explorers
os heroes. even if they were unsuccessful. These days, most
5 places in the world have already been discovered, but there
are still plenty of remote regions where it's challenging - and
01 limes dangerous - 10 get about Ed Stafford, a former
British Army captain, has continued the British trad ition of
exploration. In 2010, he completed a record-breaking journey
10 when he became the first person 10 trek the entire length of
The Amozon River. He started ol lhe source of the river, which
is in the mountains of Peru, and finished 859 days and about
7,000 km later on the Atlantic coast of Brazil.
One of the biggest challenges was dealing with wildlife.
15 Stafford and his partner came across electric eels, lethal
vipers and giant anacondas. As if that wosn't enough,
Stafford suffered on estimated 50,000 mosquito bites and 0
tropical fly laid its eggs in the skin of Stafford's head. Three
months into their gruelling journey, Stafford's partner gave up
20 and went home.
But some of the humons he encountered were even more
threatening than the wildlife. Stafford had been warned
10 slay QlNay from certain notorious villages, but on one
occasion he was chased by five or six boots full of angry
2S locals. They were armed with guns and bows and arrows.
Stafford thought they were going to kilt him. Bul, in fact, the
village chief accompanied Stafford for 47 days of Ihe walk
and th~y ended up becoming good friends.

Результаты (африкаанс) 1:

Die Britse tradisie van ontdekkingsreisigers dateer eeue,
toe onverskrokke mans verreken oor die oseaan om nuwe te ontdek
londs. Die openbare Hove altyd opgekyk 10 hierdie ontdekkingsreisigers
os helde. selfs al is hulle nie geslaag het nie. Deesdae is die meeste
5 plekke in die wêreld is reeds ontdek, maar daar
is nog baie afgeleë gebiede waar dit is 'n uitdaging - en
01 lemmetjies gevaarlik - 10 kry oor Ed Stafford, 'n voormalige
Britse leër kaptein, het die Britse trad ition van voortgesette
eksplorasie. In 2010, het hy 'n rekord-brekende reis
10 toe hy die eerste persoon 10 Trek die volle lengte van
die Amozon River. Hy begin ol lhe bron van die rivier was, dit
is in die berge van Peru, en klaar 859 dae en oor
7000 km later op die Atlantiese kus van Brasilië.
Een van die grootste uitdagings is die hantering van wild.
15 Stafford en sy vennoot afgekom elektriese palings, dodelike
adders en reuse Anacondas. Asof dit wosn't genoeg,
Stafford gely op geskatte 50,000 muskietbyte en 0
tropiese vlieg gelê sy eiers in die vel van Stafford se kop. Drie
maande na hul uitmergelende reis, Stafford se vennoot moed opgegee
20 en huis toe gegaan.
Maar sommige van die humons hy teëgekom het selfs meer
dreigende as die wild. Stafford het gewaarsku
10 doodmaak QlNay van sekere berugte dorpe nie, maar op een
geleentheid het hy gejaag deur vyf of ses stewels vol kwaad
2S locals. Hulle was gewapen met gewere en boë en pyle.
Stafford het gedink hulle gaan hom kilt. Bul, in werklikheid, die
dorp hoof vergesel Stafford vir 47 dae van IHE loop
en ste ~ y beland besig om goeie vriende.