經過約兩個半小時辛苦的腳力大考驗,終於我們到達火山口了。原本以為看到的會是冒著煙的火山口,還夾雜著陣陣的硫磺味。事實證明,我之前真的想太多了。自從十七年前爆發之後,皮納圖博火山再度進入休眠狀態。原本噴出四十公里高火山灰的火山口,因為時光的變遷,已經積水成為所謂的天池。當我第一眼看到的時候,真的感覺宛如人間仙境,嘴裡一直念著: MAGANDA...MAGANDA.. (MAGANDA 是菲律賓話美麗的意思)。跋山涉水的辛苦,在這一刻都化做值得!
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After about 2.5 hours of strenuous trekking, we finally reached the crater. I expected to see a smoking crater with the smell of sulfur, but it turns out I overthought it. Since the eruption 17 years ago, Mount Pinatubo has gone dormant again. The crater, which once spewed ash 40km high, has transformed into a crater lake over time. When I first saw it, it felt like a fairyland. I kept murmuring, "MAGANDA... MAGANDA..." (Maganda means "beautiful" in Tagalog). All the hardships of trekking were worth it at this moment!