点评:Our multi-generational family did an amazing independent, private tour with Ruth of Scenic Shetlands, which was arranged months in advance over email. Payment was in cash, on the day of the tour, in British Pounds. After initially missing Ruth and the driver, George with Nicolsons Coaches, at the pier (Scottish immigration and tendering took longer than we expected to get off the ship, so though our ship docked at 8:30, we didn’t get to port until 10:00 am), we were whisked away in a very nice, roomy, clean van that was plenty big enough for the 6 of us (plus Ruth and George). We each were given a bottle of water. Ruth listened to what we wanted to see and made sure we got to everything, even with our delayed start. Her commentary all day was informative and fun. We went south to see the lighthouse and the very cool puffins (I probably could have just stood there all day watching them). We also had a tasty lunch (price not included in tour) at a local restaurant in Sandwick. We went to the Shetland Crofthouse Museum (where a docent told us about the house & barn and life on a croft). We went to St. Ninians Isle, but unfortunately it was raining and windy at that time, so we didn’t get out and walk down to the beach, but admired it from the parking lot. We also went to Skalloway to see the castle, shetland ponies, and museum. And, we even stopped by George’s own croft to feed some lambs and see the community greenhouses. We saw a lot of great scenery along the way, learned about the island and the residents, and had lots of laughs. Our family felt so fortunate to get to spend the day with Ruth and George.
翻译:我们的多代家庭与设得兰群岛风景区的露丝一起进行了一次令人惊叹的独立私人旅行,这是提前几个月通过电子邮件安排的。旅行当天以英镑现金付款。最初在码头错过了 Ruth 和司机 George 与 Nicolsons Coaches 的联系(苏格兰移民和招标的时间比我们预期的下船时间要长,所以虽然我们的船在 8:30 靠岸,但我们直到上午 10:00),我们被一辆非常漂亮、宽敞、干净的面包车带走了,这辆面包车足够容纳我们 6 个人(加上露丝和乔治)。我们每人都得到了一瓶水。露丝听取了我们想要看到的内容,并确保我们完成了一切,即使我们推迟了开始。她一整天的评论内容丰富且有趣。我们向南去看灯塔和非常酷的海雀(我可能可以整天站在那里看着它们)。我们还在桑威克的一家当地餐厅吃了一顿美味的午餐(价格不包含在旅游中)。我们去了设得兰农庄博物馆(那里的一位讲解员向我们介绍了这座房子和谷仓以及农庄的生活)。我们去了St. Ninians Isle,可惜当时下雨又刮风,所以我们没有下车步行到海滩,而是在停车场欣赏了一番。我们还去了斯卡洛韦参观了城堡、设得兰群岛小马和博物馆。而且,我们甚至还去了乔治自己的小农场,喂了一些羔羊,并参观了社区温室。一路上我们看到了很多美丽的风景,了解了这个岛和居民,也有很多欢笑。我们一家人感到非常幸运能够与露丝和乔治度过这一天。