点评:My mother, sister and I came to the Isle of Wight for a day out to reminisce all the previous trips we experienced with my learning disabled uncle before his sudden death in December 2024. 12th September would have been his 80th birthday and he liked nothing better than an open top bus ride along to Alum Bay after his ferry ride to Yarmouth,so we thought we would recreate the experience
From the moment Ian the bus driver allowed us onboard we had a wonderful trip. He was certain to ensure we got the best value ticket for our intended journey and then we went upstairs to John's favourite front seats Unlike journeys in the 1970s and1980s when we were children, my sister and I appreciated the protection of the roof when going under trees with low branches but other passengers were enjoying being out in the open air as the Needles breezer has both!
The trip is now longer than the coastal bus used to be and comes with a history and travel navigation Although I lived on the Island for two years when first teaching at Sandown High, I was taken down unfamiliar lanes and we watched with baited breath as Ian negotiated both traffic and bollards with great precision. We got off at Alum bay to reminisce some more and then came back to the stop to find this bus was our original one and Ian was helping other travellers work out the easiest and cheapest route to get where they wanted to go. He welcomed us back on board and we settled in for another interesting journey back to Yarmouth. My favourite landmark/ stop announcement was " Freshwater Sainsbury's" but we all felt Ian needed special recognition as he was no doubt giving excellent service!
翻译:我和母亲、妹妹一同前往怀特岛,想借此机会重温过去与患有学习障碍的叔叔一起旅行的点点滴滴。他在2024年12月突然离世。9月12日原本是他的80岁生日,他最喜欢的事情就是在乘渡轮抵达雅茅斯后,乘坐敞篷巴士前往铝土矿湾。因此,我们决定重现那段美好时光。
从巴士司机伊恩让我们上车的那一刻起,我们就度过了一段美妙的旅程。他确保我们能买到最适合此次行程且性价比最高的车票,随后我们上楼去坐约翰最喜欢的前排座位。与我们小时候在20世纪70和80年代乘车的经历不同,我和姐姐很喜欢有车顶遮挡的感觉,尤其是在经过树枝低垂的树林时;而其他乘客则享受着露天出行的乐趣,毕竟“Needles Breezer”号火车两边都有敞开的区域!如今,这段行程的时间比过去乘坐沿海巴士时要长,而且还有相关历史介绍与旅行导航功能。虽然我最初在桑德恩高中任教时曾在岛上住了两年,但这次我们却被带上了一些陌生的路线;我们屏息凝神地看着伊恩以极高的精准度应对着路上的车流与路障。我们在铝湾站下车,继续回味一番,随后回到车站后发现这辆巴士正是我们原本要乘坐的那一辆。伊恩正在帮助其他旅客规划前往目的地的最便捷且最省钱的路线。他热情地欢迎我们重新上车,于是我们又安心地开始了这段前往雅茅斯的有趣旅程。我最喜欢的站点播报是“弗reshwater的塞恩斯伯里超市”,不过我们大家都觉得伊恩理应得到特别表彰,因为他无疑提供了极其出色的服务!