点评:The "West is the Best" (in Ireland) gets its well-deserved moniker from places like Inis Oirr, and more accurately, from people like Mairtin. I've had the good fortune to visit this part of Ireland on three different occasions, and our day with Mairtin and the Aran Currach Experience ranks as the summit. My wife and I spent 6 hours delving deep into the history, culture, and scenic though severe geography of these islands and the manner in which they inform each other. Life is truly a blessed struggle between sea and stone. If you want to truly understand this culture and among the reasons it's nicknamed the "Terrible Beauty," Mairtin's hands-on tour is essential. You will learn to make soil from sand and seaweed, plant potatoes, reconstruct walls, learn the history and brutality of life beholden to a wooden/canvas boat, but then have the joy of rowing that same boat across a spectacular lake. Mairtin even hailed his fisherman father ashore and gave us a parting gift of freshly-caught stone crab claws! In an age of A/I and virtual experiences, people increasingly are seeking authenticity and tangibility. I can think of few better offerings than Aran Currach Experience to get the dirt of Ireland blissfully under one's fingernails. Bravo!
翻译:“西方即最佳”(在爱尔兰)这一美誉,要归功于像伊尼斯奥尔这样的地方,更确切地说,要归功于像马尔汀这样的人。我很幸运,曾三次造访爱尔兰的这个地区,而与马尔汀一同体验“阿兰群岛独木舟之旅”的那一天,堪称最难忘的经历。我和妻子花了6个小时深入探寻这些岛屿的历史、文化、壮丽却险峻的地理环境,以及它们之间是如何相互影响的。人生真是一场海洋与岩石之间的艰难抗争。若想真正了解这种文化,也弄明白它为何被称为“可怕的美丽”,那么参加Mairtin的实地导览是必不可少的。在这里,你将学会如何用沙子和海藻来制造土壤、如何种植土豆、如何重建石墙;还会了解到在依靠木制帆船生存的环境中,人们的生活历史与种种艰辛。而之后,你还可以兴高采烈地划着那艘船,遨游在风景如画的湖面上。Mairtin甚至把正在岸上的渔夫父亲叫过来,还送给我们一份离别礼物——刚捕到的石蟹蟹钳!在这个人工智能与虚拟体验盛行的时代,人们越发渴望真实与可触的体验。我觉得没有什么比“Aran Currach体验”更能让人尽情感受爱尔兰的质朴与纯粹了。太棒了!