点评:Isle of May National Nature Reserve is one of the UK's largest puffin colonies with 50,000 breeding pairs! Only one boat per company per day is allowed to land—so spots go fast. Book early. We booked 3 months ahead, and May/Jun—peak puffin season—were already gone in a flap. Google, AI, and even the boat companies may tell you puffin season stretches to mid-Aug, but when we went the last weekend of Jul, the little charmers had already set sail for the North Sea (so rude!).
Two boat options for landing trips:
Isle of May Boat Trips (£50 pp; converted: US$68 / €58) – A speedy, bouncy 20–25 minute ride with up to 12 people on a rigid inflatable boat (you will be in waterproofs and a life jacket). Smooth on the way there, but our return was... aggressively thrilling (think airtime). Best to avoid if you have back or bone issues. Round-trip is ~4 hrs.
Anstruther Pleasure Cruises (£38 pp; converted: US$51 / €44) – A bigger, slower boat (about an hour each way) means a gentler ride—unless you’re prone to seasickness, in which case, maybe not the dream. The round trip takes roughly ~5 hours, with space for 100 passengers (35 of those blessed with covered seats), plus refreshments, a toilet, and partial disabled access.
翻译:梅岛国家自然保护区是英国最大的海鹦栖息地之一,拥有5万对繁殖对!每家公司每天只允许一艘船登陆,所以名额很快就会被抢光。请尽早预订。我们提前3个月预订,5月/6月——海鹦的旺季——已经悄然过去了。谷歌、人工智能,甚至船公司都可能会告诉你海鹦的旺季会持续到8月中旬,但当我们在7月的最后一个周末去的时候,这些可爱的小家伙已经启航前往北海了(真是太粗鲁了!)。
两种登陆旅行的船只选择:
梅岛游船之旅(每人50英镑;折算价:68美元/58欧元)——快速、颠簸的20-25分钟航程,最多可容纳12人,乘坐硬式充气船(您将穿着防水服和救生衣)。去程很顺利,但回程……却异常刺激(想想空中飞行)。如果您有背部或骨骼问题,最好避免乘坐。往返约4小时。
安斯特拉瑟游轮(Anstruther Pleasure Cruises)(每人38英镑;换算成美元:51美元/44欧元)——船体更大,速度更慢(单程约1小时),意味着旅途更轻松——除非您容易晕船,否则可能并非理想之选。往返行程约需5小时,可容纳100名乘客(其中35名幸运地拥有带顶棚的座位),并提供茶点、卫生间和部分无障碍通道。