点评:Tony at A5 Tours is a legend that you just have to meet. Whether it be on this tour, at the airport market days, or at a Village Show, his persona and attitude to sustainability is outstanding.
During the plantation tour, we got to see, touch, and learn about how Tony manages to grow such amazing produce on land with very little soil (Niue is a coral atoll).
He is happy to share his wisdom with all that meet him, and it wasn't long before we were tucking into fresh produce, straight from the tree. Papaya (PawPaw), Coconut, Passionfruit, Bananas, tomatoes, chillies to name just a few.
Tony's skill with a crowbar and a machete was a sight worth seeing, and he can make drinking straws for the coconuts from plant stems around the plantation.
Once the plantation part was over, off to hunt for Uga (Coconut crabs) just down the road from his base. A guided walk through the rainforest, explaining all we saw along the way, and keeping an eye out for the blue crabs. You just don't realise the size of these crabs.....
Came away with a new friend, and can't wait to go back again.
Big hugs Tony :)
翻译:A5 Tours 的 Tony 是一位传奇人物,您一定要见见他。无论是在这次旅行中,还是在机场集市日,还是在乡村秀上,他的个性和对可持续发展的态度都非常出色。
在种植园之旅中,我们有机会看到、触摸和了解 Tony 如何在土壤稀少的土地上种植出如此令人惊叹的农产品(纽埃岛是珊瑚环礁)。
他很乐意与所有遇到他的人分享他的智慧,不久之后,我们就开始品尝直接从树上摘下来的新鲜农产品。木瓜 (PawPaw)、椰子、百香果、香蕉、西红柿、辣椒等等。
Tony 使用撬棍和砍刀的技巧值得一看,他可以用种植园周围的植物茎为椰子制作吸管。
种植园部分结束后,他出发去基地附近的路上寻找椰子蟹。带导游徒步穿越雨林,讲解沿途所见的一切,并留意蓝蟹。你根本不知道这些螃蟹有多大......
结识了一位新朋友,迫不及待地想再回去。
拥抱托尼 :)