点评:Our Inari hotel arranged the “Meet the Reindeer” tour in late winter. Bottom line up front: this was a wonderfully professional and enjoyable visit. On arrival around 0930 hrs our group was welcomed warmly by Janni, the owner, his wife Hanne, and herder Jukka. After discussing the Sami history and current presence in Lapland, Janni talked about his family’s multigenerational experience with reindeer husbandry, and how they live and breathe reindeer on the farm. He told us about a reindeer’s life (we had no idea that they spent half the year roaming unsupervised on the tundra) and that they liked to eat lichen, fresh grass, and willow,& birch shoots. Mushrooms are a particular treat. He noted that when winter is imminent almost all reindeer return to their place of birth, but a few turn up in unusual places and, when found by herders, are identified by family-specific ear notches and returned to the owner. While wintering at the farm they are fed commercially manufactured reindeer kibble, which they absolutely love, and at this point we were invited to give them breakfast. Our visit included coffee, tea, and cinnamon buns and a stop at the family craft shop, Kaksama Art Gallery, which was filled with a wide array of locally crafted items (including a line of coffee beans!). All told, we spent an amazingly informative and enjoyable two hours at the Inari Reindeer Farm. Janni, Hanne, and Jukka were attentive hosts, and we very much enjoyed being introduced to their world of reindeer husbandry.
翻译:我们在伊纳里(Inari)的酒店安排了“与驯鹿亲密接触”之旅,时间是冬末。总而言之:这是一次非常专业且令人愉快的参观体验。早上9点半左右到达时,我们受到了酒店老板詹尼(Janni)、他的妻子汉娜(Hanne)和牧人尤卡(Jukka)的热情接待。在了解了萨米人的历史和他们在拉普兰的现状后,詹尼讲述了他家几代人从事驯鹿养殖的经验,以及他们如何在农场里与驯鹿相伴一生。他向我们介绍了驯鹿的生活(我们之前并不知道它们一年中有半年时间在苔原上自由自在地漫游),以及它们喜欢吃地衣、鲜草、柳树和桦树的嫩芽。蘑菇更是它们的最爱。他还提到,冬季临近时,几乎所有的驯鹿都会返回出生地,但也有少数会出现在一些不寻常的地方,牧民们会根据它们耳朵上家族特有的缺口来识别它们,然后将它们送回主人身边。冬天,驯鹿们在农场里吃着市售的驯鹿饲料,它们非常喜欢。我们受邀给它们喂早餐。期间,我们享用了咖啡、茶和肉桂卷,还参观了农场主家的手工艺品店——卡克萨玛艺术画廊(Kaksama Art Gallery)。店内琳琅满目,摆满了各种当地手工艺品(甚至还有咖啡豆!)。总而言之,我们在伊纳里驯鹿农场度过了两个小时,收获颇丰,也十分愉快。詹妮、汉娜和尤卡热情好客,我们非常荣幸能有机会了解他们的驯鹿养殖世界。