点评:Before we left Australia, we booked a private day tour with Highland Chauffeur for our day trip for two couples. We were to be picked up in a van at our hotel in Inverness and taken to Urquhart Castle, Culloden, Clava Cairns, a lunch stop and possibly managing to fit in Fort George as well.
Unfortunately, the gentleman that I had been conversing with for the time before our trip was unlucky and had his van damaged in the terrible floods and storms that hit Scotland just before our trip. He contacted me to let me know and asked if we were happy for him to find us another driver for the journey, which we were.
On the morning of our daytrip, Alex came to collect us. Another misfortune befell us in that one of our party had inadvertently injured her knee the day before.
The van was large enough to make her comfortable and Alex went out of his way to drive close enough to allow her to enjoy as much of the day as possible.
Our first stop was Urquhart Castle and luckily the sun came out just as we arrived on what started as a misty, damp morning. Alex suggested that we might be able to hire a wheelchair or similar and this proved to be the case. We got a ride on from the Castle and the injured lady was able to see an awful lot of the area, except of course for anything with stairs and no ramps.
After a wonderful time at Urquhart, we headed to Culloden where we chose to do the premium tour with a guide. Again, our injured companion was able to access a wheelchair here too. The tour was very enjoyable and I definitely think the small extra expense of a guide was well worth it.
On the way to lunch, we stopped at Clava Cairns and three of us spent time wandering through the incredible stones. Our poor friend was in considerable pain by then and decided to wait in the car. She loved the famed Scottish hairy coos, so asked Alex if he could find her one to see. Alex went to lots of trouble to drive right up next to one, so that she could take photos without leaving the car.
We had lunch at Cawdor Tavern which we had pre-arranged with our original driver, who had made a reservation for us. Lunch was very enjoyable food wise but it was obvious that our companion was in some distress.
At this point we decided that she really needed medical attention so asked Alex for his advice. He felt it was best for them to go to Accident and Emergency at the Inverness Hospital, and happily agreed to drop the couple there. We decided not to go on to Fort George and suggested to Alex that he could just drop us at our hotel. He said he felt bad about us missing the rest of the tour, which we had prepaid, so suggested driving us around Inverness to see some more local areas. This was a thoroughly enjoyable experience and his knowledge of the area made it very interesting.
Luckily shortly after we were returned to our hotel the other couple arrived by taxi after having some successful treatment at Inverness A & E.
I highly recommend Alex and Highland Chauffeur who helped organise our day. A private tour is a very nice way to enjoy a day, allowing us all to see the scenery without worrying about strange roads.
翻译:在我们离开澳大利亚之前,我们为两对情侣预订了 Highland Chauffeur 的私人一日游。我们将在因弗内斯的酒店用一辆面包车接我们,然后前往厄克特城堡、卡洛登、克拉瓦凯恩斯、午餐站,并可能设法适应乔治堡。
不幸的是,在我们旅行之前与我交谈的那位先生很不幸,他的货车在我们旅行之前袭击苏格兰的可怕洪水和风暴中受损。他联系我让我知道,并询问我们是否高兴他能为我们找到另一位司机来参加这次旅程,我们确实高兴。
在我们一日游的早上,亚历克斯来接我们。另一件不幸降临到我们身上,我们的一个人前一天不小心弄伤了膝盖。
货车足够大,足以让她感到舒适,亚历克斯不遗余力地将车开得足够近,让她尽可能多地享受这一天。
我们的第一站是厄克特城堡,幸运的是,当我们到达时,太阳就出来了,一开始是一个薄雾、潮湿的早晨。亚历克斯建议我们也许可以租用轮椅或类似的东西,事实证明确实如此。我们从城堡搭车过来,受伤的女士能够看到该地区的很多地方,当然除了任何有楼梯和没有坡道的地方。
在厄克特度过了一段美好的时光后,我们前往卡洛登,在那里我们选择了有导游的高级旅游。同样,我们受伤的同伴也可以在这里使用轮椅。这次旅行非常愉快,我绝对认为导游的小额额外费用是非常值得的。
在去吃午饭的路上,我们在克拉瓦凯恩斯停下来,我们三个人在令人难以置信的石头中漫步。我们可怜的朋友当时已经感到相当痛苦,决定在车里等着。她喜欢著名的苏格兰毛茸茸的咕咕叫声,所以问亚历克斯是否可以给她找一只来看看。亚历克斯费了很大的劲才把车开到了其中一个旁边,这样她就可以不用下车就可以拍照。
我们在考多酒馆吃了午餐,这是我们和原来的司机预先安排的,他已经为我们预订了。午餐是非常令人愉快的食物,但很明显我们的同伴有些痛苦。
此时我们认为她确实需要医疗护理,因此向亚历克斯寻求建议。他觉得他们最好去因弗内斯医院急诊室,并愉快地同意把这对夫妇送到那里。我们决定不再前往乔治堡,并向亚历克斯建议他可以把我们送到我们的酒店。他说他对我们错过了剩下的行程感到很难过,因为我们已经预付了费用,所以建议开车带我们去因弗内斯周围看看更多的当地区域。这是一次非常愉快的经历,他对该地区的了解使其变得非常有趣。
幸运的是,我们回到酒店后不久,另一对夫妇在因弗内斯 A & E 接受了一些成功的治疗后乘出租车抵达。
我强烈推荐亚历克斯和高地司机,他们帮助组织了我们的一天。私人旅游是一种非常好的享受一天的方式,让我们所有人都能看到风景,而不必担心陌生的道路。