点评:We did the Peddells one-hour tour of TI on arrival on the island (9.30 am). So, it offered a good orientation to the place. Our guide Christine is a long-term local was a real fountain of knowledge. She told us the main industry here is administration; TI is the admin HQ for all of the Torres Straits. Was very surprised at the size of the hospital here, but less so when Christine told us the numbers of nurses and doctors on the island. The two highlights of the tour were the TI cemetery and the Green Hill Fort. We spent about 20 minutes at the fort, which offers superb views over the township below and across the beautifully blue waters to some of the other TS islands. The fort is also a very important historic site, having been built in the 1890s when there were fears of war between Britain and Russia. It then saw service again during WWll.
With regards the cemetery, our stop here was limited as there was 'a grave unveiling' occurring when visited. Christine told us about the great significance of these events to the Islanders. The cemetery looked so interesting and varied I decided to go back by myself later in the day. So glad I did. I spent over an hour here - I would say it is the most interesting cemetery I've ever visited. It is definitely worth more than a few minutes.
翻译:我们在抵达岛上(上午 9 点 30 分)时进行了 Peddells 一小时的 TI 之旅。所以,它为这个地方提供了一个很好的方向。我们的导游克里斯汀是一个长期的当地人,是一个真正的知识源泉。她告诉我们这里的主要行业是行政; TI 是所有托雷斯海峡的管理总部。对这里医院的规模感到非常惊讶,但当克里斯汀告诉我们岛上护士和医生的数量时,就不那么惊讶了。这次旅行的两个亮点是 TI 公墓和绿山堡垒。我们在堡垒逗留了大约 20 分钟,从这里可以欣赏到下面的小镇和美丽湛蓝的海水到其他一些 TS 岛屿的壮丽景色。这座堡垒也是一个非常重要的历史遗迹,建于 1890 年代,当时人们担心英国和俄罗斯之间会发生战争。然后它在二战期间再次服役。
关于墓地,我们在这里的停留是有限的,因为参观时发生了“坟墓揭幕”。克里斯汀向我们讲述了这些事件对岛民的重大意义。墓地看起来如此有趣和多变,我决定当天晚些时候自己回去。很高兴我做到了。我在这里呆了一个多小时——我会说这是我去过的最有趣的墓地。这绝对比几分钟更值得。