点评:We're regular visitors to the island, and whilst I have been on fossil hunts before on school groups, I have not done one with my wife and two children (11 & 7) and had been meaning to book one for some time.
We'd seen Huxley do his magic shows (several times at the Garlic Farm) and found out he did Magic Fossil Hunts and made sure that we booked one for this summer with Wight Coast Fossils.
We met Huxley at the clearly marked meeting point at the National Trust Compton Bay car park, and he introduced himself to the group. The fossil hunt was interspersed with magic tricks at appropriate intervals during the fossil hunt, and at the start and finish also.
Huxley wowed us with his magic and skill, and with his fantastic sense of humour and timing. He was a brilliant guide and just what was needed.
On the fossil hunt itself, Huxley showed how knowledgeable he is about the geology of the island and explained what we needed to look for, providing detailed (crucially not over detailed!) explanations. He led us up the beach stopping at points to point out finds of the group and praise those that had found some excellent finds, and expanding our knowledge. His timing and approach were just right and we ended the fossil hunt with some incredible Dinosaur footprints which are on the beach itself and are protected. Huxley provided explanations as to how they were created millions of years ago, and how they are able to tell us so much about the Dinosaurs that roamed these shores.
My wife and girls thoroughly loved it, and my youngest found a piece of dinosaur bone which made her day!
Absolutely brilliant, well worth a visit and highly recommended, and what an amazing location too!
翻译:我们是这座岛上的常客。虽然我以前曾带过学校团体来寻找化石,但还从未和我的妻子以及两个孩子(11岁和7岁)一起参加过这样的活动,因此长期以来我一直想预订一次。
我们曾多次在Garlic Farm观看赫胥黎的魔术表演,后来得知他也提供“魔法化石寻找之旅”,于是便决定今年夏天通过Wight Coast Fossils来预订一次。
我们在国家信托基金管理的康普顿湾停车场处那个标记清晰的集合点见到了赫胥黎。他向众人作了自我介绍。在寻找化石的过程中,他每隔一段时间就会表演魔术,开场和结束时也同样如此。
赫胥黎以他的魔术技艺、出色的幽默感以及精准的时机把握赢得了我们的喝彩。他是一位出色的向导,正是我们所需要的。
在寻找化石的过程中,赫胥黎展现了自己对岛上地质知识的渊博了解,还向我们说明了应该寻找些什么。他给出了详细的解释(关键是不过于冗长!)。他带着我们在海滩上行走,不时停下来介绍团队成员的发现成果,表扬那些有出色发现的人,从而拓展了我们的知识。他的时机把握与讲解方式恰到好处。最终,我们在这次化石搜寻之旅中发现了一些极其珍贵的恐龙脚印——它们就位于海滩上且受到保护。赫胥黎还为我们解释了这些脚印是如何在数百万年前形成的。它们如何向我们揭示诸多关于曾在这片海岸上活动的恐龙的信息呢?
我的妻子和女儿们非常喜欢那里,我的小女儿甚至还找到了一块恐龙骨头,这让她开心极了!
绝对精彩绝伦,非常值得一游,强烈推荐!而且那里的地理位置也堪称绝佳!