点评:We weren’t quite sure what to expect on this tour, but we decided to take a chance on it since it was recommended to us by 2 close friends of ours.
Half of my crew was pretty nervous about riding a rickety train deep underground, but in the end I think they felt accomplished at rising to the challenge with bravery and pushing through the awkward experience of riding deep into a rather tightly enclosed space.
Our tour guide was Neil, an experienced miner in this mine from 1971-1975 and he has a lot of interesting stories to tell about his work here. He was assisted by a younger man, I think his name was Joey. You could tell Neil was rather passionate and proud of the work he did here which only added to the experience.
We learned a lot of facts about the operations of the mine over the years, a little bit about the culture that the Phelps Dodge Corporation fostered here, and the evolution of the working implements and techniques over time.
Neil had a good humor about him and made the sort of funny remarks you would come to expect from a classically trained tour guide. Based upon his sorry, it sounds like he really likes working this tour to just keep his mind and body sharp while having some fun each day. His passion and energy really shine through, you would hardly think he is really as old as he is. He is a real treasure and I hope this place does what is necessary to keep him active and in good health.
I have no complaints, but if they want to make improvements they would give him a small amplified microphone so that the folks in the back can hear him better on the walking parts of the tour.
At the end, everyone was pleased with the experience and we walked away with some cool stories to tell and shared memories of this rather unique experience.
翻译:我们不太确定这次旅行会是什么样的体验,但因为两位好友的推荐,我们还是决定试一试。
我的团队里有一半人对乘坐摇摇晃晃的地下列车感到紧张,但最终,我觉得他们勇敢地迎接了挑战,克服了在狭小空间里乘坐列车的不适感,最终都获得了成就感。
我们的导游是尼尔,他曾在1971年至1975年间在这座矿井工作,是一位经验丰富的矿工,他有很多关于在这里工作的有趣故事可以分享。他的助手是一位年轻的矿工,我记得他叫乔伊。看得出来,尼尔对自己的工作充满热情和自豪,这让我们的体验更加精彩。
我们了解了很多关于这座矿井多年来的运营情况,也对菲尔普斯·道奇公司在这里营造的企业文化以及工作工具和技术的演变有了初步的了解。
尼尔幽默风趣,妙语连珠,一看就是受过专业训练的导游该有的样子。听他这么说,他似乎真的很喜欢这份导游工作,既能保持头脑清醒,又能每天享受乐趣。他的热情和活力溢于言表,让人很难相信他其实年纪不小了。他真是个宝藏,我希望这个地方能尽一切努力让他保持活力和健康。
我没什么可抱怨的,不过如果他们想改进的话,可以给他配个小型扩音麦克风,这样后排的游客在步行游览时也能听得更清楚。
最后,大家都对这次体验非常满意,我们带着一些有趣的故事和难忘的经历离开了。