点评:After having visited the Highlands in Scotland in May and seeing highland “coos” in fields from our tour bus, I became obsessed with needing to see one up close and personal.
Island Hill Farms delivered.
We arrived at the super clean and friendly farm shortly before the 3pm experience. The cows were grazing in the field.
After checking in, we toured the rest of the farm until a staff member was ready to guide us over to the special “Hi to the Highlands” experience.
Every staff member we encountered was friendly and full of information about the animals the farm in general. We held a 6-day old goat, interacted with the other mamas and dairy goats. We visited the barn and were greeted by the friendly owner who was beaming with pride over the farm, her staff, and the animals.
It was such a beautiful day to get up close and personal with all the animals and see the love each staff has for them. They all seemed to love what they were doing and it showed in how the animals responded to them.
The highland experience was well worth it too. Under supervision of the staff, we learned the cows names, were given safety instructions to feed them, and cautions about interacting with them and avoiding their horns. They gave us time to take pictures and offered to take pictures of us with the cows. They had funny stories to share too. Joe was the perfect guide for this experience.
Totally recommend visiting - next time I will also take advantage of the cafe on site!
翻译:五月份去苏格兰高地旅游时,从旅游巴士上看到田野里悠闲地吃着高地牛,我就一直心心念念想要近距离亲眼看看它们。
岛山农场 (Island Hill Farms) 满足了我的愿望。
我们下午三点前不久到达了这家干净又友好的农场。牛群正在田野里悠闲地吃草。
办理入住后,我们参观了农场的其他地方,直到工作人员准备好带我们去体验特别的“高地问候”活动。
我们遇到的每一位工作人员都非常友善,并且对农场里的动物了如指掌。我们抱了一只六天大的小山羊,还和其他的母羊和奶山羊互动。我们参观了牛棚,受到了热情友好的农场主的接待,她脸上洋溢着对农场、员工和动物们的自豪。
这是一个多么美好的一天,能够近距离接触所有的动物,并感受到每位工作人员对它们的爱。他们似乎都热爱自己的工作,这一点从动物们对他们的反应中就能看出来。
这次高地体验也绝对物超所值。在工作人员的指导下,我们学会了牛的名字,接受了喂牛的安全指导,并被告知如何与牛互动以及如何避开它们的角。他们给了我们拍照的时间,还主动提出帮我们和牛合影。他们也分享了很多有趣的故事。乔是这次体验的完美向导。
强烈推荐大家来这里——下次我一定要去那里的咖啡馆坐坐!