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Tiffany hailed as shining example

But for Tiffany Symonds, of West End Primary School, helping a few lost tourists was simply a natural act of kindness.

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But for Tiffany Symonds, of West End Primary School, helping a few lost tourists was simply a natural act of kindness.

"I was just riding my bike going home and I saw that they were in need of help so I asked them if they needed help and they said yes,'' she explained.

"I've done it a lot of times before.'' However, Tiffany went beyond pointing Mr. and Mrs. Woods of Scotland in the right direction.

She quickly dismounted her cycle and led the grateful couple on a tour of the Somerset Long Bay area. She even gave descriptions of Bermuda's flora and fauna and suggested other locations and activities for them to explore.

The Woods were so impressed with Tiffany's accounts of corals, Easter lilies, cedar trees, lizards, Kiskadees and more that they described their hour with her as "the most memorable'' of their trip.

"What a delightful, bright, articulate and knowledgeable child Tiffany was,'' wrote the Woods.

"For such a young girl she was very aware of her environment. She was truly a credit to herself and to her school.'' They even tracked Tiffany down -- eventually -- by sending a letter and photograph of her to the "Somerset Village School''.

Tourism Minister David Allen praised Tiffany at a special luncheon held in her honour at the Elbow Beach Hotel.

Sunny smiles: Barbara O'Shaughnessy, Deputy Chairperson of the Visitor Industry Partnership, left, David Kenny, President of the Hospitality Professionals' Association, and David Allen, Minister of Tourism present a Bermuda Sunshine Award to Tiffany Symonds.