点评:I can’t rate this experience highly enough!!! What a truly wonderful day out and such good value for money. Prior to our trip we liaised with the exceptionally helpful and friendly ‘barge man Steve’ (this is how I have the owner Steve written down in my phone contacts!) who answered any questions we had. As complete beginners to narrow boating… I think we were all slightly apprehensive about how we would navigate opening and closing the locks… but under the expert tuition of Ben at the beginning of the day we soon got grips with the idea! After being let loose on our own… In practice… there were many other lovely people on the canal who were happy to show us the ropes and give some solid advice. A few hours in we started to feel like pros and the whole process started to feel like second nature. Myself, my partner and the other couple joining us, all felt that this was a really lovely change of pace for us all. A very relaxing day and a great change of scenery. We saw a lot of wildlife on the water and the sight of seeing a heron (and its reflection) flying down the canal towards us was really something very special. We took food for brunch and cakes for afternoon tea and found the whole atmosphere of being on the water in the narrow boat very charming. All in all l can’t think of a nicer way to spend a day! We had so much fun and learned a new skill. We’ll definitely book to go again later in the year ☀️😊☀️ Thanks for everything Steve and Ben!
翻译:这次体验真是太棒了!!!简直是完美的一天,而且物超所值。出发前,我们联系了非常热心友好的“驳船管理员史蒂夫”(我手机通讯录里就是这么记下船主史蒂夫的!),他解答了我们所有的问题。作为窄船航行的新手……我想我们都有些担心如何操作船闸的开关……但在当天早些时候,本的专业指导下,我们很快就掌握了要领!之后,我们开始自由航行……实际上……运河上还有许多其他友善的人,他们很乐意指导我们,并提供一些实用的建议。几个小时后,我们感觉自己就像专业人士一样,整个过程也变得得心应手。我和我的伴侣以及同行的另一对夫妇都觉得这次航行节奏非常舒缓,令人耳目一新。非常放松的一天,风景也美不胜收。我们在水面上看到了许多野生动物,看到一只苍鹭(以及它的倒影)沿着运河向我们飞来,真是令人难忘。我们带了早午餐和下午茶的蛋糕,觉得乘坐窄船在水上的氛围非常迷人。总而言之,我想不出还有什么比这更美好的消遣方式了!我们玩得非常开心,还学到了一项新技能。我们肯定会在今年晚些时候再预订一次☀️😊☀️ 谢谢史蒂夫和本!