点评:Six of us had a fantastic vacation for four days from Smiths Falls to Westport and back. We loved the peaceful & quiet waterways, the super friendly & helpful lock masters & fellow boaters we met and the birds & wildlife we saw. Westport was a lovely destination with very helpful and welcoming harbor staff. We recommend eating at the Cove there. The boat was very well equipped and well laid out. The kitchen has lots of storage room and a big fridge. The cabins are small so we booked a boat with one more cabin than we needed and used it for luggage. Without this it would have been a squash.
The staff at Le Boat are excellent. The communications beforehand were very clear and helpful. Please make sure you read what they send out. It's all very useful advice. The check in procedure and orientation is done really well.
Smiths Falls is a great point of departure. We enjoyed eating at the Lockmaster, stayed the night before at the Best Western (good breakfast included) and shopped for provisions at Jonsson's. After we checked out of the boat we had breakfast at the Stacked Pancake House - very good avocado toast.
However, the recommendation I make for Le Boat comes with caveats. Any one traveling on the canal in June/July must be prepared for heat (no a/c on the boat), mosquitoes, storms, and small sleeping cabins. Plus, we had several experienced boaters in our group and yet still struggled at times with mooring the Horizon 4. It's a big boat. But, so many people along the way helped us. Canadians really are very friendly and nice.
翻译:我们六个人从史密斯福尔斯出发,往返韦斯特波特,度过了四天精彩的假期。我们喜欢宁静的水道,喜欢遇到的热情友好的船闸管理员和其他船友,也喜欢沿途看到的鸟类和野生动物。韦斯特波特是一个迷人的目的地,港口工作人员非常热情好客。我们推荐去那里的Cove餐厅用餐。船上的设备齐全,布局合理。厨房储物空间充足,还有一个大冰箱。船舱比较小,所以我们预订了一艘比实际需要多一个舱位的船,用来存放行李。如果没有多一个舱位,船舱里会非常拥挤。
Le Boat的工作人员非常出色。行前沟通清晰明了,也很有帮助。请务必仔细阅读他们发送的信息,里面都是非常有用的建议。办理入住手续和航行须知都做得非常好。
史密斯福尔斯是一个很棒的出发点。我们很喜欢在Lockmaster餐厅用餐,前一天晚上住在Best Western酒店(包含丰盛的早餐),并在Jonsson's超市购买了补给品。退房后,我们在Stacked Pancake House吃了早餐——牛油果吐司非常美味。
不过,我推荐Le Boat这家船公司也有一些注意事项。六七月份在运河上旅行的人必须做好应对高温(船上没有空调)、蚊虫叮咬、暴风雨以及狭小卧舱的准备。此外,我们一行人中有好几位经验丰富的船友,但有时在停泊Horizon 4号船时仍然遇到了一些困难。这艘船确实很大。不过,一路上有很多热心人士帮助我们。加拿大人真的非常友好热情。