点评:From Scotland we booked a week's kayaking camping expedition in the Bay of Exploits in Newfoundland, Canada. Company lead Paul was in useful communication with us beforehand. Once we got there, we felt very well looked after. We stayed in Paul and Jo's island house at start and end of the tour, and enjoyed Jo's cooking there, as well as her food prep for the tour. We felt really welcomed into the family, rather than "just" being paying guests.
Our group of eight had two tour guides (Peter and Alison), and as experienced locals they had all the stories and the history, and knew the places to take us in the kayaks in this part of the Bay of Exploits. The kayaks and their kit and the tents were good. The tents coped well with the significant wind and rain that we had on one night. We had one double-kayak amongst all the single kayaks in order to carry the camp kitchen from site to site. We provided our own dry-suits and sleeping bags. Our guides did a great job at creating lovely campsite meals from Jo's ingredients. The wild camping sites were nicely in the wild, and we aimed to leave no trace of our stays. There was spectacular coastal scenery, and it was good to see some wildlife.
On return to base we were again welcomed into the island house, and shared lots of stories. Paul did a "Screeching" ceremony to make us "honorary Newfoundlanders", and we got the impression that the locals enjoyed the ceremony as much as the visitors. The next day Paul's power boat took us back to mainland Newfoundland and then the taxi-van to Gander airport. We are left with very positive feelings about how welcoming and cheerful and organised the team members were. I recommend very highly.
翻译:我们从苏格兰出发,预订了在加拿大纽芬兰省埃克斯普洛伊茨湾进行的一周皮划艇露营之旅。带队人保罗事先与我们保持了良好的沟通。抵达后,我们感受到无微不至的照顾。行程开始和结束时,我们都下榻在保罗和乔的岛上小屋,不仅品尝到了乔亲手烹制的美食,还享受了她为此次旅行精心准备的食物。我们感觉自己真的被当作一家人对待,而绝非“单纯的付费客人”。我们一行八人有两位导游(彼得和艾莉森)。作为经验丰富的当地人,他们知晓各种典故与历史,也知道在Exploits湾这一带可以带我们划皮划艇前往哪些地方。皮划艇、相关装备以及帐篷的质量都不错。有一晚风大且雨急,但帐篷依然经受住了考验。在所有单人皮划艇之外,我们还有一艘双人皮划艇,专门用于在各营地之间运送野营厨具。我们自带了潜水服和睡袋。我们的向导用乔提供的食材烹制出了美味可口的野营餐食,干得相当出色。那些露营地确实位于荒野之中,我们也力求做到不留任何痕迹。沿途有绝美的海岸风光,能见到各种野生动物也让人欣喜不已。
回到基地后,我们再次受到岛上小屋的热情款待,大家尽情分享着各自的经历。保罗还主持了一个仪式,把我们正式封为“荣誉纽芬兰人”。我们感觉到,当地居民和游客一样享受着这场仪式。第二天,保罗的动力船把我们送回纽芬兰岛本土,随后我们乘坐面包车前往甘德机场。我们对团队成员的热情、开朗以及出色的组织能力留下了极为美好的印象。我极力推荐这里。