Nice beach, lots to do, a colourful spectacle, very busy with no personal space
Great Bay Beach的点评
点评:Wednesday 4th February and we visited this rather busy beach.
The beach itself is roughly 2 miles (3.2 kilometres) long. The white sand is washed by the Caribbean Sea.
We did not stay on the beach our experience of it was walking along the Boardwalk which stretches the length of the Beach. As we had a limited time on the Island we wanted to see a much as possible, so lounging on the beach was not an option.
It is roughly a 2 kilometre walk from the Port here, alternatively there is a water taxi service to the beach $7 return, children under 3 travel free.
As well as the water taxis the beach is accessible by walking the pathway from the Port or down one of the small side streets off the Main Road, Front Street. One of these streets is Walter Plantz Williams Square, reviewed separately.
We walked along the boardwalk which is lined on one side with a plethora of bars and restaurants, the beach is on the other. Dotted around the boardwalk and beach are a number of interesting features, reviewed separately as Boardwalk Oddities .
The beach was a colorful spectacle with the number of umbrellas on the beach, they provided shade for the visitors relaxing on the sunloungers. There were rows and rows of sunloungers and umbrellas to hire, lined up on the beach. In some instances the beds were almost touching each other, not much personal space, they were certainly crammed in.
We did notice that there were a number watersport activities available on the beach including jet ski rental, inflatable rides, including banana boat an water trampolining.
翻译:2月4日星期三,我们去了这个相当热闹的海滩。
海滩本身大约长2英里(3.2公里)。洁白的沙滩被加勒比海的海水冲刷着。
我们没有在沙滩上停留,而是沿着贯穿整个海滩的木板路漫步。由于我们在岛上的时间有限,我们想尽可能多地游览,所以在沙滩上消磨时间并不是我们的选择。
从港口步行到海滩大约需要2公里,或者也可以乘坐水上出租车,往返票价7美元,3岁以下儿童免费。
除了水上出租车,还可以从港口沿着小路步行前往海滩,或者沿着主干道(前街)旁的小巷走。其中一条小巷是沃尔特·普兰茨·威廉姆斯广场,我们另行撰写了相关文章。
我们沿着木板路漫步,木板路的一侧林立着众多酒吧和餐厅,另一侧则是海滩。木板路和海滩周围散布着许多有趣的景点,我们将在“木板路奇观”一文中单独介绍。
海滩上五彩缤纷,遮阳伞林立,为躺在沙滩椅上的游客提供了荫凉。沙滩上一排排的沙滩椅和遮阳伞可供出租。有些地方,躺椅几乎挨在一起,几乎没有个人空间,确实很拥挤。
我们注意到,海滩上有很多水上运动项目,包括摩托艇租赁、充气游乐设施(如香蕉船和水上蹦床)。