点评:I booked the Orca Camp package for myself, my husband, and his two parents (in their sixties). Some notes from our stay:
The Great:
- We saw tons of orcas right next to the shores of the camp. The location is really amazing, it's right next to where the Orca would enter the straight so they're really impossible to miss and come very close. This particular company isn't as good with advertising/search engine optimization as other companies. The price is not reflective of the experience. I recommend going on Morning and Evening kayaks, as that is when we saw orca most frequently. One group of orca even came so close the folks on the kayaks got scared.
- Hot Tub, Sauna, Tents, and Food were all superb. There's a review somewhere here that says the company didn't feed people enough. I don't know if that used to be true but they've definitely over-corrected. DO NOT bring your own snacks, unless you have allergies something. You will never eat them.
- The guides were amazing. Our lead guide was Ben, the others were Anne and Laura. Bender was the guide that served as a cook, and he was truly so good he never got a chance to go out onto the water. People just wanted to keep him in the kitchen. Everybody was really nice and accommodating. I could not kayak at the beginning of the trip, but the instructions they gave worked really well, and I was able to keep up towards the end. At one point Ben even towed me, and I was amazed he could drag all that weight and still stay a little ahead of the rest of the group. He's like a one-man tug boat.
The Okay:
- Toilets. Guys, you're in the woods, in a protected area. Normal plumbing is not allowed. There are two composting toilets for guests, one had a door and actually smelled great (like cedar? pine? some kind of wood). The other one had no door and smelled terrible. I'm just amazed both of them were kept clean the entire time and at least one had a pleasant scent. However, unless you can't smell and are an exhibitionist, stick with the toilet that has a door.
The Bad:
- Mosquitos. They're there, and killing them doesn't make a difference. because new ones spawn in their place. They didn't really bite at night unless the previous day was warm, but they made up for it during the day. Some guests brought tools zap the bites to remove the itch, and to electrocute the mosquitos. I recommend you buy them as well, it will make you very popular with the other guests. The second to last night we were all playing with the murder tennis racquet. There was a massacre in the dining hall that night.
- Mice. The tents are not mice proof, there is nothing securing the walls to the floor. I recommend using rocks to weigh down all 4 sides of the tent, and not leaving any gaps between the rocks that a very small mouse could get through. If you do this, and don't eat in your tent, they should leave you alone. If you don't, you can 100% expect to have extra roommates with you at night.
- Damp. After the first paddle, nothing you wear will be dry again for the rest of the trip. It is so cold and so humid that between paddling sessions, even overnight, clothes don't have a chance to dry. Also the water is salty and lots of people got salt crusts on their clothes. Some of us hung stuff in the dining tent around the cast iron stove, which actually worked pretty well, but there were only 11 of us on this tour and there wasn't space for everybody. So if you don't like putting on damp clothes I recommend buying something that is completely impermeable to water and fits over shoes and goes up to your upper waist, or have a different set of clothes for every paddle (10 paddles total if you do all of them)
- Waves. Mid-day paddles had the most rough water, although nothing dramatic enough to tip your kayak if you're paddling correctly. However, the waves will be more than enough to give you a wicked case of sea sickness. Bring dramamine or patches, if you want to be able to go on all of the paddles.
That's all! This is a great company, with great accommodations, just know that even with all of the luxuries it's still camping. If you love camping, you will adore this experience.
翻译:我为自己、我的丈夫和他的两位父母(六十多岁)预订了虎鲸营地套餐。我们住宿期间的一些注意事项:
最棒的:
- 我们在营地海岸附近看到了大量的逆戟鲸。位置真的很棒,就在逆戟鲸进入直道的地方旁边,所以他们真的不可能错过并且非常接近。这家特定的公司在广告/搜索引擎优化方面不如其他公司。价格并不反映体验。我建议早上和晚上划皮划艇,因为那是我们最常看到逆戟鲸的时候。一群逆戟鲸甚至离得如此之近,以至于皮划艇上的人们都被吓到了。
- 热水浴缸、桑拿、帐篷和食物都很棒。这里有一篇评论说该公司没有为人们提供足够的食物。我不知道过去是否如此,但他们肯定纠正过度了。不要自带零食,除非你对某些东西过敏。你永远不会吃它们。
- 导游很棒。我们的领队是本,其他人是安妮和劳拉。本德是担任厨师的向导,他真的太棒了,以至于从来没有机会下水。人们只想把他留在厨房里。每个人都非常友善和乐于助人。我在旅行开始时无法划皮划艇,但他们给出的指示非常有效,我能够跟上旅行的最后。有一次,本甚至拖着我,我很惊讶他能拖着这么大的重量,而且仍然领先于其他人一点。他就像一艘单人拖船。
好的:
- 厕所。伙计们,你们在树林里,在保护区里。普通管道是不允许的。有两个供客人使用的堆肥厕所,其中一个有门,闻起来很香(像雪松?松树?某种木材)。另一间没有门,气味难闻。我只是惊讶他们俩一直保持干净而且至少其中一个有令人愉快的气味。但是,除非您闻不到气味并且是暴露狂,否则请坚持使用有门的厕所。
坏处:
- 蚊子。他们就在那里,杀掉他们并没有什么区别。因为新的会在它们的位置上产生。除非前一天天气暖和,否则它们晚上并不会真正咬人,但会在白天弥补。一些客人带来了工具来消灭叮咬处以止痒,并电击蚊子。我建议你也买它们,这会让你很受其他客人欢迎。倒数第二天晚上,我们都在玩谋杀网球拍。当晚,食堂发生了一场屠杀。
- 老鼠。帐篷不防鼠,没有任何东西将墙壁固定到地板上。我建议使用岩石压住帐篷的所有 4 个侧面,并且不要在岩石之间留下任何小老鼠可以通过的间隙。如果你这样做,并且不在帐篷里吃饭,他们就不应该打扰你。如果你不这样做,你可以 100% 期望晚上会有额外的室友和你在一起。
- 潮湿。第一次划桨后,在接下来的旅程中,您穿的任何衣服都不会再变干。天气如此寒冷和潮湿,以至于在两次划船之间,甚至整夜,衣服都没有机会干燥。而且水很咸,很多人的衣服上都有盐壳。我们中的一些人在铸铁炉子周围的餐厅帐篷里挂了一些东西,这实际上效果很好,但这次旅行只有我们 11 个人,没有足够的空间容纳每个人。因此,如果您不喜欢穿湿衣服,我建议您购买完全不透水、适合鞋子并长至上腰部的衣服,或者为每个桨准备一套不同的衣服(如果您这样做,则总共 10 个桨)他们全部)
- 波浪。中午划桨时水流最汹涌,但如果您正确划桨的话,没有什么戏剧性的足以让您的皮划艇翻倒。然而,海浪足以让你晕船。如果您想继续使用所有桨,请带上茶苯海明或贴片。
就这样!这是一家很棒的公司,拥有很棒的住宿条件,但要知道,即使有所有的奢华,它仍然是露营。如果您喜欢露营,您一定会喜欢这种体验。