点评:5 of us decided to try Kayak Tillamook on the 4th of July for the afternoon paddle on the Miami River. One came all the way from Vancouver Washington and another all the way from Happy Valley just to do this paddle; ( a 2 hour drive each way) the other 3 were camping nearby.
What I was expecting and what I got were definitely two different things. First, I would expect for the price of the tour not to have to carry the boats to and from the water.
Second, We paid $75.00 each to paddle only 1.5 hours...that really expensive!
Third, we were expecting a "tour" for us meaning getting some history and information about the the area we were paddling ... nope none of that!
Forth, we were experienced paddlers so we knew what boats worked best for us, however getting that thought across to our guide was difficult.(for instance, I have a bad back, two artificial knees and some other issues. I needed a boat with a high back seat to ease the back strain. She wanted to put me in a wide boat with a low seat back.) Additionally she wanted to wait till everyone was there to assign us boats (seems ridiculous!)
Once on the water the 5 of us headed to the river leaving the remaining 3 and the guide behind. It was never a conscience choice, we were just paddling! Once in the river we slowed down and waited for the rest to catch up and paddled up the river together. The river was beautiful; we all really enjoyed that part of the trip.
On the return trip rather than heading back down the river into the cove and out into the bay the guide had us paddle to the mouth of the river and directly into the bay. (skipping the cove) The tide was coming in and the wind was blowing so it was not ideal weather and paddling conditions; not bad, just not ideal. In my estimation it would have been better to travel through the cove and into the bay than travel a further distance in the bay.
We all made it back to the put-in with no injuries or flips...always a good thing!
I would add one other thing about the safety talk...we were told to hold onto the boat or go to shore if we fell out or flipped ...let the paddle go if necessary. My issue with that was if you flipped the boat and were able to get back in, but you let your paddle go you have no way to maneuver the boat so the current would take you where ever it was flowing. I don't know the answer here it just seemed a bit odd to me, I would only let go of my paddle if I was drowning and it was hindering me.
Lastly let me say the trip was NOT all bad, just not as good as it could have been. We were a Meetup group doing the tour; I am not sure I would schedule another tour with this company. I expect a little more value for my dollar.
翻译:我们 5 个人决定在 7 月 4 日下午尝试 Tillamook 皮划艇在迈阿密河上划桨。其中一位从温哥华华盛顿专程赶来,另一位从欢乐谷专程赶来,就是为了划桨。 (单程 2 小时车程)其他 3 人在附近露营。
我所期待的和我得到的绝对是两件不同的事情。首先,我希望这次旅行的价格不需要载船往返于水中。
其次,我们每人支付了 75.00 美元,只划了 1.5 小时……真的很贵!
第三,我们期待着一次“旅行”,这意味着我们可以了解一些有关我们划桨区域的历史和信息……不,没有!
第四,我们都是经验丰富的桨手,所以我们知道什么船最适合我们,但是将这种想法传达给我们的导游很困难。(例如,我的背部不好,有两个人工膝盖和其他一些问题。我需要一艘有一个高后座,以减轻背部压力。她想把我放在一艘宽阔的船上,椅背较低。)此外,她想等到每个人都到了才给我们分配船(看起来很荒谬!)
一旦到达水面,我们 5 个人就前往河边,留下剩下的 3 个人和导游。这从来都不是出于良心的选择,我们只是在划桨!到了河里,我们放慢了速度,等其他人追上来,然后一起划船沿河而上。这条河很美丽;我们都非常享受这趟旅程。
在回程中,导游没有让我们沿着河流返回海湾,然后进入海湾,而是让我们划到河口并直接进入海湾。 (跳过海湾)潮水即将来临,风很大,因此天气和划船条件并不理想;不错,只是不理想。据我估计,穿过海湾进入海湾比在海湾里走更远的距离更好。
我们都回到了比赛场地,没有受伤,也没有摔倒……总是一件好事!
我想在安全谈话中添加另一件事……我们被告知要抓住船,或者如果我们掉下来或翻倒就上岸……如果有必要,就让桨离开。我的问题是,如果你翻转船并能够返回,但你松开桨,你就无法操纵船,所以水流会把你带到它流过的地方。我不知道答案,这对我来说似乎有点奇怪,只有当我溺水并且它阻碍我时,我才会放开我的桨。
最后我要说的是,这次旅行并不全是坏事,只是没有达到预期的那么好。我们是一个聚会小组进行这次旅行;我不确定我是否会与这家公司安排另一次旅行。我希望我的美元能更值一点。