点评:We have just arrived back from our 5day break on Lady Catherine with Kris Cruisers. Having done the norfolk broads twice and working on boats on the tidal section of the Thames for a living, it was a bit of a busman holiday (for me) however having never been above Hampton Court and got to work the locks on our own it was something we had to try out.
We arrived at the yard and greeted by Paul and had a great tour around the boat by Jason who was knowledgeable and friendly.
Unfortunately we had two days of heavy rain and winds during our break but we put on waterproofs and loved every minute, being the end of the season we worked most locks ourselves with 4 lock keepers seen over the 5 days.
Lady Catherine is the perfect boat for couples, a good size double bed in the aft cabin and a nice setup with tv and dining area. The upper steering position was where we spent all day cruising and this also gave great views. The boat was easy to handle, super clean and well looked after and in our five days we got as far as Reading before making our way back to Windsor.
The only slight struggle we noticed was finding overnight free moorings provided by the EA. Most places were private moorings or charged an overnight fee. You can however stop at moorings such as Henley from 10-3 for free.
One recommendation of a nice quiet picturesque mooring location we found was on an island in Cliveden Reach and also Sonning bridge has free moorings outside the pub.
We would certainly use Kris Cruisers again 😀
翻译:我们刚刚结束了在凯瑟琳夫人号上为期五天的假期,与克里斯巡游公司(Kris Cruisers)同行。我曾两次游历诺福克湖区,并在泰晤士河潮汐区从事船舶维护工作,所以这次假期对我来说就像是一次“公务员假期”。然而,由于我们从未去过汉普顿宫以上地区,也从未独自完成过船闸维护工作,所以这次假期我们决定尝试一下。
我们到达船厂后,保罗热情地迎接了我们,杰森也带我们参观了船舱,他知识渊博,态度友好。
不幸的是,假期期间我们遭遇了两天的大雨和狂风,但我们穿上了防水服,享受了每一分钟。由于假期即将结束,我们自己完成了大部分船闸的维护工作,在五天里我们见到了四位船闸管理员。
凯瑟琳夫人号是情侣度假的完美之选,船尾舱室配有一张宽敞的双人床,并配有电视和用餐区。我们整天都在驾驶室上方航行,那里的景色也非常棒。这艘船很容易操控,超级干净,保养得很好,我们在五天里到达了雷丁,然后返回温莎。
我们唯一遇到的一点小麻烦是很难找到EA提供的免费过夜停泊处。大多数地方都是私人停泊处,或者需要收取过夜费用。不过,你可以在亨利等地的停泊处从上午10点到下午3点免费停车。
我们找到了一个推荐的安静、风景如画的停泊地点,位于克莱夫登河段的一个岛上,桑宁桥的酒吧外也有免费的停泊处。
我们一定会再次选择Kris Cruisers的船 😀