点评:My wife and I live in nearby Gloucester, but had never taken an Essex River Cruise. It lasted 1-1/2 hours and took us on a stable, catamaran-type covered boat from the town of Essex, down the river into Essex Bay and back. The personal narration and attention of the crew were excellent. We reserved the only cruise still available on the last weekend of their season in late October. I was skeptical because that was late in the afternoon and at low tide (10-feet), which might make it hard to see over the banks of the river. However, this made for a wonderful cruise; the pre-sunset light was magnificent for photographing birds and landmarks on multiple islands as we made our way downstream. We were quickly out of the narrow channel and into wide landscapes of the Great Marsh. Because it was low tide, we saw many clam diggers at work up close, and local residents landing on temporarily exposed sandbars to set up for private picnics in the late afternoon sun - all only at low tide. Thoroughly enjoyable and a new top recommendatioon for our future guests.
翻译:我和我的妻子住在附近的格洛斯特,但从未乘坐过埃塞克斯河游船。它持续了 1-1/2 小时,带我们乘坐一艘稳定的双体船型有盖船从埃塞克斯镇出发,顺流而下进入埃塞克斯湾并返回。工作人员的个人叙述和关注都非常好。我们在十月下旬的季节最后一个周末预订了唯一仍然可用的游轮。我对此表示怀疑,因为那是下午晚些时候,正值退潮(10 英尺),这可能会使我很难看到河岸。然而,这却是一次美妙的巡游。当我们顺流而下时,日落前的光线非常适合拍摄多个岛屿上的鸟类和地标。我们很快就离开了狭窄的河道,进入了大沼泽的广阔景观。因为当时正值退潮,我们近距离看到许多挖蛤的人在工作,当地居民在暂时暴露的沙洲上登陆,准备在午后的阳光下进行私人野餐——所有这些都是在退潮时进行的。非常愉快,是为我们未来的客人提供的新的顶级推荐。