点评:Taken from my blog post, accessible via my profile:
Our final beach adventure, on the West Coast, took us to Jolly Harbour Beach, the closest stretch of sand to our temporary home and just a 15–20 minute drive south.
First impressions were a little mixed. On arrival, we discovered major building works underway, creating a modest amount of noise and completely altering the usual route from the car park to the beach. Instead of the normal pathway, visitors were directed along a temporary corridor lined with Heras fencing. For a moment, we genuinely wondered whether we'd be able to access the beach at all, but curiosity got the better of us and we followed the signs.
Once on the sand, we headed left and settled beneath one of several permanent wooden umbrellas with a pair of sunbeds beneath. It seemed the perfect spot.
My husband volunteered to return to the car for our bags, only to be intercepted by two staff on patrol who politely explained that the umbrellas belonged to the neighbouring resort and weren't available for public use.
Not exactly the start we'd imagined.
Fortunately, what could have been an awkward encounter turned into quite the opposite. One of the gentlemen couldn't have been more helpful.
He offered to drive both of us back to the car to collect our belongings and then return us to a more suitable area of the beach. He even advised us to set up further to the right, beyond the building works, explaining that the prevailing wind would otherwise carry dust in our direction.
His advice proved spot on.
The beach itself was almost deserted. With it being shoulder season, there were very few independent visitors around and, coupled with the construction work, parts of the beachfront felt surprisingly quiet, almost abandoned. Yet there was something rather appealing about having so much space to ourselves. Even the occasional tropical rain shower failed to dampen our spirits.
The sea was beautifully clear and inviting, although snorkelling proved a little disappointing, with very little marine life to be seen.
翻译:摘自我博客中的文章,可通过我的个人资料页面查看:
我们在西海岸的最后一次海滩之旅,目的地是乔利港海滩——这是离我们临时住所最近的沙滩,从住处向南开车只需15到20分钟。
初印象有些复杂。抵达后我们发现那里正在进行大规模施工,产生了不少噪音,也完全改变了从停车场通往海滩的常规路线。原本的小径也不见了。游客们被引导着沿着一条用Heras围栏围起的临时通道前行。有一瞬间,我们真的怀疑自己是否还能到达海滩,但好奇心驱使我们继续跟着指示牌前行。
一踏上沙滩,我们便向左走,然后在几把固定的木制遮阳伞下安顿下来——伞下还有两张日光浴床。这里看起来是个绝佳的落脚点。
我的丈夫主动提出返回车旁去取我们的行李。就在此时,两名正在巡逻的工作人员及时出现,他们礼貌地解释说这些雨伞属于隔壁的度假村,并不对外开放供游客使用。
这可并非我们预想中的开场场景。
幸运的是,原本可能变得尴尬的场面反而出现了转机。其中一位先生热心至极,主动提出开车送我们俩回到车旁取回随身物品,然后再把我们送到海滩上更适合逗留的区域。他甚至建议我们把营地设在更靠右侧的位置,也就是建筑施工区域的外面,并解释说否则盛行风会把灰尘吹向我们这边。他的建议果然十分准确。
海滩上几乎空无一人。由于正值旅游淡季,几乎没有散客光顾;再加上有施工进行,整片海滨地区显得异常安静,几乎有种荒凉的感觉。不过,能有这么大一片空间供我们自己享用,倒也挺令人心怡的。即便偶尔下起的热带阵雨也未能扫灭我们的好心情。
海水清澈见底,令人心驰神往;不过浮潜体验则略显失望,几乎看不到什么海洋生物。