点评:We rented Balmoral for a short 4 night break with our children 16/16/20 years old. The boat was a good size for the five of us, although you can sleep up to 8 that might have been a bit on the cosy side. Steve and his team were incredibly attentive in their training and familiarisation with the boat, and met up with us (and another crew) at our first locks for more tuition the following day.
The kids loved working the locks, and whilst navigating the 3km Blisworth tunnel was a little daunting for a novice skipper, it all added to a great adventure.
Several nice pub meals en-route, and our dog's nose never stopped twitching at the ever changing wildlife we passed through (swans, herons, geese, cows, sheep and even a large terrapin basking on a rock).
Altogether a really good communal holiday for us and our older children.
翻译:我们租了巴尔莫勒尔号(Balmoral),和我们16/16/20岁的孩子们一起度过了一个短暂的四晚假期。这艘船对我们五个人来说很合适,虽然最多可以睡8个人,但可能有点太过舒适了。史蒂夫和他的团队在培训和熟悉船只方面非常细心,第二天在我们第一个船闸处与我们(以及其他船员)汇合,进行了进一步的指导。
孩子们喜欢操作船闸,虽然对于新手船长来说,穿越3公里长的布利斯沃思隧道有点令人畏惧,但这一切都为这次精彩的冒险增添了色彩。
途中我们吃了几顿美味的酒吧餐,我们的狗的鼻子不停地抽动着,看着我们经过的不断变化的野生动物(天鹅、苍鹭、鹅、牛、羊,甚至还有一只在岩石上晒太阳的大水龟)。
总而言之,对我们和我们年龄较大的孩子们来说,这是一次非常棒的集体假期。