点评:2 couples we hired for long weekend. Phoned beforehand to ask a couple if questions and were told we actually could arrive a little earlier as our boat hadn’t been hired week before - bonus couple more hours. Beds are set up in advance to your preference ie double or twin. Warm friendly welcome we had an informative induction talk as we’d never been on canal boat before. Lots to take in but it’s all in handbook given to you too onboard anyway. It’s an expensive holiday but the experience is like no other we’ve had before. Would we do again - in a heartbeat. Route is suggested for you but there’s still freedom to choose your own as long as you plan to get back in time. I think Monday return of 9:30 was a little early but we managed easily as we did as suggested to us, to moor quite close to base overnight. Very dog friendly and no extra charge for one dog. Glad it never rained tho, I would’ve stressed over wet dog inside! Inside there is everything you need and it’s amazing how much storage and space there was. You do have to have a certain amount of fitness to operate locks as some were stiff. Steering is an experience I will never forget. Glad there were 4 of us to handle the tasks, would’ve been difficult if just 2. Although there were plenty of canal side pubs we didn’t really use them as it was nice to moor up and chill on the boat, debriefing on the days antics. Great memories made with nothing negative to say.
翻译:我们雇了两对夫妇来度长周末。事先打电话问了几个问题,他们说我们可以早到一点,因为我们的船是前一周租的——这样可以多睡几个小时。床位会提前根据您的喜好布置,比如双人床或两张单人床。我们受到了热情友好的欢迎,因为我们以前从未坐过运河船,所以还参加了一次内容丰富的入职培训。虽然有很多东西要学,但船上的手册里都有介绍。这是一个昂贵的假期,但体验是我们以前从未有过的。我们会再来一次——毫不犹豫。我们建议了路线,但只要您计划按时返回,仍然可以自由选择自己的路线。我觉得周一9:30返回有点早,但我们按照建议很容易就做到了,把船停在离基地很近的地方过夜。非常适合带狗,而且一只狗不加收费。幸好没有下雨,不然里面的狗湿透了我会很担心的!里面应有尽有,储物空间之大令人惊叹。有些船闸有些僵硬,所以操作船闸需要一定的体能。掌舵的经历让我永生难忘。很高兴我们四个人能一起掌舵,如果只有两个人的话会很困难。虽然运河边有很多酒吧,但我们没怎么去,因为停泊在船上放松一下,聊聊当天的趣事也挺不错的。留下了美好的回忆,没什么不好的。