点评:Finally getting round to leaving a review for the Spooky Paddle we did with West End Adventure in October. The kids have been on many camps with them and always loved them so we fancied the spooky paddle as something we could all do. Right from the start you could see WEA had gone to a lot of effort to make it special, having decorated the large changing tents and the mini bus which took us to where the paddle was taking place, which was a short journey away. I don’t want to ruin anything for anyone going next year but they even made the walk down to the water fun. Our paddle boards were waiting for us and were lit up and looked fab and after some instruction we were off and paddling into the pitch black. We chose the later session, the earlier one would probably have started with a bit of light but our kids are 12 and 10 and I knew they would like the excitement of the darkness. We were given some direction from the guides who then held back and let us get on with it but they were around if we needed them. Towards the end they suggested a race and also helped those that wanted to stand on their board rather than kneeling as we had been doing. Before we got out the water they took photos for anyone that wanted them. We had left our phones so they took some and sent them to us. They helped us get back on land, no one fell in which was a relief given the time of year! They drove us back to the tents and made hot chocolate for us while we changed and there was a fire pit for toasting marshmallows. It was such a great experience made really fun by the instructors. My daughter said it was her favourite thing that we had done all year. If they do it next year we’ll be there.
翻译:终于有时间写一篇关于我们 10 月与 West End Adventure 一起参加的 Spooky Paddle 的评论了。孩子们和他们一起参加过很多夏令营,一直都很喜欢,所以我们觉得 Spooky Paddle 是我们所有人都可以参加的活动。从一开始你就可以看出 WEA 付出了很多努力来让这次活动变得特别,他们装饰了大型更衣帐篷,还用小巴把我们送到了划桨地点,而那里离我们只有很短的路程。我不想破坏明年参加活动的人的兴致,但他们甚至让步行到水边变得很有趣。我们的桨板在等着我们,它们亮着灯,看起来很棒,经过一些指导后,我们就出发了,划向漆黑一片。我们选择了较晚的课程,较早的课程可能会在有一点光亮的情况下开始,但我们的孩子分别是 12 岁和 10 岁,我知道他们会喜欢黑暗中的刺激。导游给了我们一些指导,然后他们停下来让我们继续,但如果我们需要他们,他们就在我们身边。比赛快结束时,他们建议我们进行比赛,还帮助那些想站在冲浪板上而不是像我们一样跪着的人。在我们出水之前,他们为任何想要拍照的人拍照。我们忘了带手机,所以他们拍了一些并寄给了我们。他们帮助我们回到陆地上,没有人掉下去,考虑到现在是这个季节,这真是令人欣慰!他们开车送我们回帐篷,在我们换衣服的时候给我们泡了热巧克力,还有一个火坑可以烤棉花糖。这是一次非常棒的体验,教练们让这一切变得非常有趣。我女儿说这是我们一年中最喜欢的事情。如果他们明年再举办,我们一定会去的。