点评:We have been Narrowboating for many years but as the Mon and Brec is an isolated waterway we cant get there with our own boat. We hired from Road House on the recommendation of friends who had been last year. From day one we were well impressed, shortly after booking we received loads of information from them about the boat and a guide book for the canal. At the boat Sally took us through all the internal details of Countess the boat we had hired for the week and once all our belongings were stowed Nigel did the outside stuff pointing out many handling differences between this boat and our own, also the difference in the way this canal is constructed compared to the Midlands Canals. He accompanied us for a short trip down the canal before bidding us farewell for the week. In the course of the week we covered the canal from end to end not stopping to sightsee as we had already visited most of the locations by car the week before . Road House are about mid way along the canal, so a journey north or south to the end would make a leisurely weeks cruise. We had a very enjoyable week on a very well appointed boat, we received more than one comment on how smart the boat looked. The Mon and Brec canal is a slow canal and its easy to walk faster than the boat can travel, not one that can be rushed, it also has far more waterside pubs serving very good food than most canals I have been on. The highlight of the boat for me was the piping hot water that stayed hot overnight and an exceptionally comfortable bed. The boat was very easy to handle being light and responsive.
翻译:我们玩窄船已经很多年了,但由于蒙和布雷克河是一条偏僻的水道,我们无法自己开船到达那里。我们听从去年去过的朋友的推荐,从Road House租了一艘船。从第一天起,我们就印象深刻,预订后不久,他们就给我们提供了大量关于这艘船的信息和一本运河指南。在船上,Sally带我们详细了解了Countess号(我们租了一周的船)的内部细节。等我们把所有行李都存放好后,Nigel又给我们讲解了外部情况,指出了这艘船和我们自己的船在操作上的许多不同之处,以及这条运河与米德兰运河在建造方式上的不同。在和我们告别之前,他陪我们沿着运河进行了一小段短途旅行。在这一周的时间里,我们把运河从头到尾都走遍了,没有停下来观光,因为前一周我们已经开车参观了大部分地方。Road House位于运河的中部,所以向北或向南走到终点,就可以享受一周的悠闲巡游。我们在这艘设备齐全的船上度过了非常愉快的一周,收到了很多关于这艘船外观漂亮的评论。蒙和布雷克运河水流缓慢,步行很容易比船速快,不适合急行。而且,这里供应美味佳肴的河畔酒吧比我去过的大多数运河都要多得多。对我来说,这艘船最棒的地方在于整夜保持热水的滚烫水流和一张格外舒适的床。这艘船轻巧灵敏,操控起来非常容易。