点评:Date of experience: August 2025. Who? Two adults, early 50s.
We arrived early on an August morning to hire a canoe for a couple of hours.
We parked in the dusty lot and paid at the machine. The lot is a little tight and fills up fast.
We waited in line in order to check in, fill out the paperwork and pay. Since we were only hiring a canoe for a couple of hours, we couldn't book in advance. The staff were doing their best on a busy summer day.
We donned our life jackets and retrieved a blue barrel to hold any personal items we'd brought with us that shouldn't get wet.
We were given quick instructions at the river edge and then away we went...!
We had been in kayaks several times, but never a canoe. I will say a canoe is a bit slower than a kayak!
We saw lovely scenery and enjoyed looking out for wildlife (mostly birds/swans), along with watching other vessels, canoes and stand-up paddlers, etc.
We were lucky to have a sunny day and wore sunscreen, hats and sunglasses. My husband wore a T-shirt and shorts. I wore capri-length shorts and a T-shirt with a sun-protective light shirt over the top. We both wore waterproof hiking shoes. We didn't get wet at all.
I think we hired the canoe for 1.5 or 2 hours, but I feel 1 hour would have been plenty. It's up to you to watch your time and get back to the dock on time.
Afterwards, we hiked Symonds Yat rock.
Note: The road down to the canoe hire is narrow and includes a one-way bridge which was a little hairy for us Americans!
翻译:体验日期:2025年8月。体验者:两位五十岁出头的成年人。
八月的一个清晨,我们早早来到码头,准备租一艘独木舟玩几个小时。
我们把车停在尘土飞扬的停车场,然后在自助缴费机上付款。停车场有点拥挤,很快就停满了。
我们排队办理登记手续,填写表格并付款。由于我们只租几个小时,所以无法提前预订。在繁忙的夏日,工作人员已经尽力了。
我们穿上救生衣,并取了一个蓝色的桶,用来装我们带来的、不应该弄湿的个人物品。
在河边,工作人员给我们做了简单的讲解,然后我们就出发了!
我们之前划过几次皮划艇,但从未划过独木舟。不得不说,独木舟比皮划艇慢一些!
我们欣赏到了美丽的风景,也乐于观赏野生动物(主要是鸟类和天鹅),还看到了其他船只、独木舟和立式桨板等等。
我们很幸运地遇到了一个阳光明媚的日子,所以涂了防晒霜,戴了帽子和太阳镜。我丈夫穿了T恤和短裤,我穿了七分短裤和T恤,外面套了一件轻薄的防晒衣。我们都穿了防水登山鞋。我们一点都没湿。
我们租独木舟的时间大概是1.5到2个小时,但我觉得1个小时就足够了。你需要自己注意时间,准时返回码头。
之后,我们徒步登上了西蒙兹亚特岩。
注意:通往独木舟租赁点的路很窄,而且有一座单行桥,对我们这些美国人来说有点危险!