点评:What a wonderful way to spend a few hours on a Sunday afternoon in the Devon countryside floating on water. My friend and I had been planning to go on the Tiverton Horse-Drawn Barge for several weeks and obviously pictured this scenic trip in the sunshine. Unfortunately, we didn’t manage it until the end of September when the sun didn’t want to make an appearance, however it was dry during the trip.
We were there in time to see the morning trip return so had a chance to meet Brindley, the magnificent heavy horse who would be pulling us along the water in a complete calm and relaxing manner.
After we had boarded the ‘Tivertonian’ our host/skipper, Phil, introduced his passengers to what we were going to experience. He made you feel welcome and at the same time you were entertained by his humour.
This being one of the Serenity trips we would be asked to go into ‘library mod’ shortly after we left the Tiverton Basin. This lasted until we arrived at the turning point where we disembarked for a short period to take photos and listen to the lady horseman give a short presentation about the canal’s horses.
On the return trip we went back into ‘library mod’ until near the end of our journey. We could hear the trickle of the water against the hull of the barge, the clip clop of the horse’s hoofs on the tow path and the sounds of the birds. Phil had mentioned that in the spring the bird songs are prominent, so my friend and I are already discussing returning next spring for another trip. Hopefully the serenity trips will still feature in the 2025 schedule as it was so relaxing and peaceful.
We highly recommend this attraction to anyone who wants to get away from the chaos of modern life for 2 ½ hrs of relaxation.
翻译:在德文郡乡村的水上漂流,度过周日下午的几个小时,这是多么美妙的方式。我的朋友和我计划了几个星期去乘坐蒂弗顿马拉驳船,显然在阳光下想象着这次风景优美的旅行。不幸的是,我们直到 9 月底才成功,那时太阳不想露面,不过旅途中天气干燥。
我们及时赶到那里,看到早上的旅行回来了,所以有机会见到了布林德利,这匹壮丽的重马将以一种完全平静和放松的方式拉着我们沿着水面前行。
登上“蒂弗顿尼亚”号后,我们的主人兼船长菲尔向乘客介绍了我们将要体验的一切。他让你感到宾至如归,同时你的幽默感也让你感到愉悦。
这是一次宁静之旅,我们离开蒂弗顿盆地后不久,就被要求进入“图书馆模式”。这种情况一直持续到我们到达转折点,我们在那里下船停留了一段时间,拍了些照片,听了女骑手对运河马匹的简短介绍。
回程时,我们又回到了“图书馆模式”,直到旅程快要结束。我们可以听到水流拍打驳船船体的声音、马蹄在拖船上的嗒嗒声和鸟儿的鸣叫声。菲尔曾提到,春天鸟儿的歌声很突出,所以我和我的朋友已经在讨论明年春天再来一次。希望宁静之旅仍能出现在 2025 年的计划中,因为它是如此的放松和平静。
我们强烈推荐这个景点给任何想要远离现代生活的喧嚣,享受 2 个半小时的放松的人。