点评:We enjoyed a wonderful boat trip along the Thames from National Trust Cliveden House.
Our boat arrived spot on time - the Duchess of Sutherland.
Captain Gary, what a guy. If he’d said ‘Smoke me a kipper …’ it wouldn’t have been out of place. He expertly piloted us up and down the river, through Cookham lock. His knowledge of Cliveden, sailing, wildlife, the river and properties / people of interest along it is excellent and added hugely to our enjoyment of gently sailing along watching the world go by. We also saw cormorant, egret, heron and a fleeting kingfisher! The rain hammered down for part of the journey which after the drought we’ve had was lovely and only further added to a super trip. Thoroughly recommend this trip to all, with Captain Gary at the helm of course 🫡😁
One word of warning - at the end of the boat trip there are 172 steps to climb back up to the house! (Unless you’re smart enough to hail the ‘taxi’ kindly provided to ferry folks to and from the house to river. Note - sometimes this needing booking in advance )
翻译:我们从国民托管组织克莱夫登庄园出发,沿着泰晤士河享受了一次精彩的乘船之旅。
我们的船——萨瑟兰公爵夫人号——准时到达。
加里船长,真是个好人。就算他说“给我熏条熏鱼……”也完全没问题。他熟练地驾驶着船,带我们穿过库克汉姆船闸,在泰晤士河上来回航行。他对克莱夫登庄园、帆船运动、野生动物、河流以及沿岸的名胜古迹/人物都非常了解,这极大地提升了我们悠闲航行、欣赏美景的乐趣。我们还看到了鸬鹚、白鹭、苍鹭和一只飞翔的翠鸟!部分航程下起了瓢泼大雨,在经历了干旱之后,这雨水显得格外美丽,也为这次超级旅程锦上添花。强烈推荐大家来参加这次旅行,当然,还有加里船长的掌舵🫡😁
提醒一句——游船之旅结束后,要爬172级台阶才能回到庄园! (除非你足够聪明,可以叫到好心提供的“出租车”,把人们从房子送到河边。注意 - 有时这需要提前预订)