点评:Kouchibouguac National Park is one of the most popular natural attractions in the province of New Brunswick and much of the focus is on the water. While there are great places to swim and the park offers rentals of kayaks and canoes, the only opportunity for tourists to get out to the most remote parts of the park is by taking a Phoca Tour.
Phoca is the Latin word for a genus of eared seal of which the gray seal is one of the largest and most populous. The main purpose of taking one of these 2 and a half hour tours is to get a close view of the colony of gray seals that frequent the park. Sightings are pretty well guaranteed.
A second purpose is to learn the history of this area which is one of the hubs of the Acadian people. Story teller Camille does a great job of making the history come alive as you head down the smaller of the two Kouchibouguac Rivers to the sand bars and dunes that the seals frequent.
A third reason is to get a look at North America's second largest common tern colony. While you won't get as close as you will to the seals because of the shallow water around Tern Island you will still see plenty of them. Bald eagle sightings are also common.
The boat has three pontoons and is very stable and there is no reason to fear sea-sickness.
Anyone visiting the Kouchibouguac area as a tourist should definitely put this tour on the itinerary.
翻译:库奇布瓜克国家公园是新不伦瑞克省最受欢迎的自然景点之一,其水景尤为引人注目。虽然公园里有很多游泳的好地方,也提供皮划艇和独木舟租赁服务,但游客要想深入公园最偏远的地区,唯一的途径就是参加海豹之旅 (Phoca Tour)。
“Phoca”在拉丁语中指的是一种耳海豹属,其中灰海豹是体型最大、数量最多的海豹之一。参加这种两个半小时的旅行的主要目的是近距离观察公园里经常出没的灰海豹群。几乎可以保证能看到它们。
第二个目的是了解这片地区的历史,这里是阿卡迪亚人聚居地之一。沿着库奇布瓜克河中较小的一条,沿着沙洲和沙丘前行,讲故事的卡米尔 (Camille) 会带您体验到历史的鲜活。
第三个原因是想看看北美第二大普通燕鸥聚居地。虽然燕鸥岛周围水浅,你无法近距离接触海豹,但仍然可以看到很多海豹。白头鹰的踪迹也很常见。
这艘船有三个浮筒,非常稳定,不用担心晕船。
任何前往库奇布瓜克地区的游客都应该把这次旅行列入行程。