点评:I am buzzing
I loved this.
We were a family of 4, and there were several other parties, Dutch Middle aged couple, a couple of pensioners and granddaughter, solo female, family of 5 (across a triple and a double)
So all ages. And all abilities.
I’ve kayaked…3/4 times previously. On a pond or a “lake” (glorified pond)
Never sea kayaked as I was daunted by prospect of having to paddle out and back and what that would mean with tides and winds
But wow,a full three hours in the kayak.
We did a guided tour of the mangroves.
Our guide was amazing and very very knowledgeable.
Started off with a short sea paddle
For us to find our sea/kayak legs
Then off to the mangroves where it was very very sheltered and calm and wonderful
We saw:
A couple of species of crabs
Starfish galore
Cassiopeia jellyfish
Handled sea urchins
Rays,stingray and another species
We even stopped at a small beach for rum punch ( or just juice for minors and drivers) where we planted mangrove seeds as our contribution to assisting the mangroves advance
A real ecological education and an enjoyable workout too.
Tips
About a litre of water
Sunhat - wide enough to cover ears and neck
Sun top -long sleeved
Leg covers or SUNCREAM (this is the bit that caught people out…think snorkellers getting sunburnt thighs)
Your legs and bum are gonna get wet … the sea kayak is flat but has drainage holes. This does mean that it functions with water in it but can never fill up so won’t sink
So wear swimwear at least on bottom half.
And I did it in crocs. Other had sea shoes,flip flops.
They provide a watertight canister (like a big bear can or 2gallon tub which straps into the centre of kayak
For phone keys towel etc
What else…?
That’s about it.
Parking was guesswork as if often the case but we parked ok.
Life jackets provided. With pocket or pouch for camera/phone/go pro.
That’s about.
Don’t overthink it.
We booked with them rather than through travel rep
€154 for 4 Adults (49,48,19,16) for briefing,kit three hours on the water and a rum punch cocktail on a deserted Caribbean island.
翻译:我兴奋极了!
我太喜欢这次体验了。
我们一行4人,此外还有其他几组游客:一对荷兰中年夫妇、一对带着孙女的退休老人、一位独自前来的女性,以及一个由三代人组成的五口之家(住在一间三人间和一间双人间里)。
所以各种年龄段的人都有,各种水平的游客也都有。
我以前划过皮划艇……大概三四次吧。都是在池塘或者所谓的“湖”上(其实也就是大一点的池塘)。
我从来没在海里划过皮划艇,因为一想到要划出去再划回来,还要应对潮汐和风力,就觉得很害怕。
不过,哇!我在皮划艇上足足待了三个小时呢。我们参加了红树林导览游。
我们的导游棒极了,知识也非常渊博。
一开始是短时间的海上划桨练习,好让我们熟悉划独木舟的技巧。
接着便前往红树林区域——那里极为避风、平静又美丽。
我们看到了:
好几种螃蟹
大量的海星
卡西奥佩亚水母
还亲手触摸了海胆
还有鳐鱼。黄貂鱼以及另一种鱼类
我们甚至在一个小海滩上稍作停留,喝了朗姆酒潘趣酒(未成年人和驾驶员则只喝了果汁),还种下了红树林种子,以此为帮助红树林繁衍出一份微薄之力。
这既是一次真正的生态教育,也是一次愉快的锻炼之旅。小贴士:
约1升水
遮阳帽——宽度要足以遮住耳朵和脖子
长袖防晒衣
护腿套或防晒霜(这一点最容易让人疏忽……想想那些大腿被晒伤的潜水者吧)
你的腿和臀部肯定会湿透……海上皮划艇的船底虽平坦,但设有排水孔。这意味着船里即使有水也能正常使用,且不会因积水过多而沉没。
所以至少下半身要穿泳衣。
我自己就是穿着洞洞鞋去划的;其他人则穿了防滑鞋或人字拖。他们提供一个密封性很好的容器——类似大号罐头盒或2加仑容量的桶,可以固定在皮划艇中央,用来存放手机、钥匙、毛巾等物品。
还有别的吗……?
大概就这些了。
停车则需要靠运气来判断位置,不过我们最终还是顺利停好了车。
他们提供救生衣,上面还有用于放置相机、手机或GoPro的口袋/收纳袋。
就这些了。
别想太多啦。
我们是直接向他们预订的,而非通过旅行社。
4名成年人(年龄分别为49岁、48岁、19岁、16岁)参加讲解服务的费用为154欧元。在无人居住的加勒比海小岛上,畅享三小时的水上时光,再来一杯朗姆潘趣鸡尾酒吧。