点评:We did the multi-day rafting trip on the Upper Trinity River with fantastic guides Raven, Kevin and Aiden. We spent two nights camping along the river and three full days rafting. Raven is a very special person who deeply understands the river and she provided a safe, educational, and fun experience for our family of four. One of my favorite moments was when she taught us a beautiful river song, which all of us managed to perform together as a round as we floated down the river. Raven's younger brother Aiden also joined us on what I believe was one of his first guiding trips! He was able to really connect with our boys and it was really fun to hear stories about how he and Raven grew up. We even serendipitously ran into their grandmother who was out enjoying the river on her own one day! Our guide Kevin definitely made an impression on our boys with his cliff jumping, hilarious stories, age-appropriate crass jokes and all around wilderness expertise. He is an amazing guide and fun and kind human being.
The food was incredible, including many homemade elements (like the salsa pictured below). Absolutely everything was taken care of for us, and the email communication beforehand was also super seamless. We highly recommend this trip for anyone seeking adventure! Our kids were able to loosen up and get used to bugs and dirt etc.
I wanted to mention the toilet situation in case anyone is curious: upon setting up camp, the guides find a private area away from the tents to build a little makeshift bathroom using a plastic toilet in which the plastic waste bag gets changed periodically. They handle everything, thankfully, but I have to say I couldn't quite get used to this :) I'm probably a little too fancy for that aspect of river rafting...but I'm going to try to get used to it because the rest is SO MUCH FUN.
翻译:我们在Raven、Kevin和Aiden的带领下,在上三一河进行了为期多日的漂流之旅。我们在河边露营了两晚,然后又漂流了三天。Raven是一位非常特别的人,她对这条河有着深刻的理解,为我们一家四口提供了安全、寓教于乐且充满乐趣的体验。我最喜欢的时刻之一是她教我们一首优美的河歌,我们所有人在漂流时齐声合唱。Raven的弟弟Aiden也加入了我们,我相信这是他第一次担任导游!他和我们的儿子们相处得很融洽,听他讲述他和Raven的成长故事真的很有趣。有一天,我们甚至偶然遇到了他们的祖母,她独自一人在河边玩耍!我们的导游Kevin的悬崖跳水、滑稽的故事、适合孩子们的粗俗笑话以及丰富的野外知识给我们的儿子们留下了深刻的印象。他是一位非常棒的导游,也是一个风趣又善良的人。
食物棒极了,包括很多自制食材(比如下图中的莎莎酱)。一切都安排得井井有条,事先的邮件沟通也非常顺畅。我们强烈推荐所有寻求冒险的人来参加这次旅行!孩子们可以放松身心,适应虫子、灰尘等等。
如果有人好奇,我想提一下厕所的情况:扎营后,导游会找一个远离帐篷的私人区域,用一个塑料马桶搭建一个临时小厕所,里面的塑料垃圾袋会定期更换。谢天谢地,他们把所有事情都搞定了,但我得说,我还没完全适应这个:) 我可能有点太喜欢漂流的这个方面了……但我会努力适应的,因为剩下的部分真的太好玩了。