点评:We did the Kitty Hawk Maritime Forest and Marsh Tour with 4 adults (2 seniors + an adult child + friend). Gavin was our tour guide—he was wonderful, very entertaining and knowledgeable and also focused on keeping everyone on the tour safe. This wasn't the tour we initially signed up for (we had preferred the Roanoke one) but due to wind and choppy water, our first-choice tour was cancelled and we had the option of signing up for another one or having our money refunded. We chose the marsh and forest tour.
We saw only limited wildlife (a few osprey and an osprey nest + 2 egrets) so if you are eager to see wildlife, you might choose a different excursion. But the inland waters were calm and shaded so it was a good activity especially for less-experienced paddlers.
Do note: 1.5 hours and 3 miles (the length of this tour) was PLENTY of paddling for both older experienced and younger inexperienced paddlers. Also: it's basically an "in-and-out" trip...you come back along exactly the same route you left on.
We were grateful that there were only two kayakers besides our family on the trip, so a total of 6 people. We passed a kayak group from a different company that had 15-20 kayaks, many with a child and a parent, and that didn't look fun at all! Go for the small-group experience if you can.
翻译:我们参加了基蒂霍克海上森林和沼泽之旅,一共四位成人(两位老人+一位成人儿童+一位朋友)。我们的导游是加文——他非常棒,风趣幽默,知识渊博,并且非常注重确保每位游客的安全。这并非我们最初报名的行程(我们原本更喜欢罗阿诺克的行程),但由于风大浪急,我们最初的选择被取消了,我们当时可以选择报名其他行程或退款。最终我们选择了沼泽和森林之旅。
我们只看到了有限的野生动物(几只鱼鹰、一个鱼鹰巢和两只白鹭),所以如果您渴望观赏野生动物,可以选择其他行程。不过,内陆水域平静且阴凉,所以这是一个很好的活动,尤其对于经验不足的桨手来说。
请注意:1.5小时和3英里(本次行程的长度)对于经验丰富的老手和经验不足的年轻桨手来说,都是足够长的划桨时间。另外:这基本上是一次“来回”的旅行……你回来时会沿着出发时的路线原路返回。
我们很庆幸,除了我们一家人之外,这次旅行只有两位皮划艇爱好者,所以一共六个人。我们遇到了另一家公司的皮划艇小组,他们有15到20艘皮划艇,很多都带着一个孩子和一个家长,看起来一点也不好玩!如果可以的话,选择小团体验吧。