点评:We arranged a private 5 day rafting and kayaking trip to celebrate a friend's 40th birthday, and from Eric's being incredibly helpful setting it up last year, to the moment we were dropped back off at our hotel, every single moment was top notch. We all fell in love with our guides- they are competent, joyful, have a deep love and appreciation for the river and canyons, engaged with the guests, determined to work their butts off to provide a fun and personally tailored experience, etc. I can't say enough about how much we adored Orion, Faith, and Elliot. I went from being a little nervous about kayaking through rapids myself to now feeling hooked - there was the perfect balance of teaching, leading, and allowing us to start to find our own groove with the waves. It was SO SO SO awesome. The days on the river were perfect, the nights under the shooting stars and milky way were... maybe even better, I can't decide. And thanks to the lack of cell reception I seem to have broken a long addiction to my phone (though the guides had sat phones for safety or weather info, so knowing my family could reach me in an emergency was good too). I've been to meditation and other spiritual retreats over the last few decades and I think henceforth I'll take all my retreat money and spend it on the river. I've been rafting a couple times in my life but this was the best trip by far. Eric, Orion, Elliot and Faith, you guys. Thank you SO MUCH. One million stars.
翻译:我们安排了一次私人的 5 天漂流和皮划艇之旅来庆祝一位朋友的 40 岁生日,从 Eric 去年非常乐于助人地安排行程,到我们被送回酒店的那一刻,每一刻都是一流的。我们都爱上了我们的导游——他们能力强、快乐,对河流和峡谷有着深厚的热爱和欣赏,与客人互动,决心努力工作以提供有趣和个性化的体验,等等。我无法用言语表达我们有多么崇拜 Orion、Faith 和 Elliot。我自己从有点担心划皮划艇穿越急流到现在感觉上瘾——教学、领导和让我们开始在海浪中找到自己的节奏之间达到了完美的平衡。真是太棒了。在河上度过的日子是完美的,在流星和银河下的夜晚……也许甚至更好,我说不准。而且由于手机信号不佳,我似乎已经摆脱了对手机的长期依赖(尽管导游有卫星电话用于安全或天气信息,所以知道我的家人在紧急情况下可以联系到我,这也很好)。在过去的几十年里,我去过冥想和其他精神静修所,我想从今以后我会把所有的静修费都花在河上。我一生中漂流过几次,但这是迄今为止最好的一次旅行。埃里克、奥里昂、艾略特和费思,你们。非常感谢。一百万颗星。