Sentences with phrase «boat up river»

The sheer diversity of mammals that congregate around the river will impress those who approach by four wheels, but travellers keen on getting even closer to the wildlife should take a boat up the river.

Drive through Belize City before boating up river to Lamanai, the site of 700 Mayan ruins.

Not exact matches

Just as I was thinking these thoughts, I looked up the river and saw a boat floating down the river toward me, and inside were some fishermen!

Lisbon was home to a quarter million, at least 60,000 of whom perished, both from the initial tremor (reckoned now, like the Sumatran earthquake, at a Richter force of around 9.0) and from the tsunami that it cast up on shore half an hour later (especially murderous to those who had retreated to boats in the mouth of the river Tagus to escape the destruction on land).

He remembers a particular day long ago when his grandmother took a single step onto a Hudson River Day Line boat that was still snugged to the pier, then threw up.

Police boats shuttled emergency supplies across the river from New Jersey to Chelsea Piers, and a convoy of ambulances lined up in front of the center, waiting to make runs downtown.

And the story of how Isaiah Roddick and Enrique Herrera, both freshmen at the time, wound up fishing the Tennessee River off the boat of Fishing League Worldwide pro Darrell Ramsey, is a whopper of a tale.

Delays reverberated up the East River this morning after one of the brand new NYC Ferry boats was pulled from service due to a mechanical issue.

In his remark on the «Community» statue, Mr. Sobayo of Terra KultureStudio said the art work made up of 57 canoes represent the 20 and the 37 Local Council Development Areas united as a State working together to achieve a common goal of a better Lagos without forgetting its roots embedded in the rivers of accord that the boat sails on.

A boat is piloted up the Hudson River past Rensselaer on Monday, Aug. 22, 2016, as seen from Albany, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

If the boat stops moving relative to the shore, you might conclude that the river's current has picked up and decide to row harder.

We would turn off the lights, open the curtains and just stare off into skyline as we fell asleep all while being entertained by the casino boats that light up along the Huangpu River at night.

We couldn't pass it up and decided to spend the night in the city, giving us plenty of time to explore antique stores, go to German Fest, and take a boat tour of the city's rivers and Lake Michigan.

In fact, there are parts where the film actually benefits from the crackling pace — the first being near the beginning, where we're treated to a montage that shows Arthur growing up on the streets of Londinium, after having been pushed down the river in a boat as a toddler by his soon - to - be-murdered father Uther (Eric Bana).

Oh, and there are some boats to drive clumsily around the inland rivers here and there, but they hardly make up for the paucity of drivable trucks on the island.

14 - year - old best friends Ellis (Sheridan) and Neck Bone (Jacob Lofland) have been planning to take their boat out across the river to an island where a boat is stuck high up in a tree.

After a while, I gave up on boats and simply walked through the rivers to get to where I needed to go, negating the premise of the watercraft, while also making the incessant island traversal a real pain in the ass.

Like Apocalypse Now much of Monsters» running time is taken up by a long boat trip up a winding river.

If you're looking for a well - equipped and comfortable vehicle that can haul up to eight passengers in luxury and tow your boat to the river, the 2011 Infiniti QX56 may just fit the bill.

A good analogy is cruising up a river in a boat.

Wreckage removal and fuel spill clean - up, to cover part of the expense of recovery and clean - up, if your boat sinks or loses fuel in a lake or river

By river, the boat should travel up the Mekong and then east at the mouth of the Nam Ou, approximately 2 hours 40 minutes upstream, 1 hour 30 minutes downstream.

Free park over in Whangerai town centre down near the river Lovely historic town basin, nicely renovated with lots of international boats moored up

The package also includes your choice of a guided boat trip up the Monkey River, a hike through the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary and Jaguar Preserve or a trip to a Maya ruin like Lubaantun or Nim Li Punit.

River boats, which can hold up to 190 passengers, are substantially smaller than ocean cruise ships — many of which can carry well over 6,000.

The community members came to the river bank to send us off while Ania, Amir, the Parisians and I loaded up the boat.

We got off the boat on the shores of the Beni River to meet our guide, Taz, an ex-member of the military who grew up in the Amazon, our cook, Marcia, who was Taz's cousin's aunt's sister, and another local named Alberto, who was training to be a jungle guide.

This region of Vancouver Island is known for the many hiking trails in Strathcona park, mountain biking around Cumberland and Campbell River and boating and kayaking up the many passage ways in Johnstone Strait.

Taking the Skytrain to Saphan Taksin station where you can experience a boat taxi up Chao Phraya river.

Regular buses do the short hop to nearby Hpa - An town, capital of Karen State, in under two hours but if you have time to spare on Day 5, enquire about the daily and highly picturesque boat trip up the Salween River.

You can go on a boat cruise up the Kowie River to take in the scenery of hire a Kowie Leisure Liner for the weekend making your trip a cruise.

Apart from its location and the stunning outlook over the river, one of the attractions of the Park is the boat ramp, which allows you to launch your tinny without the need to hook up to the car.

The Royal Port Alfred Marina has a small boat harbour, offers cruises up the river and out to sea.

From there you will be taken by boat up the New River for about an hour until you get to the site.

Within an hour of the Resort you'll find secluded picnic spots with a variety of activities like gold panning, lake photography, frontier towns and jet boating up the Dart River.

Guests board a boat for a slow cruise up the Monkey River with plenty of wildlife to be seen in all its glory, including the ubiquitous howler monkeys that gave the river its River with plenty of wildlife to be seen in all its glory, including the ubiquitous howler monkeys that gave the river its river its name.

Only the boats from Thaton and up river villages can make the full journey.

The tour will take you to a 30 to 45 - minute paddle boat ride through the river to get an up - close view of the sparkling fireflies.

Another popular nearby destination is the Monkey River, where visitors can enjoy a leisurely boat ride up the river while observing tropical flora and fRiver, where visitors can enjoy a leisurely boat ride up the river while observing tropical flora and friver while observing tropical flora and fauna.

For this reason most boat drivers can not go all the way to the villages and Thaton because they do not know the area farther up river with rapids.

Here you can gaze in wonder at this sensational sight from one of the viewing points or, for a more close - up experience, take a trip on the Maid of the Mist - a magnificent boat ride that allows you to see the power and majesty of one of the natural wonders of the world from the point where 600,000 gallons of water a second plunge into the Niagara River on their way to Lake Ontario.

Whether you prefer a boat tour, kayaking or stand up paddleboard, explore the Thousand Islands along the Indian River Lagoon.

Lamanai Ruins: Most of these trips start with a short boat ride across the lee waters of Ambergris to the mainland, then a trip up the beautiful New River.

If you could only do one excursion... would you take a boat tour off the Na Pali Coast, a helicopter tour of the island, paddle tour up the Waimea River, or a day of exploring Kauai on horseback?

Baboon Sanctuary: You go by boat to the mainland, then up the Belize River to the Community Baboon Sanctuary area.

A river cruise is a very active endeavor — there's a lot of getting on and off the boat, walking up and down hills on cobblestone streets, navigating sidewalks, stairways and footpaths, taking taxis, and running to catch the boat when you are late like me.

Get an up - close view of the river by small boat or kayak and look for the numerous birds in this migration hot spot, as well as other wildlife.

If you are a photography lover you'll enjoy walking along picturesque streets of Melaka, taking photos of colorful houses, rickshaws and their passengers, locals sitting in multiple street cafes and boats cruising up and down the river.

Long motorised boats can easily be hired by the hour for a scenic ride up the river.

The N2 crosses the river en route to Wilderness in a sweeping bend through the river gorge and if you're looking in the other direction, up at the mountainside, then you'll miss the pretty historic cottages that lie on the other side of the river, canoes pulled up on the river bank (the cottages are accessible only by boat).