1Hi. Can I help you?
2I'd like to find out if you have any excursions suitable for families.
3Sure.
4How about taking your family for a cruise?
5We have a steamship that takes passengers out several times a day -
6it's over 100 years old.
7That sounds interesting.
8How long is the trip?
9About an hour and a half.
10And don't forget to take pictures of the mountains.
11They're all around you when you're on the boat and they look fantastic.
12OK.
13And I assume there's a café or something on board?
14Sure. How old are your children?
15Er, my daughter's fifteen and my son's seven.
16Right.
17Well, there are various things you can do once you've crossed the lake, to make a day of it.
18One thing that's very popular is a visit to the Country Farm.
19You're met off the boat by the farmer and he'll take you to the holding pens, where the sheep are kept.
20Children love feeding them!
21My son would love that.
22He really likes animals.
23Well, there's also a 40-minute trek round the farm on a horse, if he wants.
24Do you think he'd manage it?
25He hasn't done that before.
26Sure. It's suitable for complete beginners.
27Good.
28And again, visitors are welcome to explore the farm on their own,
29as long as they take care to close gates and so on.
30There are some very beautiful gardens along the side of the lake which also belong to the farm -
31they'll be just at their best now.
32You could easily spend an hour or two there.
33OK. Well that all sounds good.
34And can we get lunch there?
35You can, and it's very good, though it's not included in the basic cost.
36You pay when you get there.
37Right.
38So is there anything else to do over on that side of the lake?
39Well, what you can do is take a bike over on the ship and then go on a cycling trip.
40There's a trail there called the Back Road -
41you could easily spend three or four hours exploring it,
42and the scenery's wonderful.
43They'll give you a map when you get your ticket for the cruise -
44there's no extra charge.
45What's the trail like in terms of difficulty?
46Quite challenging in places.
47It wouldn't be suitable for your seven-year-old.
48It needs someone who's got a bit more experience.
49Well, my daughter loves cycling and so do I, so maybe the two of us could go,
50and my wife and son could stay on the farm.
51That might work out quite well.
52But we don't have bikes here...
53is there somewhere we could rent them?
54Yes, there's a place here in the city.
55It's called Ratchesons.
56I'll just make a note of that...
57er, how do you spell it?
58RATCHESONS.
59It's just by the cruise ship terminal.
60OK.
61You'd also need to pick up a repair kit for the bike from there to take along with you,
62and you'd need to take along a snack and some water -
63it'd be best to get those in the city.
64Fine.
65That shouldn't be a problem.
66And I assume I can rent a helmet from the bike place?
67Sure, you should definitely get that.
68It's a great ride, but you want to be well prepared because it's very remote -
69you won't see any shops round there, or anywhere to stay,
70so you need to get back in time for the last boat.
71Yeah. So what sort of prices are we looking at here?
72Let's see, that'd be one adult and one child for the cruise with farm tour,
73that's $117
74and an adult and a child for the cruise only so that's $214 altogether.
75Oh, wait a minute,
76how old did you say your daughter was?
77Fifteen.
78Then I'm afraid it's $267
79because she has to pay the adult fare, which is $75
80instead of the child fare which is $22.
81Sorry about that.
82That's OK.