Category: Family

We love the Columbia III, we love the BC Coast and we thrive on all the great people we meet during the summer, but after the boat has been gone from home for 41/2 to 5 months is does feel wonderful to be home again. Home, and all our guests happy, the season safely over. There are ALOT of pieces to this mothership puzzle, ordering food, preparing the boat, caring for guests and safely husbanding visitors from around the world through an adventure that many say in life-altering. When we finally tie to our home dock I can sleep all night! and not get up 2-3 times to check the anchor, to check the battery bank, to check the weather . . . Home again safely, and with thanks.

We strip the boat each fall, all the books and mattresses and bedding comes off and are stored in our home. It takes a while! The kayaks come off the roof and are stored under cover.


Lifejackets placed in dry storage, the cupboards cleared, cleaned and supplies inventoried.

the galley is scrubbed top to bottom,

The mattresses removed,

and the boat gets tidier and the house messier!

And once we got the Columbia III settled to bed, we started on preparing for our 2010 season. Even a couple of friends who happened by for dinner got pressed into service as we prepared our fall mailout to our guest list.

Category: Family

After rushing all spring to get the homestead in order and the Columbia III looking her best, Mothership Adventure's Lead guide, office administrator and of course, OUR DAUGTHER, Miray had her wedding. It was the highlight of the spring . . . no, it was the highlight of the year . . . no, no, no . . . it might be the highlight of my life. The weather was perfect, the flowers bloomed exquisitely, and over a hundred guests came to join the celebration. All arrived by boat and many came on the Columbia III. Once again the Columbia III had a bride and groom aboard. And the lucky groom? For all our past guests, it is of course our favorite guide and skipper, Luke.

We have, of course, many, many photos and I will include here far too many, but for all our guests that know Miray and Luke I knew you would want a wee window into their special day.











The Columbia III was even graced with a rare performance by a famous Bulargian Gaida player ( it is a goat skin bag pipe!)





May your marriage be long, healthy, loving and happy!

Category: Family

The nicest Christmas gift for us (it’s very reassuring):

PS: Gene and Peg have booked for 2007, their fourth tour!