Captain's Blog

We Aim to Please!

Hi.  We are back from our 3 day outing to Newcastle Island.  We are extremely appreciative of your assistance and especially kind service to our Pathfinders. We enjoyed the camping and exploring on the Island.  With our bikes, this was a far more enjoyable experience for our girls.

With such helpful and friendly service from Dick and all the men, we were able to have a much better travel time than we had expected, as we had more gear than originally planned.  The girls were ready to pitch in where they needed to, but they were very happy to know the last hike from the boat with the gear was much shorter....a great surprise!

 Thank you very much for your contact with us prior to our trip.  It made us feel better prepared and welcome!

 Thanks,

Susan, Clare, and Tamsin - 7th Crown Pathfinders.

Apr 28, 2010   |   0 Comments

How to create ‘memories’

This is a story about just one of the many people we 'wave' to every day as we pass their homes in our little pickle boats.

Well, another joyous day thanks to one of your ferry captains...

I got to Sunset Lodge early today, about 1:45 pm and just as Kathleen 

and I were walking down to the Gorge along came a harbour ferry so we 

stopped at the higher lookout and she waved like mad and the captain 

and all the passengers waved...then we walked on down to the water level 

and waited for the craft to return, and when it did Kathleen was up 

again and waving away...this time the captain not only came close by, 

and he had everyone waving, but he also gave a wee toot on his horn 

that just brought a radiant smile to her face.  She had had a rather 

tough morning, and she said this whole event had "washed her clean and 

been like a breath of fresh air."

So once again, thank you one and all.

The little things in life that can mean so much to someone.

Michael

Apr 21, 2010   |   0 Comments

What the Little Boats Do When You Think, They Are Resting - By Valerie Walther

Here's a little poem written by Written Valerie Walther... the wife of one of our Captains.

 

The little boat chug, chugged away 

 

“My”, she said, “it’s been a long, long day”

People riding to and fro

Some just asking where to go

 

But now it’s dark, the sun has gone

Captain Bob takes his small charge home

He ties her up and zips her down

Says “Good night”, and then he’s gone

 

The harbour‘s still

People at rest

The time the little boats

Love the best

 

Boats are quiet, not much astir

Then there’s a mutter, engines purr

It’s very dark – no one in sight

Ten little boats go out – for the night

 

What the Little Boats Do When You Think They Are Resting

Apr 20, 2010   |   0 Comments

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