The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly

 Dallas has said before, "The best day at my old job is still not as good as my worst day here!" Well, I think he put that statement to a true test yesterday. We had our Private Kayak Adventure (2 advanced kayakers, 2 beginners) head out yesterday in 30+ mph winds and temps in the 60's. Obviously this is not a norm for down here, we are getting a major cold front right now. They about froze last night after a long day of paddling. Today the sun was out a lot more and the wind is dropping off. It is still a little cool, but it's more up to the 70's again now during the day, thank goodness. We still could use a little warmer weather to help with this trip that is out. It's really frustrating when the weather hurts our trips, but that's one of the down falls of a camping business I suppose.

Just as a reminder, our trips are camping trips! :) They are out in nature, sleeping in tents, cooking your own food (if you go on a rental), paddling or sailing in the great outdoors (wind, rain or shine). We try our best to please all of our guests that come on rentals or guided trips, but I also realize that it's not totally possible to make each and every guest 100% happy all the time.

We are here for our guests and we try to provide folks with the best 'Out-Island' experience we feel we can give you. Please forgive us when the weather doesn't always cooperate. MOST of the time, it is wonderful down here, and very pleasant.

Stay tuned for answers to the "T-shirt Competition Questions".

THE WINNER IS....

 Thank you all for the comments and questions (I will answer them all in the next couple of days)! I am happy to announce the winner of the contest is "PAUL B." from Gallant, Alabama. Paul, please email us with your address and size info and we will get your new t-shirt sent out as soon as possible. Keep in mind it may take a little longer coming from the Bahamas :) But it is on the way!

 From our family to yours, we wish you all a very MERRY CHRISTMAS! What a wonderful time of year. As a Christian, it is a very special time of year for us as we reflect on the most precious gift of all. My prayer for you all is a healthy, happy and blessed NEW YEAR!

First Blog Competition- Winner get's a new T-Shirt!!!

Hello to my faithful blog buddies :) Again, sorry about the gap in between posts. Adam, thank you for the comment on the last one. It's nice to know someone's out there. This season is getting SO EXCITING! We have already filled up our April 30th-May 7th ASA Sailing Flotilla. There is now another one that has been added due to the high demand in the trip. The info on the additional trip dates can be found here for those interested!

A few other trips we have coming up with guests booked already include:
- January 29th-February 2, 2011- Land & Sea Park Paddle (a shortened version/discounted rate)
-February 5th-12th, 2011- Land & Sea Park Sail

-February 26th-March 5th, 2011- Best of Both Worlds

If you are interested in jumping on any of these trips, feel free to contact us.

 

 This last week we had a "cold front" come through. Temps were in the 60's at night and 70's during the day. For us down here, that's pretty chilly :) You will see folks pulling out the toboggans and sweaters in those temps around these parts. I got to comfortably wear my jeans :) and even a sweatshirt here and there. Super exciting for me!! 

We had some kayakers head out early in the week and come back tomorrow morning. I'm hoping to hear a good report from them. Considering they are from Northern Washington, I doubt they found the "cold" to be a problem!

Dallas took us (his parent's, the boys and me) to this beautiful 'Mystery Beach' over on Stocking Island today. At high tide it has this huge pool that collects up on the sand... I can't wait to check that out. We were there at low tide today.

 

Are you wondering about the competition yet?? :)

To kick off our first official 'Out-Island Explorer's Giveaway Contest' we are offering our winner one of our brand new O.I.E. t-shirts (see the back image below). To enter the contest we are asking you to leave a comment that has your first name and last initial, where you are coming to us from, and a question you would like to see answered on the blog.

The contest deadline is a week from today...CHRISTMAS EVE :) And we'll announce the winner on Christmas Day! We will put everyone's name in a hat and draw out the winner. I'll let Joss draw out the name so there's no cheating. :) Good Luck!!

I'm coming back...I promise!

 Hello out there! I'm not sure how many folks actually check this regularly, but I will be back soon and posting about lots of trips we have coming up. Sorry for the hiatus. I was able to spend the Thanksgiving holidays with the boys in Alabama with my family. We thoroughly enjoyed our visit.

 I am almost caught up on things, but I have some 'outside' projects squeezing all of my spare time (HA, like there's much of that with two little ones I know). I will be back soon, I promise, so stay tuned :)