.....we
have all concluded that this was the best vacation we have ever been on.
Thanks again,
John Wagner, Linda, Chad, Mindy, Laura,
and Rich
10+++ the whole experience
was much more than Jim and I could have hoped for. Everything and everyone was
more than perfect.
Mary and Jim Wilson
Exceeded our expectations,
the best trip we have ever taken.
The trip offered so very much more than I had expected.
I will recommend it wholeheartedly to any one I know considering such an experience.
Linda Western, Canada
It
was a jammed packed 4 days, we saw and covered much more than expected.
Danielle
Lukovich. Canada
About
the guides
Greg
and Jolie were absolutely fantastic! Their knowledge of the area, including flora
and fauna, history, First nations, and geography was encyclopedic, and they were
both outstanding teachers.
Very
professional, friendly, Knowledgeable.
Brian Bedford, USA
Greg was knowledgeable
of kayaks, wildlife and cultural aspects of the area. His "people skills"
were the best of any guide we have ever had.
Tom and Mark Goldsmith, USA
Excellent!!!
Mark and Margaret Goldsmith, USA
Greg
in particular knew every mountain, every tree, how everything got it's name, where
to go on the Island, and so on.
Simon Dowd, UK
Excellent,
Jolie and Greg were fantastic. They both made the trip wonderful and educational.
Mary and Jim Wilson
Even
by our high west coast standards, Jolies competence, Knowledge, on all aspects
of coastal flora, fauna, and it's people were outstanding.
Lynne Hunter
About
our tours
We
did not expect the quality and variety of unbelievable food that Emma produced
- we gained weight on this trip, despite a fair amount of paddling!
John Wagner
Emma Rocks!! Gourmet and lots of
it.
Danielle
Lukovich
On
an scale of 1 to 10 it was a 10.5. Emma is truly amazing.
Tom Goldsmith
10+++ even
a birthday cake provided. (thanks Emma)
Edwina and Nicola Loyd
It was a culinary
delight. Having the opportunity to have fresh caught fish was a delight.
Jerry Hagen
Excellent,
Emma did a fantastic job and the crab and halibut caught by Doug was fantastic.
Mark
and Margaret Montagano.
10+ Emma is
a rare treasure.
Phyl
Thom
Over
the top!!
About
the sales and office crew
John
was great and very friendly.
The
Volz family
Information
was accurate and adequate, and given how busy you are, timely.
Goldsmiths
Very friendly.
Sarah Knock
Very
friendly and helpful.
Stuart Minsky
It
was easy to plan and execute the trip, everyone was more than helpful with us.
I
know you are going to send us a feed back form, but I did not want to wait that
long. My family and I (3 altogether) were on the tour starting July 28, and now
2 weeks later, we have all concluded that this was the best vacation we have ever
been on.
The Songhee was
a terrific base from which to kayak, but the really outstanding feature of the
trip (excluding the location of course) was the caliber and character of the crew
and guides, Greg and Jolie were absolutely fantastic! Their, knowledge of the
area, including flora and fauna, history, First Nations, and geography, Was encyclopedic,
and they were both outstanding teachers. They kept us interested and active the
whole trip. Of course the animal sightings we had were wonderful, including bears,
eagles, orcas, humpback whales, and an incredible variety of underwater sea life.
The crew too were wonderful. Leif was great help with anything we needed (and
funny as well), and Jim and Don got us to so many wonderful locations. Lastly,
we did not expect the quality and variety of unbelievable food that Emma produced
- we gained weight on this trip, despite a fair amount of paddling!
We have been telling our our friends
how great this trip was, and already several friends want to go back with us next
year. I hope we can figure a way to do that, but if not next year, we will certainly
be back the next.
Thanks again,
John Wagner, Linda, Chad, Mindy, Laura, and Rich
Thank you for an adventure of a life
time! Bill and I were among the guests on the Songhee the end of July, the first
mothership tour of the year.
I
can't tell you how much we enjoyed each day of the trip and continue to enjoy
reliving every memory since. Jolie and Greg were perfect guides, providing exciting
and interesting experiences for us every day and often into the night, from close
encounters with Orcas to exploring a tide pool, to visiting with whale researchers
to to paddling at night with an ocean full of bio-luminescence. Even though they
have seen all this before, they shared our excitement which made it even more
fun. Visiting with Billy, touring his museum and learning about the first nations
people was something we will never forget.
Emmas made us the most wonderful
meals, Leif was a delight to visit with, Jim was a warm and gracious host, Don
was fun and full of stories and the best part was that we were able to get to
know them as not only our crew but as our friends.
It's going to be hard to find a trip
better than this one we're looking forward to returning.
Please tell every "Hi"
and we're still glowing thanks to our great crew!
Bill and Donna Herert.
Dear Spirit of the
West,
10+++
the whole experience was much more than Jim and I could have hoped for. Everything
and everyone was more than perfect.
The trip offered so very much more than I had expected. I will recommend it wholeheartedly to any one I know considering such an experience.
Linda Western, Canada