2003 Photos - Shuswap Lake
Sept 18-21. Seven men on a 60 foot houseboat... Ian Macdonald, Curt Larsen, Jim Jorgensen, Mike Ozanne, Brent Johnson,
Chris Paterson, and Ian Harder. We all cruised up to Sicamous on a Thursday morning, dragging Mike's
and Ian Macdonald's ski boats behind us. We had a healthy supply of food and liquor, although next time
we might cut back on the wine and increase the tequila quotient. The weather was pitiful on Thursday,
but was decent for the remaining days. It didn't matter much anyway, as we had everything we could
want on the houseboat: hot tub, dishwasher, dryer, stereo, kitchen, and plenty of living and sleeping
space. We barefooted, slalomed, wakeboarded, and airchaired every chance we could get. Life is good.
Photos by Ian Harder.
Check out the Twin Anchors website. They
have virtual tours of their boats.
Ours was the Cruisecraft II.
Click on the thumbnail images to get a better view.
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Wilderness Retreat was the 60-foot houseboat we rented. Here it sits at the dock as we load it.
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The houseboat company, Twin Anchors, used ATVs and a train of trailers to transport our luggage from the parking lot to the boat.
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View out the back of the boat before we take off.
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The hot tub was a little too cozy for seven guys all at once.
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Ian gets ready for an airchair set.
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Ready to start.
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All set for an evening airchair... in spite of manufacturer's warning, tequila is required to enhance the experience!
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Cruising on the airchair.
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Mike does a onefoot toehold.
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Mike hangs from the boom after his barefoot pass.
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Mike does a flyer off the boat.
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Barefoot wake crossings.
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A view from our boat, beached near the end of Anstey Arm.
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Another view from the boat.
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The Wilderness Retreat, beached on Anstey Arm.
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Chris pilots the boat back to Sicamous.
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A view coming back into the channel at Sicamous. There are hundreds of houseboats of all sizes, from various rental outfits.
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Here's a map of the Lake. We rented the houseboat at Sicamous, and stayed way up near the end of Anstey Arm.
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![Wilderness Retreat](javascript:viewPhoto("wilderness_retreat.jpg", "Wilderness Retreat", "Wilderness Retreat was the 60-foot houseboat we rented. Here it sits at the dock as we load it."))
![Luggage Transportation](javascript:viewPhoto("luggage_mover.jpg", "Luggage Transportation", "The houseboat company, Twin Anchors, used ATVs and a train of trailers to transport our luggage from the parking lot to the boat."))
![Out the Back](javascript:viewPhoto("boat_back.jpg", "Out the Back", "View out the back of the boat before we take off."))
![Hot Tub](javascript:viewPhoto("hot_tub.jpg", "Hot Tub", "The hot tub was a little too cozy for seven guys all at once."))
![Ian Macdonald](javascript:viewPhoto("ianm_swimgrid.jpg", "Ian Macdonald", "Ian gets ready for an airchair set."))
![Ian Macdonald](javascript:viewPhoto("ianm_start.jpg", "Ian Macdonald", "Ready to start."))
![Evening Airchair](javascript:viewPhoto("tequila.jpg", "Evening Airchair", "All set for an evening airchair... in spite of manufacturer's warning, tequila is required to enhance the experience!"))
![Mike Ozanne](javascript:viewPhoto("mike_airchair.jpg", "Mike Ozanne", "Cruising on the airchair."))
![Mike Ozanne](javascript:viewPhoto("mike_onefoot.jpg", "Mike Ozanne", "Mike does a onefoot toehold."))
![Mike Ozanne](javascript:viewPhoto("mike_boomhang.jpg", "Mike Ozanne", "Mike hangs from the boom after his barefoot pass."))
![Mike Ozanne](javascript:viewPhoto("mike_flystart.jpg", "Mike Ozanne", "Mike does a flyer off the boat."))
![Mike Ozanne](javascript:viewPhoto("mike_wakecross.jpg", "Mike Ozanne", "Barefoot wake crossings."))
![Boat View](javascript:viewPhoto("boat_view1.jpg", "Boat View", "A view from our boat, beached near the end of Anstey Arm."))
![Boat View](javascript:viewPhoto("boat_view2.jpg", "Boat View", "Another view from the boat."))
![Wilderness Retreat](javascript:viewPhoto("boat_beached.jpg", "Wilderness Retreat", "The Wilderness Retreat, beached on Anstey Arm."))
![Chris Paterson](javascript:viewPhoto("chris_pilot.jpg", "Chris Paterson", "Chris pilots the boat back to Sicamous."))
![Sicamous Boats](javascript:viewPhoto("sicamous_boats.jpg", "Sicamous Boats", "A view coming back into the channel at Sicamous. There are hundreds of houseboats of all sizes, from various rental outfits."))
![Map of Shuswap](javascript:viewPhoto("shuswap_map.gif", "Map of Shuswap", "Here's a map of the Lake. We rented the houseboat at Sicamous, and stayed way up near the end of Anstey Arm."))