Uncommon News Winter 2009

Why Consider a Paddling trip to Honduras?
From Michael’s blog on driving from Michigan to Honduras:
Road Warrior Chronicles, 1-22-09

"Every morning at 9:15 am a guy rides a horse by my host family’s house shouting “MIEL, miel, miel, miel”—at first listen it seems as if he’s calling stray cats, but he’s actually selling wild honey decanted into old rum bottles. This is a neighborhood called “sauce” where people sell cold coconuts from carts, honey from the saddle of a horse, yet the driveways in sauce are tiled and the one next door boasts two nice German cars. Honduras boasts many such contrasts that sit comfortably next to one another. Its hard to have a bad day in a place where most strangers on the street will give you a broad grin and greet you like family. The police are corrupt, the streets are dusty, the drivers are terrifying and everywhere you turn someone will try to feed you or help you in some way. I’ve been returning since 1995 for what I thought were beautiful ocean reefs and majestic mountain ranges, but I’ve since learned I really return here for the open hearted warmth of this country’s fine people."

Open Dates for Bay Islands Reef Paddling Weeks: Great Family Spring Break Option!

• Feb 14-21
• Feb 28-Mar 7
• Mar 14-21
• Mar 28 –April 4

Many seats on the direct flights headed to Roatan are empty this season and prices on airfares are falling sharply. Now is the time to take advantage and come down to enjoy a sunny week improving paddling skills, snorkeling the blue waters of the reef and enjoying the balmy breezes of our private estate location. If you receive this newsletter and read this far, you can get 10% your Bay Islands Reef Adventure just by asking.

• Water-to-Wine B&B Weekends 
  Spend your mornings with us learning to kayak and drift into an afternoon touring a few of our noted regional wineries. Combine a new passion with a crisp dry Riesling and Leelanau’s award-winning Raclette cheese and get a weekend full of great local food and fun.
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• Silver Islet to Rossport 
  Join Bonnie Perry and I on this classic North Shore tour offering up some of the most remote and interesting coastline of Lake Superior. This is a great opportunity to see some great country, fine tune some skills and brush up on some truly superior backcountry feasting.
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• Isle Royale National Park
  If you haven’t joined us for this trip yet, it must be on your list.  We’ve guided nearly 30 trips to the biggest island in the biggest lake in the world and would love to share its secret spots and share fresh fish dinners with you.
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