Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - (Page 5) VU`qfip£UVpb Our editor speaks his mind about the economy and why not to get caught up in the drama. A great year to go houseboating photo courtesy swallowsandamazonstours.com A Forever Resorts houseboat tucked up in a cove of Lake Powell. The lines are set, the boat and skis are ready and you can bet a striper pole is out the back. Life just does not get much better than this. Don’t forget to smell the roses, people. Photo courtesy Forever Resorts. I am a baby boomer - first gen thank you. My parents were Depression era kids - tight with the dollar and you had to work hard for everything. They remembered what is was like to be really poor and without. I guess that’s why my folks always made it our family tradition to make time for boating and for an annual summer vacation. I remember them like yestereday. Since becoming an adult with my own children, I have also witnessed our economy both prosper and struggle and I too have learned from these experiences. I have learned not to panic and if you don’t please yourself during these times of “woe” you have only yourself to blame. (And the kids will love your for it!) Life is short. And with that attitude in mind it is buyers’ market. This year will be an excellent year for on-the-water houseboating. Record snowfalls this winter are refilling many of our lakes to levels not seen in a decade. There was even enough water in Lake Powell to open the “flood gates” for 30 hours to scour out the Grand Canyon in an attempt to improve the quality of the Colorado River and its ecosystem. When life gives you lemonade, you set up a lemonade stand. Gather your children and take some time off this spring and summer and enjoy one of the best family experiences you can have - houseboating! You will all prosper for it and when think back twenty years from now, you’ll remember it and not our shaky economy. PS. Houseboating Adventures officially dropped all of its paper, ink, pollution and waste January 1, 2007 and we have been TOTALLY GREEN ever since. )6B@" A05("%C&5AB9&@
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 Editor's Desk Info Houseboating Accessories Guide to Brokers & Dealers Job PROfile - State Dock's Sheila Helm World News New Zealand Launches New Houseboat Industry Job PROfile - Sumerset's Dave Corbin DreamBoats - Stardust's "Toy Garage", Sumerset's Wild at Heart II, Gibson's DreaManner Adventure Guide Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - (Page Intro) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 (Page Cover1) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 (Page Cover2) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 (Page 4) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - Editor's Desk (Page 5) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - Editor's Desk (Page 6) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - Info (Page 7) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - Info (Page 8) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - Houseboating Accessories (Page 9) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - Houseboating Accessories (Page 10) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - Houseboating Accessories (Page 11) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - Houseboating Accessories (Page 12) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - Houseboating Accessories (Page 13) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - Houseboating Accessories (Page 14) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - Houseboating Accessories (Page 15) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - Houseboating Accessories (Page 16) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - Houseboating Accessories (Page 17) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - Houseboating Accessories (Page 18) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - Guide to Brokers & Dealers (Page 19) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - Guide to Brokers & Dealers (Page 20) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - Guide to Brokers & Dealers (Page 21) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - Guide to Brokers & Dealers (Page 22) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - Job PROfile - State Dock's Sheila Helm (Page 23) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - Job PROfile - State Dock's Sheila Helm (Page 24) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - Job PROfile - State Dock's Sheila Helm (Page 25) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - Job PROfile - State Dock's Sheila Helm (Page 26) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - New Zealand Launches New Houseboat Industry (Page 27) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - New Zealand Launches New Houseboat Industry (Page 28) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - New Zealand Launches New Houseboat Industry (Page 29) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - New Zealand Launches New Houseboat Industry (Page 30) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - New Zealand Launches New Houseboat Industry (Page 31) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - New Zealand Launches New Houseboat Industry (Page 32) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - Job PROfile - Sumerset's Dave Corbin (Page 33) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - Job PROfile - Sumerset's Dave Corbin (Page 34) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - Job PROfile - Sumerset's Dave Corbin (Page 35) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - Job PROfile - Sumerset's Dave Corbin (Page 36) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - DreamBoats - Stardust's "Toy Garage", Sumerset's Wild at Heart II, Gibson's DreaManner (Page 37) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - DreamBoats - Stardust's "Toy Garage", Sumerset's Wild at Heart II, Gibson's DreaManner (Page 38) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - DreamBoats - Stardust's "Toy Garage", Sumerset's Wild at Heart II, Gibson's DreaManner (Page 39) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - DreamBoats - Stardust's "Toy Garage", Sumerset's Wild at Heart II, Gibson's DreaManner (Page 40) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - DreamBoats - Stardust's "Toy Garage", Sumerset's Wild at Heart II, Gibson's DreaManner (Page 41) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - DreamBoats - Stardust's "Toy Garage", Sumerset's Wild at Heart II, Gibson's DreaManner (Page 42) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - DreamBoats - Stardust's "Toy Garage", Sumerset's Wild at Heart II, Gibson's DreaManner (Page 43) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - DreamBoats - Stardust's "Toy Garage", Sumerset's Wild at Heart II, Gibson's DreaManner (Page 44) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - DreamBoats - Stardust's "Toy Garage", Sumerset's Wild at Heart II, Gibson's DreaManner (Page 45) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - DreamBoats - Stardust's "Toy Garage", Sumerset's Wild at Heart II, Gibson's DreaManner (Page 46) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - DreamBoats - Stardust's "Toy Garage", Sumerset's Wild at Heart II, Gibson's DreaManner (Page 47) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - DreamBoats - Stardust's "Toy Garage", Sumerset's Wild at Heart II, Gibson's DreaManner (Page 48) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - DreamBoats - Stardust's "Toy Garage", Sumerset's Wild at Heart II, Gibson's DreaManner (Page 49) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - DreamBoats - Stardust's "Toy Garage", Sumerset's Wild at Heart II, Gibson's DreaManner (Page 50) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - DreamBoats - Stardust's "Toy Garage", Sumerset's Wild at Heart II, Gibson's DreaManner (Page 51) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - DreamBoats - Stardust's "Toy Garage", Sumerset's Wild at Heart II, Gibson's DreaManner (Page 52) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - DreamBoats - Stardust's "Toy Garage", Sumerset's Wild at Heart II, Gibson's DreaManner (Page 53) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - DreamBoats - Stardust's "Toy Garage", Sumerset's Wild at Heart II, Gibson's DreaManner (Page 54) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - Adventure Guide (Page 55) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - Adventure Guide (Page 56) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - Adventure Guide (Page 57) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - Adventure Guide (Page 58) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - Adventure Guide (Page 59) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - Adventure Guide (Page 60) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - Adventure Guide (Page Cover3) Houseboating Adventures - Issue 20 - Adventure Guide (Page Cover4)
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