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Whoo hooo! You’ve reserved your houseboat vacation on Shuswap Lake. You’ve gotten commitments from your group and you’ve put a deposit down for your trip…now what? We get lots of questions from first time houseboaters on what to do to prepare in the weeks leading up to your vacation. Mostly questions about how to plan for our favourite thing…FOOD!

FOOD!

Most of the marine beaches on Shuswap Lake are undeveloped, meaning restaurants and grocery stores are not accessible by boat along the shoreline, so it is best to be prepared when you arrive at the marina.  There is a Sea Store and Restaurant at Cinnemousun Narrows that is accessible by boat if you forgot something!

The best way to prepare for this type of vacation is to make a list of everything that you might need while you’re out on the water, then compare it with our list of what’s already on board your houseboat.  Make sure to account for all ingredients you will need for cooking (including spices and condiments, down to salt and pepper.)

It might be easiest to have the food supplied to the group rather than having each couple or family provide a meal. Get together with someone from your group and try to plan meals that are tasty, filling, and require little cooking while on the houseboat. After all, who wants to be stuck in the kitchen on vacation? Also, prepare as much food as possible in advance to keep the cooking time and cooler packing to a minimum. For example, crack eggs ahead of time, scramble them up with salt and pepper in gallon size bags and freeze them. This eliminates space for bulky cartons, and the worry of breaking eggs while transporting them in a cooler. Pre-freezing them also helps cut down on the amount of ice you need for the cooler. Throw your frozen eggs on top of a few items and voila, built in ice blocks.

Simplicity is key. Some other quick meal ideas include: tin foil dinners, hot dogs, hamburgers, grilled chicken or steak, chili and baked potatoes, etc. The possibilities are endless! Who’s hungry?

Bring lots of extra coolers filled with ice for your beverages so all the food can fit in the refrigerators and freezers supplied on the boat.

THE OTHER STUFF!

  • Bedding & Pillows
  • Towels (ones for swimming and showering!)
  • Bath mat,  hand towels and wash cloths
  • First Aid Kit – with medication for bug bites, cuts and scrapes
  • Flash Lights
  • DVD’s for rainy days
  • Games and cards
  • Insect Repellent
  • Sunscreen and After-Sun for sunburns!
  • Coolers – lots and lots of coolers with ice!
  • Auxilliary cords for connecting personal devices to the music system
  • Paper towels, napkins, tin foil, plastic containers for leftovers
  • Cooking oil
  • Spices, salt & pepper
  • Fishing equipment and fishing licences for everyone planning to fish
  • Deck or beach chairs
  • Beach games
  • Plastic bottles and/or cans for the beach (NO GLASS BOTTLES OR CONTAINERS ON THE BEACHES PLEASE!)

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Working on the lake is definitely hard to beat!⚓️⚓️ Twin Anchors Houseboat Vacations has multiple open positions for its upcoming season!🏖Help our team provide excellent service and experience for our houseboat guests well living a mountain/lake lifestyle!⛰️
Who wouldn’t want to work out on the lake at beautiful Old Town Bay Marina!

Visit twinanchors.com/employment to see what job opportunities await in Sicamous BC, on Shuswap Lake!🌅
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Working on the lake is definitely hard to beat!⚓️⚓️ Twin Anchors Houseboat Vacations has multiple open positions for its upcoming season!🏖Help our team provide excellent service and experience for our houseboat guests well living a mountain/lake lifestyle!⛰️
Who wouldn’t want to work out on the lake at beautiful Old Town Bay Marina! 

Visit twinanchors.com/employment to see what job opportunities await in Sicamous BC, on Shuswap Lake!🌅

Warm weather is coming soon!!🏖 Shuswap Lake has the views and adventures you are wanting this spring or summer, all aboard your Twin Anchors Houseboat!

You don’t want to miss out on booking your bucket list houseboat experience!⚓️⚓️ With boats sleeping 2-28 people there is a boat for every budget and group size!☀️

Visit Twinanchors.com to experience houseboating today!⏳
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Warm weather is coming soon!!🏖 Shuswap Lake has the views and adventures you are wanting this spring or summer, all aboard your Twin Anchors Houseboat! 

You don’t want to miss out on booking your bucket list houseboat experience!⚓️⚓️  With boats sleeping 2-28 people there is a boat for every budget and group size!☀️ 

Visit Twinanchors.com to experience houseboating today!⏳

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Great trip!!!

Is there fishing allowed

See u in Aug Twin Anchors. Can't wait.

Erin Roy

Lionel P C Poirier Jr.

Hunter Chesney Hudson Chesney Corey Chesney

Cost?

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We will be at the Edmonton Boat & Sportsmen's Show, March 16th-19th👍🎉

Come stop by our booth for our SHOW SPECIALS🤩, information, pricing, and everything you need to know about a Twin Anchors Houseboat Vacations on Shuswap Lake🏖

Bookings at the show get show special discount and no deposit is required!✔️

With 12 styles of houseboats to choose from for any budget, sleeping 2-28 people for any size crew, and 1000km of shoreline to explore, so….

⚓️Plan your trip at Twinanchors.com⚓️
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We will be at the Edmonton Boat & Sportsmens Show, March 16th-19th👍🎉

Come stop by our booth for our SHOW SPECIALS🤩, information, pricing, and everything you need to know about a Twin Anchors Houseboat Vacations on Shuswap Lake🏖

Bookings at the show get show special discount and no deposit is required!✔️

With 12 styles of houseboats to choose from for any budget, sleeping 2-28 people for any size crew, and 1000km of shoreline to explore, so….                     

⚓️Plan your trip at Twinanchors.com⚓️

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Been on their boat they are amazing loved it

See you there

Lisa Martin Toby Martin Darcy Chipchura Melanie Chipchura should do this come summer!!!

Will you have a houseboat there ?

Jessie Potter

Tyne Dugger Amy Marie Kassy Rose Kendyl Johanna 🛥️

Jonathan Mercier je crois que je t’ai parlé de ca la semaine dernière

Have a great show

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Bring the family, the friends, and don’t leave the pets at home!🐶🏖We do allow pets on the houseboats! So why, would you leave them at home!🐾

If you have brought a pet on a Twin Anchors Houseboat Vacations comment, tag or message us your photos!⚓️⚓️

It’s time to start getting excited/plan for the 2023 houseboating season!☀️

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Bring the family, the friends, and don’t leave the pets at home!🐶🏖We do allow pets on the houseboats! So why, would you leave them at home!🐾 

If you have brought a pet on a Twin Anchors Houseboat Vacations comment, tag or message us your photos!⚓️⚓️

It’s time to start getting excited/plan for the 2023 houseboating season!☀️

What the Woof Pet Supplies
Sea-Dog Boat Sales And Service
Seadog Fishing Charters
Bulldog Boat Rentals

We still have sailings available for the 2023 sailing season!⏳ Come explore Shuswap Lake with Twin Anchors this spring, summer or fall!⚓️ If you haven’t started to plan your vacation head to twinanchors.com to find the perfect houseboat trip!🏖

Can’t go in 2023! Our 2024 sailing schedule is now open for booking! Book your houseboat adventure early to save, get the dates and boat style you want!⚓️⚓️
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We still have sailings available for the 2023 sailing season!⏳ Come explore Shuswap Lake with Twin Anchors this spring, summer or fall!⚓️ If you haven’t started to plan your vacation head to twinanchors.com to find the perfect houseboat trip!🏖

Can’t go in 2023! Our 2024 sailing schedule is now open for booking! Book your houseboat adventure early to save, get the dates and boat style you want!⚓️⚓️

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Do you need a boating licence?or if its a day thing ,do you provide a capitan?

Where do you find the rates and availability?

I used to work for portside. But you guys have hot tubs in your lol

How much for a night😜

How much ?

Stoked to go in may this will be my second time. Got the big boat this time lol

My family and I have been on houseboats by Twin Anchor in Lake Schswap, BC, Canada. It’s beautiful and you can catch dinner.. great to experience.. we hope to get back again..

Any for July? Robert Malloy

So excited! See you in August!

Great outfit .

Tg Chowace we should go this summer for sure.

Stacie Mulgrew another family reunion 30 years Twin Anchors Houseboat Vacations in the making

anyone want to take me on one? lol

See you in September ♥️

Love it !!!!!!

House boat?

Kayla Fraser one day we will go again! ❤️❤️

Any time you have a boat available and want to rent it out, let me know. I would love to go again with just my wife.

Julia Wichihin these are the ones I was telling you about 🥰

Suzy Pike-Harder we should look into this for 2024

Rebecca Pott sept ?

Nice. We should rent a couple of them

Shelly Close

Leanne van den Bosch

Richard Cadotte

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