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Hospitality Innovator: Keith Iverson

Sadie Cove Wilderness Lodge comprises eight dwellings that rent for US$450 a night. Keith Iverson built the lodge, which opened in 1981. “I’m old school, man. I know what I do, and I do it well. The reason I don’t go outside is it’s a world I don’t know anymore and there’s a lot of rude people and I don’t like rudeness and if somebody were to insult my wife …” he pauses. “I’d rather kick a bear in the ass than drive on one of your freeways.” The Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, native grew up in Portland, Oregon, and earned a degree in marketing from the University of Oregon. When he left northern California in 1972, he worked for Kaiser Cement and Gypsum Corporation, advising architects on which company products to use. He wore a suit and tie and had a crew cut, but another life beckoned. After earning good money for five years, Keith sold his houseboat, bought a Volkswagen camper and left with US$15,000 in cash. When he reached Homer, “the end of the road” some 125 miles south of Anchorage on the Kenai Peninsula, Iverson looked across the bay at “mountains and glaciers and fjords and I said I want to live over there and I want to be self-sufficient.” Iverson bought three-and-a-half acres from the state for US$3,250. Homer’s population was about 2,000 then; now it’s about 5,000, he said. In 1989, Keith became the only Alaskan supervisor at the Gulf of Alaska, overseeing cleanup of the Exxon Valdez oil spill. The money was so good it afforded him the opportunity to craft a Pelton wheel-based hydroelectric system at Sadie Cove. He built a dam up the mountain and ran a two-inch hose down to the lodge. The water bursts out a nozzle and hits a tiny water wheel that “spins so fast the alternator makes electricity,” he said. “I’d say we probably use 90% less fossil fuels than most Americans.” “I’m old school, man. I know what I do, and I do it well. The reason I don’t go outside is it’s a world I don’t know anymore and there’s a lot of rude people and I don’t like rudeness and if somebody were to insult my wife …” he pauses. “I’d rather kick a bear in the ass than drive on one of your freeways.

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Lightleys Holiday Houseboats South Africa offers the ultimate in house boating fun, freedom and flexibility - with catering and self-catering options. Charter a self-sail Lightleys Holiday Houseboat in the Western Cape Province on the Knysna Lagoon, in the Eastern Cape on the Kowie River at Port Alfred or in Gauteng on the Vaal River - with houseboating, you’re always Captain of Your Own Holiday. Knysna Fishing Knysna Lagoon Fishing

Planning a fishing break on the Knysna lagoon? The best way to do it is to hire a fishing boat from Lightleys Holiday Houseboats on the Knysna lagoon. You can hire day boats and fishing tackle – and buy bait at the Lightleys shop.

Knysna is a magnet for fishing, especially the Knysna lagoon – because generally folk from upcountry prefer the security of the still waters of a lagoon to the stomach-churning experience of deep-sea fishing.

In the lagoon, fishing enthusiasts will catch a wide variety of species – including White Musselcracker, White Steenbras, Garrick (or Leervis), Cob and Grunter.

This weekend a guest on a Lightleys Holiday houseboat anchored near the picturesque train bridge over the lagoon caught five Steenbras and two Leervis

Knysna Honeymoon

Where do you want to go for your Knysna Honeymoon? The rush of the wedding is over, and you are looking forward to taking a break with your beloved – a romantic honeymoon in Knysna.   You want somewhere where there is peace and quiet, somewhere private, and a place where you can kick back and let time float by. Where better than the gorgeous Knysna lagoon, where there are secluded spots everywhere, and you two will be alone on the water together enjoying your Knysna honeymoon. Lightleys will even bring you ‘special delivery’ picnic hampers and chilled wine…..and as part of our Ultimate Romantic Package for Two there are discounts on spa treatments, a romantic dinner at the stunning new Turbine Hotel on Thesen’s Island, and a special visit to the gorgeous Featherbed nature reserve are part of the package

PACKAGE: *The package excludes fuel and there is a R1300.00 refundable security deposit

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Wow!  This is what dreams are made of!  If you’re looking for an amazing Port Alfred honeymoon, or a romantic breakaway with your beloved – this is it.  The red carpet treatment…..imagine chocolates, flowers and chilled sparkling wine on your arrival, a braai hamper in your Leisure Liner’s fridge, three nights alone on the river cocooned in our comfortable cozy houseboat, another night at the cute My Pond hotel with breakfast included.

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