Gilford Island arrival

After two hours on the water taxi, passing only the occasional fishing boat and many islands, we arrived at the Paddler's Inn on Gilford Island.

Our first view of the Floathouse Lodge

The Floathouse Lodge started as a small one storey church in Echo Bay, and when the population of that settlement dwindled so much that the building wasn't being used anymore, Bruce arranged to have it moved from land onto a float, and towed around the corner to his small bay.  He added a second storey for four bedrooms, accessible by outside stairs.
Inside there were two other small bedrooms, a bathroom, and an open area with a full kitchen, dining table and sitting area.
After claiming one of the upstairs bedrooms and stowing our food in the kitchen, we walked along a trail to the end of the point, to see the view:

Brad admires the view

On the way back we saw a Kingfisher

This is the view of the lodge from the back; the whole float is anchored to shore with "boomsticks" which are logs with chains attached, bolted to the rocks on the shoreline so nothing floats away in a storm.