Memorable Family Vacations

It was about 6 years ago and my husband and I decided it would be fun to take a summer family vacation at a resort where the boys could fish and swim and we could just hang out together. We lived in Kelowna BC at the time and so my husband began to inquire and research resorts in the area. We found one a few hours from Kelowna near Quesnel, BC called Fishpot Lake Resort (the name should have been our first clue!!). My husband gathered all the necessary information – log cabin with full kitchen, washroom facilities, games room for the boys, great fishing, beach area, TV room for rainy days and a restaurant at the main lodge.

We arrived at our “Resort” after a long drive down a very rut-filled, winding, dirt road (our second clue!!). The log cabin was quite nice with all the cooking necessities as well as beds and a living area to enjoy. We quickly discovered though after arriving at our “Resort” that the washroom facilities in fact consisted of a shower house and an outhouse!!!! Clue number three!!! Being the only woman in my family of 4 males, I had no choice but to use this lovely, (and I use that word loosely), facility! The evening brought more enjoyment and clue number four when our cabin became quickly infested with many, many buzzing, hungry mosquitos! My husband and I spent most of the night batting at the beautiful creatures while they feasted on our sleeping boys.

The next day brought more discoveries as we realized the ‘games room’ was not yet built, the ‘restaurant’ was actually eating whatever was prepared by the owners for their own meals, and the TV room was in their family living room! The beach was full of weeds and reeds and the fishing was pretty slim. We tolerated two more nights of hungry mosquitos and then headed ourselves to the closest center and finished out our family vacation at a hotel!!

Although the vacation did not turn out as planned and at the time it was very discouraging, if you were to ask any of our boys today what is their most memorable family vacation, they would most likely answer with “Fishpot Lake Resort”!

Submitted By Melanie Schubert