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How to Plan a Gay-Friendly Houseboating Trip
- 1). Plan your houseboating trip well in advance. Make a list of the transportation, accommodations and activities you desire or need.
- 2). Research the various houseboating trips and destinations via the Web or books. Look for hot travel deals offered on gay outdoor adventure travel sites, such as Out West Global Adventures (800-743-0458).
- 3). Consider your costs carefully, since trips run from midrange on Lake Powell to luxury on Priest Lake (Jacuzzi included!). Establish a "kitty" account for gas and incidentals to share costs.
- 4). Schedule your trip according to your destination's seasonal conditions. Plan your warm-weather trip the previous winter - regardless of your final vacation getaway.
- 5). Pack as lightly as possible - the fewer clothes the better (one bathing suit, a few T-shirts, socks and undergarments, and one cool-weather wrap).
- 6). Set sail and soak in the natural beauty that surrounds you. Pick a campsite close enough to the marina to get ice and gas but far enough from other boats to avoid excessive noise.