November 28 - December 3

After a few days back at camp following Thanksgiving, it was back down to Seattle for a meeting of the Indralaya Board of Directors. This was the first meeting of the new board following the annual meeting in October (see October 24-30).

It was a full meeting, beginning with a morning retreat during which Board members shared their perceptions of Indralaya’s strengths and areas where there seems to be room for improvement. It was interesting to observe, among other things, that some of the great strengths of the place are also the sources for some of the challenges that arise.

Following the retreat, the Board set fees and approved an operating budget for 2012. Next year’s fees will rise slightly, with the daily rates for plumbing cabins going from $68 to $69 per person per night, stays in the roundhouse will increase from $70 to $75 per night, and non-plumbing will increase from $47 to $49. Tenting fees will rise from $37 to $40 per night.

It was a full and productive meeting. On Sunday, Leonie and I headed for our family cabin in Twisp where we will be staying for the coming week. While we are gone, Michael Short is staying at camp and keeping an eye on things, for which we are grateful.

No pictures this week...

...as I seem to have misplaced my camera!