We had a wonderful stay with Yoshi. He was very helpful from the beginning of my contact with him, responding promptly to my booking request and then giving directions for getting to his place.

The day he arrived he was working on his geodesic dome house, which is in the compound, and came right over to welcome us and show us around the cottage. Daigo, his very friendly golden retriever, was an enthusiastic part of the welcoming party.

Yoshi then gave us a few welcoming gifts - a loaf of freshly baked bread (which turned out to be terrific), a jar of organic yogurt, a smaller jar of homemade preserves and 8 freshly laid eggs. The next day, when we returned from an outing, we found a couple tender English cucumbers and a number of tomatoes. We made good use of these offerings.

The cottage was in great shape and was one of the best equipped we have found, especially the kitchen. It was prepared for quite ambitious culinary efforts.

Yoshi was attentive, but not at all obtrusive, so we felt we had the cottage and our section of the compound to ourselves.

In all, our stay with Yoshi was tremendous and we would heartily recommend it. It is, by the way, in a very convenient location, essentially ten minutes each to Ganges or to Fulford Harbour.

Chuck Shields
Lynn Curry