We had a wonderful experience staying at Mark's place. It is so nice being right on the water, we had never been in a floating house. The porch was my favorite part, the weather was always changing and it was so peaceful to sit out there and watch the birds, boats, and even the planes. The kayaks were great, we paddled around and looked at all the cute houses on the water. It was pretty quiet but anyone we talked to was super friendly. Mark was so nice to meet us after we had a later than expected arrival, he showed us everything and then turned it over to us. We didn't need anything, but he was a phone call away if we did. It was just like Sleepless in Seattle, except we slept and it was in Portland!