I just wanted to let everyone know that there will be a fuel surcharge on upcoming trips, the current charge is $15 dollers per day per person. Our rate is $3.75-80 a gallon incl. ca. sales tax. When we set the pricing back in the summer of 2010 we were in the $2.30 range and holding steady "so we thought". The formula for the charge is based on the usage of 600 gallons per day average on trips for the Independence that equats to 5 dollers per person per day for every .25 cents over 3 dollars per gallon we pay, 3 dollars was the number we used when pricing the trips for 2011. We will adjust the surcharge as the fuel price changes, normally we fuel every two weeks as needed. If you have any questions, feel free to call the office and lets hope the oil companys bring the price down in the near future. Thanks for your understanding, Mark and Paul.