The Martin Mars was the reason we had made the trip to Sproat Lake last year, but it wasn’t the only flying boat we got. At one point, when we were on the dock rather than out on the water, the rumble of engines came to us. We wondered what it might be but didn’t have to wait long to find out. A Grumman Goose came over the top and headed off to land on the water. We were hoping that it might fly around a bit and maybe come over along with the Mars but that wasn’t to be. Just a quick encounter and that was it.