I have to agree with Ghostwheel's reasoning here. The ambush is less of a continuity breach than retconning back to the ship. I just don't think the 'caravan' idea with the wagons & wood is functioning to maintain a level of PC involvement. The wheels break...We had no real involvement, yea or nay, with that. They get repaired...Pretty much the same. Lumberjacks do the things they do...Not an issue unless something happens (like an ambush or a mutiny) that forces the PCs to take an active role, choose sides, make a decision.<br/><br/>A bang.