The weather has been abnormally warm. Has been in the low to mid 20's each day.
Got the bulk of the closing chores done yesterday.
The high water levels required a new means of storing the Lund.
This project started out as 3 guys having a look at the options for storing the Lund. Before we knew it, Andy was fetching ropes, and Scott was getting lumber. With the help of the winch on the ramp we pulled the boat and ramp up onto the rocks above.
When we finished we realized we had screwed ourselves out of fishing for the rest of our stay.
Oh well, mission accomplished.
We'll have all winter to figure out how we're going to get it back in the water.
Thought we should also do something about the new dock as it was just inches above the water.
By tilting it up a bit we now have some clearance for the ice.
Looks like Matt has been doing some work at the camp. He had some guys up helping stack the boats on shore. Won't be the same around here without the "Big Guy". Hope Matt can make a go of it.
I guess that's it for this year. Time for a refill. See you next year.
Sept 30/14 Update
According to an Old Timer at Wrights Matt isn't doing the work at GBFC. I think "Mike" was the name he mentioned, a friend of the family. Apparently they are planning to bring in a barge next year, to clean up the junk and then run it as as a "cabin rental only" operation.
Hey, maybe we can get a bit of space on the barge.
I also forgot to mention that we put up the long awaited windscreen blinds. They work great, made it very cozy regardless of wind direction. I can't believe you can't buy these things. Surely we don't have the only screened in porch that gets chilly this time of year.
Here's a picture with the blinds down.
Sept 30/14 Update
According to an Old Timer at Wrights Matt isn't doing the work at GBFC. I think "Mike" was the name he mentioned, a friend of the family. Apparently they are planning to bring in a barge next year, to clean up the junk and then run it as as a "cabin rental only" operation.
Hey, maybe we can get a bit of space on the barge.
I also forgot to mention that we put up the long awaited windscreen blinds. They work great, made it very cozy regardless of wind direction. I can't believe you can't buy these things. Surely we don't have the only screened in porch that gets chilly this time of year.
Here's a picture with the blinds down.
A few other observations I forgot to mention in the original post :
Very few birds left on the island.
Saw a mother and 2 cubs swimming the narrows in the shortcut when we arrived last Friday. Didn't get a pic -they were gone as soon a they hit the shore.
Lots , I mean LOTS of flies, wasps, bees and other flying insects - maybe because of absence of birds. I got stung twice in the space of 10 minutes.
All the snails that were so prevalent in the summer are now gone.
Very few spiders left.
And one more item. I'm not sure whose lumber this is but it was headed west when we last saw it .........
Very few birds left on the island.
Saw a mother and 2 cubs swimming the narrows in the shortcut when we arrived last Friday. Didn't get a pic -they were gone as soon a they hit the shore.
Lots , I mean LOTS of flies, wasps, bees and other flying insects - maybe because of absence of birds. I got stung twice in the space of 10 minutes.
All the snails that were so prevalent in the summer are now gone.
Very few spiders left.
And one more item. I'm not sure whose lumber this is but it was headed west when we last saw it .........
