Had a great week with cousins from Edmonton, lots of boat time and fishing! Then Brian and his friends came up and more fishing! Lots of fish, great pickerel!! 3 too many rattle snakes on the island. Hopefully, they have moved on!
Saturday, August 15, 2015
Monday, July 13, 2015
More Drone Video
Well, Dave was able to compress rest of the video files to a much smaller size.
I couldn't decide which ones I liked better so I'm posting them all. These should be fun to watch next January.
Enjoy!
I couldn't decide which ones I liked better so I'm posting them all. These should be fun to watch next January.
Enjoy!
Sunday, July 12, 2015
Drone Video
July 12. 2015
Came home yesterday. Uneventful day except Cosmo went ballistic when I tried to put him in his cage.
As for the heli video, luckily the SD card is OK and has lots of video on it. Unfortunately Blogspot doesn't allow videos over 100MB so only one is under that limit. I may see if I can reduce the file size for some of the others.
I also took several stills. Here are a couple of the better ones.
Back to work for now but we'll be back in about 2 weeks.
Came home yesterday. Uneventful day except Cosmo went ballistic when I tried to put him in his cage.
As for the heli video, luckily the SD card is OK and has lots of video on it. Unfortunately Blogspot doesn't allow videos over 100MB so only one is under that limit. I may see if I can reduce the file size for some of the others.
I also took several stills. Here are a couple of the better ones.
Back to work for now but we'll be back in about 2 weeks.
Monday, July 6, 2015
Went to the Bustards yesterday in the canoe. had a great day just putting around. The high water levels have opened up a lot of channels. You can now cut through the middle from the east side to Wicks Channel.
This is where we had lunch and refreshments (beer on the pier, right?). Right?
Strangely quiet here this week. Didn't see a soul other than Donny and family. They went home last night. No one at GBFC, again.
Found this little guy on one of the chairs this morning.
Actually caught a fish today. In fact I caught him twice a couple of minutes apart. He didn't fight much the second time. (Otter Bay, worm harness, in 10 ft of water, 3 PM)
Just inside the slot as usual.
OOPS...What's this ^^^
Once again, didn't see a single other person today. There's just nobody up here. Not complaining though.
I think I have some great drone video but I fried the micro SD/USB adapter so I won't know 'till I get home and see if there is anything on the card. If there is I'll post it later. I've got sunsets and everything!
This is where we had lunch and refreshments (beer on the pier, right?). Right?
Found this little guy on one of the chairs this morning.
Actually caught a fish today. In fact I caught him twice a couple of minutes apart. He didn't fight much the second time. (Otter Bay, worm harness, in 10 ft of water, 3 PM)
Just inside the slot as usual.
Once again, didn't see a single other person today. There's just nobody up here. Not complaining though.
I think I have some great drone video but I fried the micro SD/USB adapter so I won't know 'till I get home and see if there is anything on the card. If there is I'll post it later. I've got sunsets and everything!
Thursday, July 2, 2015
July 2, 2015
A bit windy today but still nice. Went out in the canoe this afternoon and did a waterfall tour.
Both were near the rainbow camp.
Some signs of life at GBFC. The boat is there about every other day. "Mike" seems to be the guy in charge. Never more than 2 cabins rented at a time. Haven't seen Donny yet.
Saw a GBFC guest paddling one of the boats back to the dock a few nights ago.
After catching a mouse every night the first 5 nights, I haven't trapped one in the past 3 nights. Maybe we're over the hump. Found one trapped in the space heater by the windows a few nights ago. took the whole thing outside and let him go. Today a mouse (sure looked like the same one) ran across the rocks in front of Cosmo and disappeared under the cottage. Cosmo can still "move" if he wants to. Probably didn't turn out well for the mouse. Cosmo didn't eat his supper tonight.
A bit windy today but still nice. Went out in the canoe this afternoon and did a waterfall tour.
Both were near the rainbow camp.
Some signs of life at GBFC. The boat is there about every other day. "Mike" seems to be the guy in charge. Never more than 2 cabins rented at a time. Haven't seen Donny yet.
Saw a GBFC guest paddling one of the boats back to the dock a few nights ago.
After catching a mouse every night the first 5 nights, I haven't trapped one in the past 3 nights. Maybe we're over the hump. Found one trapped in the space heater by the windows a few nights ago. took the whole thing outside and let him go. Today a mouse (sure looked like the same one) ran across the rocks in front of Cosmo and disappeared under the cottage. Cosmo can still "move" if he wants to. Probably didn't turn out well for the mouse. Cosmo didn't eat his supper tonight.
Wednesday, July 1, 2015
June 30, 2015
Re-located the Lund ramp to a better place given the water levels.
We moved the Crawdad and Kiwi Canoe up with the Coleman canoe.
Re-located the Lund ramp to a better place given the water levels.
We moved the Crawdad and Kiwi Canoe up with the Coleman canoe.
July 1, 2015
Dave goes back to the city today so say goodbye to the great video and pictures that he has given to this blog. Before he left he gave me a few more gems. Thanks Dave, for these and all the help with dock, ramp etc.
Sandhills in flight
Sandhills making noise
Mallard taking off
360 Panorama
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Monday, June 29, 2015
Saturday June 27/15
After careful planning and much deliberation we were ready for an attempt to launch the Lund.
Our arsenal of launching equipment consisted of a cedar fence post and a 2 x 4. (both provided by the Acme Boat Launching Equipment Supply Company)
Our plan was, basically, to push it off the cliff and hope for the best. (sorry Bruce)
We figured we should record the episode lest this be the Lund's last voyage..
Spent the remainder of the day working on the dock. Had to re-attach most of the barrel supports and reinforced the center board with a steel corner bracket. Very few screws holding down the old planking were still intact, most were broken.
The mosquitoes and mayflies are numerous this year. The gulls are having a feeding frenzy every night at dusk. The dragonflies are also plentiful, and huge.
Sunday June 28, 2015
We finished re-planking the dock. We ended up short 2 boards so if anyone wants to bring some up....
We used some scrap lumber to finish covering the corner for the time being.
Here's a picture of the finished dock, the cedar looks great.
WHAT??? No video, you say?? Oh, we have video.....here is 2 days worth.
Dave got some great shots of a Sandhill Crane.
And a dragonfly snacking on a shadfly.
We also tried out the heli. A short flight, I didn't want to lose it the first time out.
Funny how we went from running a GoPro up the flag pole last year, to this.
For dinner we used some ground beef (left over from our tacos on Saturday night) and a couple of sausage buns cut into thirds, to make Sliders, complete with onion straws. Outstanding!
Darlene arrives tomorrow with the rest of the family. Time to clean the place up.
After careful planning and much deliberation we were ready for an attempt to launch the Lund.
Our arsenal of launching equipment consisted of a cedar fence post and a 2 x 4. (both provided by the Acme Boat Launching Equipment Supply Company)
Our plan was, basically, to push it off the cliff and hope for the best. (sorry Bruce)
We figured we should record the episode lest this be the Lund's last voyage..
Easy peasy!
Spent the remainder of the day working on the dock. Had to re-attach most of the barrel supports and reinforced the center board with a steel corner bracket. Very few screws holding down the old planking were still intact, most were broken.
The mosquitoes and mayflies are numerous this year. The gulls are having a feeding frenzy every night at dusk. The dragonflies are also plentiful, and huge.
Sunday June 28, 2015
We finished re-planking the dock. We ended up short 2 boards so if anyone wants to bring some up....
We used some scrap lumber to finish covering the corner for the time being.
Here's a picture of the finished dock, the cedar looks great.
WHAT??? No video, you say?? Oh, we have video.....here is 2 days worth.
Dave got some great shots of a Sandhill Crane.
And a dragonfly snacking on a shadfly.
We also tried out the heli. A short flight, I didn't want to lose it the first time out.
Funny how we went from running a GoPro up the flag pole last year, to this.
For dinner we used some ground beef (left over from our tacos on Saturday night) and a couple of sausage buns cut into thirds, to make Sliders, complete with onion straws. Outstanding!
Darlene arrives tomorrow with the rest of the family. Time to clean the place up.
Saturday, June 27, 2015
First Post of the Season, 2015
Thursday June 25
Dave and I arrived in the afternoon of June 25. We are using Camp Dore as our marina this year. The owners, Jim and Cathy are really nice people.
Somehow one of the dust caps on the boat trailer fell off on the way up. Noticed it at Pt. au Baril. None at the Home Hardware, no marina in the area had one so we drove on to the Key. Jim had one for us in no time, no charge.
The boat was heavily loaded. 10 gallons of gas(plus 20 in the tank), 10 gallons of water, 3 propane cylinders, two 10' 2x10's and various other lumber.
Got to the cottage around 4:30.
Friday June 26
Tackled the split water line in the morning. The hardest parts were removing the broken plastic fitting in the tap which Dave accomplished with the help of a propane torch and a chisel, and feeding the new line under the cottage. This we did with the help of a paint brush, some wire and duct tape. (don't ask).
Next on the list was the ramp from the dock. This thing was really on its last legs and a total health hazard.
What follows is a video time lapse (thanks Dave) of how we went....
From this:
To this:
Pizza for supper tonight.
Tomorrow we work on decking the dock and try to launch the Lund.
Dave and I arrived in the afternoon of June 25. We are using Camp Dore as our marina this year. The owners, Jim and Cathy are really nice people.
Somehow one of the dust caps on the boat trailer fell off on the way up. Noticed it at Pt. au Baril. None at the Home Hardware, no marina in the area had one so we drove on to the Key. Jim had one for us in no time, no charge.
The boat was heavily loaded. 10 gallons of gas(plus 20 in the tank), 10 gallons of water, 3 propane cylinders, two 10' 2x10's and various other lumber.
Got to the cottage around 4:30.
Friday June 26
Tackled the split water line in the morning. The hardest parts were removing the broken plastic fitting in the tap which Dave accomplished with the help of a propane torch and a chisel, and feeding the new line under the cottage. This we did with the help of a paint brush, some wire and duct tape. (don't ask).
Next on the list was the ramp from the dock. This thing was really on its last legs and a total health hazard.
What follows is a video time lapse (thanks Dave) of how we went....
From this:
To this:
We also got the new dock leveled but we may nee to raise it a few more inches. We'll see what the water level does in the next few days. We'll need a short ramp here too, to go from the stairs to the dock.
Tomorrow we work on decking the dock and try to launch the Lund.
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
The short, dark days of winter...
Really great to link up with the entire group at Hogan's Pub. Noisy, but nice, and food was on the plus side of good! We must make this an annual imperative. Anyhow, with emails following last weeks' get together, I think we now have a usage calendar. It would be nice if we could simply add a calendar to this blog... maybe we can; I'll look into it. Cheers, Andy
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