Man does not cease to play because he grows old.
Man grows old because he ceases to play
George Bernard Shaw

Ski Trip #2 Mach 9th 2014

Excellent conditions! Inside and out!









Girls at the Cabin Feb 22nd 2014

Turned out to be a quick trip because the temperature dropped to-35 C and the days weren't much warmer!





Cabin Ski Trip Jan 24 2014

Lots  of snow but sunny and warm.

Cabin was a little cold when we arrived (mid day)





Man's best friend!

Boys at Ragged Rapids


It's all downhill from here!

Is this a set ski trail?


Post Christmas Trip

Barry's trip summary. "Snow very deep from Phil's to the cabin.
Left everything scattered along the trail. The cooler kept falling over, tryed pushing it, no luck. Too deep for snow shoes. Left the groceries! Then the booze... Stopped every 100 yds. To rest."
"I left the door to the shed unlocked and propane on. Left instructions to run the generator and charge batteries if needed. Batteries fully charged."

Annual Meeting Nov 3rd, 2013 - 10th Anniversary

Our Annual Owners meeting was held on Nov 3rd this year. It was also the tenth time we have done this. 
Who would believe 10 years have gone by since we cashed in all our Canadian Tire money and  bought the place! It was before digital cameras so all the old pics from back then are in albums .... remember them?

The road in has not changed much over the years. It is still a mud trail when it rains.



And it had rained alot! The lake was up a couple of feet.


There were still some fall colours to see once the sun came out .





But the owners meeting is really a work weekend (should have one a year, ha, ha). So we put up a new chimney, put in a bunch of wood for next year and pulled the boats out.

Including the Orca ....

  









Of course the actual meeting was over quickly ( yeah, right!). Bills were paid, future projects debated and dues set. It was hard work!









Cabin Booking 2013


January 1st New Years!!!
January 5th - 6th
January 12th - 13th
January 19th - 20th
January 26th - 27th
February 2nd - 3rd
February 9th - 10th
February 16th - 17th Family Day (for some)
February 23rd - 24th 
March 2nd - 3rd 
March 9th - 10th
March 16th - 17th
March 23rd - 24th 
March 30th - 31st  - Easter Monday
April 6th - 7th
April 13th - 14th The Annual Spring Flood Trip!! - cancelled due to flood!
April 20th - 21st 
April 27th - 28th
May 4th - 5th
May 11th - 12th Mothers Day Weekend
May 18th - 20th    Victoria Day
May 25th - 26th
June 1st - 2nd - Doug
June 8th - 9th - Barry/ Girls
June 15th - 16th  Fathers Day Weekend
June 22nd - 23rd - Doug/ Marcy + Murray, Rob, Barry on Sat,  with trailer
June 29th - July 1st  Canada Day
July 5th to 8th-  Doug/ family, Barry/ Family
July 13th - 14th 
July 20th - 21st - June / the boys,  Barry / Family
July 27th - 28th - Barry/ Family
July 29th - Aug 2nd - Shawn/ Family

Aug 3rd - 6th Civic Day- Barry/ Family, Doug and Marcy
Aug 9th - 11th
Aug 14th - 17th - Barry/ family
Aug 16th - 18th - Doug /Marcy and Rob/Val and Murray/Pat
August 19th -25th -  Rob/ Family 
Aug 31st - September 2nd  Labour Day - Shawn/kids
September 7th - 8th
September 14th - 15th - Booked for Chris and Friends
September 21st - 22nd - Annual Family and Friends Camping Weekend
September 28th - 29th Barry's Birthday Bash!! Everyone welcomed!
October 5th -6th
October 12th - 14th  Thanksgiving Day - Shawn and Family

October 17th - 20th Lindsay/ friends

October 20th - 27th - Hunters
November 2nd - 3rd - Owners Meeting 
November 9th- 10th 
November 16th - 17th
November 23rd - 24th

November 30th - December 1st 
December 7th- 8th
December 14th - 15th
December 21st - 22nd
Dec 28th - 29th Barry/ friends
Dec 30 - Jan 1st 2014 - New Years - Chris/Friends

Barry's Birthday

The batteries were at 13.6 very nice and didn't drop all weekend. I shut off the water gen during the day and let the reservoir fill-up then ran it at night.
The beavers are working on our dam and have the lake up about 6 inches, I fed them a ½ dozen trees to encourage them to keep working there.
According to the critter cam, We had people stay over at the Cabin on the 24 th and 25, don’t know who? I will definitely text Keith.

We had a great weekend for weather, caught some big fish… Ryan and I did a lot of archery, ask him about the video of us shooting arrows…at his camera…..we couldn’t possibly hit it even if we tried..

.... but we did!!
Check out the video!!

http://youtu.be/Nu9VdNE4rRY

9th Annual Family and Friends Cabin Camping Weekend 2013

 The 2013 Annual Family and Friends Cabin Camping Weekend went off as planned! Celebrating 10 years!




  Yes! We did see a little rain on Saturday but it didn't slow us down much.


 Once the tarp guys did their magic we stayed pretty dry.






Will loved being outside! Perhaps more than Mom, Katie.


 The fishing Derby went ahead Saturday afternoon and some people did report seeing rain.



 Orca and crew prepare to launch! They, eventually, would take home 1st place! Although, Emily (always a top competitor) would challenge only to lose by half a centimetre.
All boats were put to good use in the derby. (Adam piloted this canoe for Doug and Murray)





Lyra turned out to be our youngest fishing derby participant.


















Hope to see everyone back next year!


PS - Good News! They are gravelling the road this fall!







New addition to the fleet on Hunter lake! Aug 17 2013

The "Orca" is here! Rob arrived with the new pontoon boat in tow! Much discussion on how to get it off the trailer into Hunter lake but we finally decided to launch off the rock at the old campsite. This actually worked better than anticipated.




How we get it out for winter will be the next challenge!