Spring Flood Trip.... NOT!

Rozz and I tried to get in last weekend, the snow and ice on the road in was still a foot deep, too deep to straddle with the minivan, a foot of packed ice on one side of the road and mud on the other it was a tough drive.. finally found a place to turn around, got stuck a half dozen times but finally got out before I buried the van completely. We decided to just walk in..

Three quads caught up to us just at the flooded section, we were going to get them to give us a lift over the water, but they zoomed right in, The first quad, started floating then got swept into the river, the other two managed to back out.. the two who went in got back to shore, very cold and very wet.. the quad gone…

Lesson learned the river is not very forgiving.. but I do know where to fish for ATV’s come spring…
Funny thing is a few hours earlier we could have walked right in but would still be trapped there… the water rose so quick.
On the chart 9.4 is flooded over the road it is still at 9,8M..

Cabin - March 17th 2017

A great weekend. Spring seemed to be coming even though we still had 12 in of ice on the lake. Spent Saturday hauling standing dead trees off the slough to dry land with the Yamaha sled and Barry's ATV. The ice was so slick that once you got going it was hard to stop.

Sunday. we ran a hydro cable across the beaver dam from the solar panels to the trailer. Once hooked up this will keep the trailer batteries charged.

Cabin Trip March 5th

Another cabin trip and another moose encounter. Just sitting in the cabin after lunch when I see a female moose walking up to the fire pit beside the cabin. She stopped and looked in the window but because we had a dog, soon cantered down the back trail. Very weird, after years with only one or two encounters we have been up close with moose 3 times this winter. 
Murray and Jamie skied in and out! Not easy because an atv had left deep ruts up and down the road during the thaw a week ago and now everything was froze hard as concrete.

Rob got picked up on the Uber Yamaha and arrived Saturday. 
Of course, it was bound to happen. Which was faster? The Polaris or Yamaha? They are both very fast on the lake, the Yamaha seemed to have an edge but we ran out of lake before seeing top end.

They hit close to 120km before having to get on the brakes.The lake is a way shorter than we thought. That is scary fast ! 
 The lake still had 8 to 10 inches of ice. We know because we had to chainsaw holes in the ice to plant a couple of new posts for the dock.

Barry and I built the new bookcase on Saturday. Used the trim saw for the finer work...Ha ha.

Great weather! -18 at night.

 

Febuary Cabin Trip

Doug, Barry and Jerry arrived Friday night (in the dark ..for those that need to know).
The only complication getting in was finding moose on the trail who wouldn't get off! First trip in with Jerry we followed a bull calf for 2 km because he wouldn't get off the trail. All the way from the sand flats to the Robinson Lake cutoff.
Then on the return trip to pick up Barry, I  ran into the Mother Moose! and I mean almost RAN into her. It was very dark and I was moving briskly on the snowmobile when there she was. On the trail!  This time the moose wanted by me so we jockeyed a bit before she bolted by me on the sled.


Ryan,Katie,Lyra and Will came in on sleds behind the snowmobile on Saturday for a day of fun.

Lyra shows Grampa how not to get stuck

Will and Lyra

Moved a wall and put up the fishing poles

First trip with Yamaha VMAX 600DX

Barry and I took the Yamaha up for it's first run to the cabin. There was over a foot of new fluffy snow on top of the base so we mostly plowed our way in and across the lake. The Yamaha ran great but don't ever get it stuck!

First Ski Trip 2017

Everyone had big hopes that we would just drive in because most of the snow had melted south of Orillia.
Murray and Bruce arrived first and discovered that Washago was buried in snow. So, they skied in . They used a "Polaris Blowjob" to get Rob's snowmobile started which was stored at the cabin and drove out to pick up Rob.
Doug and Barry made the trip on a "borrowed" snowmobile and arrived after dark...

Weather was great and there was only a skiff of snow on the lake ice.

I shot this deer when I was leaving after the owner's weekend (only with my camera)

Can you see it?

Annual Meeting 2016

Annual Meeting 2016
Attended - Doug,Murray;Rob.Barry,Shawn and Lindsay

Another successful Annual Meeting in the books. We decided that we can afford to keep the cabin one more year,at least.

Friday was a beautiful day. T-shirt weather. We decided that several trees around the cabin had to come down so we dropped a dozen on the driveway/parking lot. We just had to keep moving the cars...Lol!

The highlite had to be Barry pulling down a 55 ft poplar hung up in a pine with his ATV and 60 ft of rope. Luckily, he had it in reverse when it came down because the 55 feet was only an estimate...Lol!!

 Lucy showed up in her new outfit, appropriate for her Cabin Security job.

 

Saturday was wet but still warm and with Lindsay running the atv/trailers and the log splitter we managed to put in a huge pile of wood for next year. Thank you, Rob, for bringing a log splitter.

Shawn was also the winner this year of the prestigious Technical Innovation-Total Solution (TITS) Award for the introduction of the Playhouse/Tree Fort that was a big hit with the kids this year. 

And thanks to Shawn for an excellent steak and baked potato dinner Saturday night.

Sunday was whiter and a lot colder so we finished putting stuff away for winter,cleaned up,packed up and headed home.

Thanks to everyone who made the trip. Lots of bodies make short work of a big job. 

 PS: We arranged for and installed our 911 number.

 1177 Black River Rd,Kawaratha

Moose Season Oct 19th 2016

Got a call from the hunters at the cabin. Pete says a severe storm went through Monday afternoon and the cabin took a direct lightning hit on the roof right over the door. Pete was standing there at the time and ended up on the floor. 

He says he's ok just a few more grey hairs.

He thinks there is a hole in the steel roof over the porch that wasn't there before! 
The inverter got smoked and the charge controller at the solar panels is not charging batteries or there are fuses blown.
We will have to do a trip up to assess damages.


Update ... Replaced the inverter. Nothing else seems touched .

Thanksgiving Weekend

Shawn and family had their annual overnight at the cabin on Thanksgiving weekend.
Shawn says he heard some loud foot steps down towards the dock so he went to investigate with Scotia beside him.
Halfway down the path he met a bull moose coming up the path. They both stopped and stared at each other. Shawn was thinking this might end badly.
Then Scotia barked and the moose did an about turn and tore off through the bush making his own trail.


Update: A week later the moose hunters didn't see a moose all week.

2016 Annual Family and Friends Camping Weekend and Fishing Derby

Well attended this year with 16 adults and 12 kids ( under 7 years old).

It was a full house!

 

Frog hunting seemed to be popular.

 

As was swimming!

 

and of course the Fishing Derby! 

Hailey's Heroes didn't win but  

 Gavin's Gang did with "Most Fish" "3 Largest" and "Biggest Fish" by fishing off the dock.

 

So a great weekend for everyone complete with Fireworks on the lake!

 

 

 

 

2016 Cabin bookings

January 1st - 3rd - New Years!!  Doug /Marcy, Roz, Barry
January 9th - 10th

January 16th - 17th

January 23rd - 24th 

February 6th - 7th

February 13th - 14th- Family Day (for some)

February 20th - 21st   

February 27th - 28th Doug, Shawn, Barry,Bruce and Jerry (http://cabin-talk.blogspot.ca/2016_03_01_archive.html)

March 5th - 6th 

March 12th - 13th 

March 19th - 20th

March 26th - 27th  - Easter Monday 

April 1st - 3rd - Doug and Barry (road under water)(http://cabin-talk.blogspot.ca/2016/04/april-1st-trip-that-didnt-happen.html)

April 9th - 11th 

April 16th - 17th Doug and Friends (http://cabin-talk.blogspot.ca/2016/04/another-try-at-spring-trip.html)

April 23rd - 24th Barry/Ryan and family

April 30th - May 1st 

May 7th - 9th - Mothers Day Weekend
May 14th - 15th
May 15th - 17th - Doug - spring cleanup

May 21st - 23rd - Victoria Day

May 28th - 29th

June 4th - 5th

June 11th - 12th - Doug/Shawn and Jackson
June 18th - 19th -  Fathers Day Weekend - Barry and Family

June 25th - 26th 

July 1st - 3rd - Canada Day  

July 9th - 10th - Marcy and Doug/ Rob and Val
July 16th - 17th - Ryan - hosting the annual Boys Weekend.

July 23rd - 24th - Doug and Barry 
July 27th - 29th - Murray/Rob (water pump installed)

July 30th - Aug 5th - Civic Day - Barry/Roz and Family

Aug 5th - 7th - Matt and friends
Aug 10th - Doug / Marcy overnight on the way to Temagami
Aug 11th - 13th - Barry and Roz
Aug 12th - 15th - Robin and Family
Aug 15th  - Doug / Marcy overnight on the way home from Temagami
Aug 16th - 19th Aislinn and friends

Aug 19th - 22nd - Lindsay and friends
Aug 22nd - Doug/ Murray overnight

Aug 26th - Aug 29th - 12th Annual Camping Weekend (new time this year)

September 3rd - 5th  Labour Day - Charlie and Family

September 9th - 11th 

September 16th - 18th 
September 23rd - 25th - Barry's Birthday Bash!! Everyone welcomed!

October 1st - 2th - Murray/Pat and friends
October 7th - 8th -  Shawn and Family
Thanksgiving Day -
October 16th - 23rd - Hunters (Moose Season) - Pete Kyser and friends

October 29th - Oct 30th - Doug/Marcy and Barry/Roz

November 5th - 6th 
November 12th - 13th 

November 18th - 20th - Owners Meeting 
November 26th - 27th

December 3rd - 4th
December 10th - 11th

December 17th - 18th
December 24th - 26th 

Dec 31st - Jan 1st 2014 - New Years