Len & I are at the lake for a weekend of R&R, hanging out and basically not doing much of anything.
We’d hoped to see the bay freeze over or be partially frozen but we’re too late this year. There is a good 3-4 inches of ice and no open water in our area.
We set out from Winnipeg around 3pm and stopped in Kenora for dinner at the Lake of the Woods BrewCo. At the cottage Len was able to drive up the driveway after clearing some of the snow plow ridge at the foot of the driveway. I start the furnace, fireplace and kerosene heater and the process of bringing the cottage up from -14ºC begins.
We settle in with a drink and a movie and 2 1/2hours later the temperature upstairs is pretty good at 17ºC. Downstairs is still an icebox. By the next morning it’s quite pleasant upstairs and the kerosene heater is maintaining the temperature without the furnace.
After a cup of coffee and a trip to Redddens for the newspaper it’s time to chop a hole in the ice and bring up some water. I drill a few holes and Len chops out the area between the holes so we can fill the buckets.
