As it was our 6 month-aversary, Will and I went up to the cottage last week. We went expecting extreme cold weather, and muddy roads unfit to drive on (meaning we’d have to walk a kilometer and a half with all our stuff), but we didn’t care. We wanted to be up there anyway.

When we got there we were pleasantly surprised. It was 20+ degrees, plus driveable roads. Bonus! We were able to drive right in, and enjoy a canoe ride that evening. We were surprised to see 5 beaver dams along the shore, which is unusual, and we even surprised one such beaver (and he surprised us) as he swam out and slapped his tail on the lake. Wow, was that ever loud. So, it was actually Thursday afternoon that we saw the beaver, not Saturday night (as the title suggests). We also saw our friend the loon, and the heron, as well.

We had to turn the water on, as it had been off all winter, but we didn’t know how to do it. We figured the switch must be in the well somewhere, so we lifted the concrete lid off the well, and we both took a turn climbing inside to fiddle with the taps. This involved Will lowering me down slowly, with the expected cuts and scrapes. Will went down upsidedown, with my holding his legs in place. Suddenly it occured to me, “Maybe there are some instructions in the dining hall!” Lo and behold, there were more than instructions. There was a big ON/OFF switch that was connected to everything, including the water. Hey, neither of us claim to be rocket scientists.

We did the traditional hike to Ol’ Baldy (that offers a great view of the lake), and because the trees were still bare, we could see more of the lake than I ever have before. We actually got sun burnt! We did a lot of reading, and got some work done on our musical, including lots of Boggle and Scrabble. Hey, neither of us claim to be “cool”.

We heard on MOOSE fm (Bancroft’s radio station) that it was going to rain hard on Saturday morning, and we didn’t need to find out the hard way that lots of rain= muddy roads = not getting home for Sunday when I had to play organ. It started to rain by 6am, so we bolted outta there. Having safely gotten out, and with the rest of the day at our disposal, we decided to pop over to Peterborough to visit some friends of mine, who are staying at one of their parents’ place. We were welcomed to a delicious pancake lunch, then went to a quaint coffee shop in Colbourn to finish catching up.

We then continued home.