More Winter at VBL……..and a flashback to summer.

 

It’s Monday morning and it’s raining.  Not a usual February weather pattern, but we’re “suffering” through five days of above normal temperatures.  The forecast calls for a return to more seasonal temperature which is good if you like to ice fish and travel on the lakes.  Here’s a shot of snow conditions a few days ago before the warm spell…

As you can see I’ve figured out the “panorama” setting on my cell phone camera.  In this shot if you look way over to the right you might catch a glimpse of cabin 5.  This is our smallest cabin, and while it had two bedrooms and theoretically would sleep 4, it was mainly used for two people.  Renovations are taking place to turn it into a one bedroom (3 bed) cabin which will create a bit more room and allow for some general upgrades to the interior such as new windows,  nicer bedroom wall paneling, etc.  Here’s some shots showing the work in progress….

As you can see I am still in my “demolition phase” on this project.  Stayed tuned for future developments!

It hasn’t all been work though.  On Saturday Susanne and I gave the perch hole a try.  Alas the perch were not cooperative but this nice lake trout gave S. a good tussle.

 

 

 

Lake trout in the canning process…good stuff!

In an unrelated but eerily significant matter, I came across an interesting video which brought back many memories of camp life.  In my role as “camp counselor”, I am often called upon to visit the odd group of anglers in their cabins….often in the morning I will bring tidings of good cheer and encouragement.   Some say I may be looking for coffee or breakfast, but that is another story.  All I can say, is that after a hard day of fishing many anglers find it hard to leap from the sheets.  Many a time I’ve entered a cabin to a scene very similar to the one you can view below.  Without naming names, I’m sure you will recognize your fishing partner in this video……if not visually (although one looks disturbingly similar to Andy Lewis), perhaps by the sounds and smells…..