July 12, 2005

July 12, 2005

West Hawk Lake day 56 of 113

YEAR 2 DAY 25

 

Today was sunny and very warm.

This morning I did regular preventive maintenance and inspections, then drove out to the park gate to make a phone call, to pay the phone bill. When I returned to the trailer, Joanne advised me that it was time to drain the kitchen holding tank. As I was working on that, the Carlson's arrived, having checked out of their motel. We prepared them a late breakfast / brunch / early lunch. I'm not quite sure what meal of the day it was. The Carlson's definition of a meal is different than mine. Most, if not all, of the Carlson clan were cranky, and eager to return to the city, and the comforts of home. Most, if not all, had reached their capacity for the wilderness experience in less than 22 hours out here. By 1:00 P.M. they were on their way back to Winnipeg.

Once they left, Joanne headed off to Falcon Lake to buy some groceries. I walked down to the Dickinson's campsite and chatted with Erbon for awhile, until he had to leave to pick up Lorraine at the Crescent Beach Laundromat.

We had a late lunch, then I read, and napped. We spent the rest of the afternoon down at Miller Beach with Erbon and Lorraine, splashing around in the lake for awhile, then sitting on the beach chatting. It was a very pleasant afternoon. Nice weather, good company. We appreciate that Erbon and Lorraine stopped here at West Hawk Lake and visited with us. Around 6:00 P.M. we wandered through the campground circuitously back to our campsites. Erbon and Lorraine accepted our invitation to join us for a barbecued burger supper.

We had a simple, but very good supper of burgers, baked beans, and fresh vegetables. And some fine wine, of course, generously provided by Erbon. I built a campfire, and we sat around it chatting with the Dickinson's until late in the evening. The air was warm, the sky was clear, the stars were bright, the loons were calling on the lake ... life is good.

DSK