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Ill take this cool weather anytime!!

That is a sweet setup!!

Great report.... ya why did you stop??? mmmmm turkey...

Its gonna be good... i can just tell.

I could NEVER forget that!! As a matter of fact that BBQ still gets a good workout at camp cooking steaks and heating up the water for the sauna!! Its been a work horse. So ok I guess you can come up and cook.. lol.. Do you take Canadian Tire money.. lol.. cause thats all i have left now....

Come on... if its on the internet its gotta be TRUE!

I dunno...... on my big screen it looks kinda sharky!!

Ill only charge you a couple hundred a day!

Yup.. Im hoping to Spend a nice quite week there mid august, with both kids before they go off to school for the year and I couldn't think of another place to spend my 25th anniversary at the same time! Im very lucky to have not only some good friend that want to help, but some very capable ones as well.

Yup.... lol

Lazy.. lol.. I wouldnt call ya lazy... I had and am going to continue to have a ton of help up there... Its coming along, Im on my way back up for a couple of days before we head out to Kesagami. Gonna get some stuff done i can do by myself... then The electrical when i come back, soffit and the rest of the steel.. then we can start finishiung the inside... Ill have it all done just in time to close up for the winter lol./

Those are awesome.. spoons are my favorite lure!

Those are great shots!!

LOL

Wow!! Nice!!

Well.. were over half way there.. so I thought Id share our progress. In June when we went in to camp we were met with our worst nightmare, not one, but both camps had succumbed to the snow load. The big tent had been up for 7 years and we had never had a problem. I was surprised to see the small one down as it was even better supported. Well... it didn't take long for me to decide to turn these lemons into lemonade. I know it would be a big task... but as the song goes... "I get by with a little help from my friends" and I called in some favours... (som BIGGG favours) lord knows I owe some people big time now... hahaha. So Monique and I went in, and managed to reconstruct the damaged little toad hut, and put everything we could salvage in it. It wasn't good enough to sleep in. but would keep stuff dry at least. Then we cleared the big platform. I spent the next weekend with the task of starting to bring material in the 4km (8 km round trip) 4 wheeler trip in. I think Ive done 20 or so trips so far. With the deck cleared we began construction, Joe and I and the girls for a couple of weekend and then we brought in another heavy hitter Marc. The last four days were rainy and crappy but man did we all giver. Its pretty much closed in now, and i can go up to do the soffit and electrical and fireplace inside outta the bugs. Here some pictures as the construction progressed. Oh yes... and we fit Jadens prom in there as well... Looking out the window. sorta... Walls up! We did get some fishing in too! New kitchen wall Nights were well lubricated and connected.. lol Put a nice little loft in..... where i can hide... Getting the roof on.... (crap that's scary... lol) and were done for a bit!!

I know I know....

checked in. And I apologize for that. I dont know how we got so busy, but as of the end of next week things will slow down for me and i can get some fishing in and actually have something to talk about. It was a crazy winter here... more snow and bad luck, more renos than we know what to do with, , new wood stoves, new floors, new garage siding, and a new 24x48 pole barn to put the stuff in this winter. That along with my dads passing has really thrown us for a loop. then we found out that our happy place.. Jiggy was destroyed by the snow load this winter.. so weve been up there every chance we got to clean up and rebuild.. which should be complete soon.. uhhg. Hopefully by Wednesday all these jobs will be complete and I can be a little more active here... just seems like theres not enough hours in the day... However on a brighter note... On July 20th... KESAGAMI HERE WE COME!!!!!

Its as bad here as I can ever remember!!

West Bay Cottages would like to announce that we are currently holding an auction to raise money for the “North Bay, Relay For Life”. This event raises money for the Canadian Cancer Society. My wife (Lucille) and I (Randy) have both had cancer touch our families and wish to give back to this worthy cause. For Auction is a 2 night’s midweeks stay in a 2 Bedroom Cottage at West Bay Cottages for up to 4 people. We are also including either a 1 hour Sea-Doo Rental or 1 day boat and motor rental if you prefer to fish. You will also be able to Canoe, Paddle Board and take advantage of our beach and children’s play area. We will even supply you with some firewood. You will be able to take advantage of this prize during any available midweek day in June, July or August of 2014. This package is valued at $500.00. We are starting the bidding at $100.00. The auction closes Friday May 30th at 5:00pm You can either call, e-mail or message us on Facebook with your bid. I will post the current bid every Friday afternoon to keep everyone posted. Like us on Facebook to follow along. www.facebook.com/westbaycottages If you would like to donate as well you can go to the link on our page and give your pledge. Please help West Bay Cottages give back to the community and maybe even find a cure. http://www.westbaycottages.com

SWEET!

Got alot to take care of around the house this summer. but hoping to get to camp as much as possible, got our annual Kesagami trip in late July and hopefully a fly-in with the kids to Partridge Lake before we send Jaden off to University in August.

Got our second batch in the bag.. 900+ litres of sap boiling down in a couple of days! about 6 gallons of syrup. in the last one. Still too much snow in the bush here to use the four wheelers.. but not enough to use the skidoo in a few places either... next collection is gonna be difficult. I still have one more run and maybe another after that! http://howtomakemaplesyrup.com/maplesyrupjournal/2014/04/23/a-good-run-with-a-heavy-heart/

Ya it needed gas.... filled it up.. it should be fine for a while now.