Day 6: The Lady Jayne

Today the Lady Jayne is lovingly eased from her winter bed to go to her summer ocean home. 

First the mast is hoisted down from the rafters and nestled on top of the boat using cushions from the older Lionel tent trailer. 

We thought that perhaps the door could have been just a little wider? There is 1 inch to spare on either side. Cozy. 

Off she goes to Irving's Landing. 

Gerhard secures the back stays. 

Before high tide we gather for our annual Hotel Lake Come As You Are Family and Friends photo. We are a small group this year. 

Good to know the SAR team is having an exercise nearby just in case. 

And, the Lady Jayne is afloat!

Off she goes. 

Day 5: Happy Canada Day

Bentley was not amused at this indignity. 

Breakfast oats with yogurt and Maple Syrup

Wrangling three teens in IGA. Despite a trailer full of food we managed to do damage here. 

Beef Ramen for lunch. 

A bone for Bentley. 

Seth and Taryn. 

Calvin takes out the Laser. 

I grabbed my self-inflating lifejacket in a hurry because Calvin was holding the boat in the swim area waiting for me to take over after his turn. I knew this might be a bad plan. I had no intention of dumping the laser. . . . thankfully it happened out of sight.  On the edge of the lake after a gybe-turned-bad I enthusiastically moved to the other side of the boat whilst jamming the tiller in the wrong direction and sploosh I was swimming.  I tried to keep the 'pill' above water but poof the velcro was tearing and I was inflating. Well, this product certainly does its job. I was kept very bouyant which aided my re-entry into the Laser after I righted it. The only problem was my chin was now rather tightly supported. Bending under the boom was now an issue. On my next tack, I knocked by baseball cap into the water which necessitated two more tacks. . ..  sigh. 

Never too old for the Tippy Dock. 

Rosie, the camp pug, is a perky 15 years old. 

Dinner: burgers and veggies. 

Bentley made the rounds but got no joy. 

An after dinner kayak around the lake on still waters. 

Day 4: Pursuing our Leisure Hotel Lake Style

Early morning misty delight.

Teenager tent city. 

Six loons, very unusual to see so many at one time. 

Bentley is making us look good.

Cheese pancakes by the pancake master.  

Marianne and Calvin were trying to one up us with apples and cinnamon. Tuesday has been declared Pancake Breakfast Contest Day. 

Judge Jordan is preparing his tasting skills. 

Seth and Taryn. 

Luna and Renata. 

Tumeric, ginger, lemon and honey tea. 

Tuna salad with peppers, pickles, green onion and mayo. 

The turtles are out. 

Dragonflies. 

Dominic. 

Calvin. 

Sailing lessons for Gerhard. He stayed upright!

Oops!

Tube steaks for the teens with hollow legs. 

Seth. 

Time to roll out the Party Dock. 

Supper: ground beef, cole slaw, yogurt, cheese, grape tomatoes and cucumbers. 

Brian gets his power magnet stuck on the bottom of the lake so Seth is volunteered to snorkel down and retrieve it. 

Jordan is checking things out. 

 Game on - poker time for the teens.