It was nearly dark when we arrived at LacLu community building and dock. Cousin Achim and son Matteas were waiting to with the boat to take us to Johnson Island where Hanna's cabin is. This trip to the cabin required two crossings because we were a group of four adults and two dogs beside A. & M. All arrived safely and hungry so the first order of the evening was to eat followed by a time of visiting and then settling down to sleep.
Fri. morning was cool and partly cloudy. Achim, Suzanne, Eva & Matteas got on their way back to the states right after breakfast about 9 o'clock.
In the later part of the morning we Helmut & I went canoeing around the island, by the time we returned to the cabin dock Hanna was ready to go in her kayak for a paddle so she guided us to the west end of the lake. There we did a little exploring through a big patch of reeds, water lilies and other water plants. It was about 1 p.m. when we arrived back at the cabin quite famished and a little low on blood sugar. Both dogs had to stay at the cabin while we were away. Truffles, Hanna's dog, had to be corralled in the cabin because she just howles all the time. Abby, our dog stayed outdoors to enjoy the fresh air and a little sun, however by the time we returned she had crawled under the veranda.
After lunch we sat around , visited, did some baking and took some short walks around the property. Much the same type of activity went on in the evening.
Sat. morning we woke to a beautiful sunny day. We were relaxing and sunning ourselves on a rocky place on the shore and then decided to go canoeing again. Since Abby needed a boost to get up the hill from the rock I got her started but she lost her footing and started to slide towards the water- she is not a swimmer so I quickly got up to prevent her from falling into the lake and promptly lost my footing and landed with a great splash in the lake. Turns out it wasn't very deep at that point but it sure was wet. Abby didn't fall in and Helmut rescued her from the rock and me from the water. The rock was very slippery under the water. I sustained a scraped knee and the camera got baptised.
After I completely changed we went ahead and had a very nice long canoe & kayak trip to the east end of the lake where there is a rapids into another lake. It was 2 p. m. before we got back for lunch.
We saw a pair golden eagles, a family of mergansers, a deer and some loons as wildlife. Also at the cabin we could observe several types of little birds.
We returned to Wpg. in the late afternoon. All in all it was a very nice time.
By the way the camera isn't working now and will have to go in for repairs.
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It is so much fun to enjoy things like sitting on a rock and enjoying a morning and canoeing across a lake, vicariously. I am so glad that you had a fun time with Hanna and Helmut's cousins. I told John last night that I have cabin fever and August isn't over. There is a time for everything under heaven. How thankful I am that I have him. Love, Pat
I wish I could write more exciting trips for you to enjoy, sister. Sorry no pictures for a while until I get back to the Germany travel log.
Andrew is on his way home through the states today and I think they plan to be here tomorrow. I think they are trying to avoid taking a motel so plan to drive straight through.
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