Day 9 & 10

Yesterday was another long 14 hour day as I wanted to get as much done as I could before Nate got back from the hike. They got in at 9:00 pm and he has very cold and tired, and thoroughly enjoying a warm comfy bed. The first day for them was very wet and cold as was the night. The second day wasn't as wet and the trail was more enjoyable. By the third day it was quite warm. The trail was closed off near the end so they had to walk up highway six to get into tobermory which tires your feet out more with the repetative walking. We hope to have pictures of the hike for you tomorrow.

Here are some pictures from the last 2 days: This was the photo at the end of yesterday.

Our door was originally a hand-me-down from 3 previous years and therefore needed a bit of work. it was saging and wobbly so I rebuilt it while Nate was gone. I took it completely apart and braced it with the two bars across. Unfortunately I put the plastic on the wrong side of the door but it was a quick fix. Today nate remade the hinge with a dowel on either end stuck into holes hand drilled into the top and bottom of the door as well as into the threshold and door frame. It works quite well now and even has a scary squeak when we open it.

This is our shower floor. Luckily the grate was already made and so I just had to dig it into the ground a bit and put some tiles on top. In 3 hours I made this shelving unit. It is 3 shelves for toiletries, clothes, etc. and to the right

of it there is a hanging hanger bar.

So that was yesterday's progress and here are today's photos. We ended up staying until about 9:30 but I wanted to finish the clay on the oven so I was working by flashlight. And this is our prized possession that I found while looking around our lot for rocks. It is a raccoon skull we figure.

Nate did the electrical today and here is the light switch taped to the pole since we can't use nails or screws.

This is our table which is very handy to have somewhere flat to put stuff. Nate also did the chimney today and dug the slop pit. I got the counters fitted with cardboard and with covering and plastic. All we have left is a few small finishing touches so we are doing our fresh food shopping and a few odds and ends . Our last outing for a month! No more internet, phone music, or conveniences. So we won't be replying to emails after tomorrow. Good bye world!...