At the lake

Just got back from a great trip to the lake in northern Wisconsin. Although my brother E went to Italy, the rest of us got together and had a fine time. (Although we really missed him!)
The start of the trip was marked by a power outage and a septic system malfunction. Our dinner was cooked on the grill. Luckily we weren't there for the digging up of the septic system, but there was a related problem with the drain from the north bathroom the next day that we got to fix.
The weather was mostly warm and steamy. We had many great bike rides on the snow mobile trails, many of which ended at Mad Dog Jakes. No wonder I gained two pounds!
Also had fun kayaking, canoeing, and swimming. T and I came across a family of otters on one of our kayak trips. F spent a lot of time fishing, but none of the fishing trips ended with anything we could eat. We had many good nights for star gazing and got to see Northern Lights one night! Not the most fantastic lights ever, but at least recognizable. There was also a fairly substantial lightening storm one night, which was quite fun. We slept on the porch, which means an early wakeup and view of the sunrise. I was sad to leave and look forward to a return trip soon!