One thing after another..

Like with many businesses, there is maintenance to be done each Spring once the camps are reopened for the season and this year will be no different than others. We had everything open and hooked up a good week ago and I had went back and checked for leaks. I found everything to be fine; nothing spraying or hissing, therefore thought "good"! It would have been nice to not have any winter damage; reason we antifreeze everything.

Well yesterday we had a worker helping out with a few things and offered the shower house to him after the day was done to get cleaned up. He came back to the house with not the best news......one side of the shower house was flooded....I mean flooded! One of the shower fittings apparently was leaking, or should I say running as it must have been because 2 shelves loaded with linens were soaked as well as about an inch of water on the floor and under the flooring....disaster with guests coming in the end of the week!!tightened the fittings once again and I still can't see how I could have possibly missed it when I checked last Thursday for the umpteenth time! We wiped things up as good as possible, but of course could not get under the linoleum and the blue board on the walls next to the shelving seemed saturated in good shape. Therefore, I left a fan on and the door open all night and have not yet been brave enough to go and see what has to now be replaced, repaired and fixed. I thank Mother Nature for bringing us some sunshine and good weather for a few days as this would have been even worse, imagine, had it still been raining. My nemesis "Blackcloud" has been in the house lately with the dreary weather and the healthy hatch of blackflies that drive me back into the house as I yell "RETREAT"!!! So now...take a deep breath...and lets go estimate the damage....

Spring has sprung a leak!

It has certainly been a while since my last post, so lets do a little catching up shall we? Spring finally made it to the Katahdin region, however it has been a very rainy and dreary one thus far. Water levels have been continually in flood stage for well over a month, although I have been told that the fish are starting to bite! Temperatures have also been well below normal, or what we would like as even today, I'm still burning a wood fire in the living room stove to keep the damp and chill off. So what have we been up to?? Big E has been doing quite a bit of work down on the new lot cutting and burning brush. We have decided exactly where we want to build the lodge and the view of the mountain range is absolutely breath taking. Many folks have stopped down while we have been burning brush and admiring the view as well. It's kind of nice to have the company come and go.
We have finally opened the camps for the season and will be working on finishing the third camp for the upcoming bear season. There is always work to be done around the place which can keep us busy puttering with this and that. The kayaks have come out of storage and need to be polished up. I have been wanting to get out on the water, but still have not due to the cold temps and high waters, not to mention the rain..... The fishing boat will be licensed the beginning of June with the first trip on the agenda being Nesowadnehunk Lake. Most trips will be closer to home this year however due to the high gas costs. Thankfully the river provides great fishing and recreation which we can take advantage of with the drop of a hat; fishing hat that is!
We have purchased some new leases for hunting and will be scouting the new grounds asap. This brings us in closer to camp, therefore less traveling and hopefully time and money savings too.  One never knows what the future holds, but we are looking forward to a great season in spite of the dreary weather!! Therefore folks, get out and enjoy Mother Nature, even if she is being a bit cranky!!