We finally finished the basic structure for both docks, beating the rising lake by a couple of hours. I still have to nail the floorboards down and add a couple of pylons onto the back of the campsite dock, but the main work is accomplished and just in time.

As I have said before, I have a new appreciation for how much time and effort goes into jobs like these, so I’m happy with the way things turned out despite the fact that I originally thought I would have the docks finished over a month ago. I had Muttell help out with more lumber, as well as Cristian who once again provided great assistance in hauling lumber and helping me build the campsite dock. Claudia’s cousin Cecilia’s husband, Marc, helped me haul some lumber and finish off the first dock during two non-contiguous days while visiting. He got to see the best and worst of the weather at our land on those days.

I’ll put the finishing touches on the two docks when we get another stretch of good weather. In the meantime, I need to start planning out how to go about organizing the bridge work, who I’ll get to help, etc. All of the lumber is cut and hauled into place (more or less) but needs to be painted. I also need to cut up a bunch of 1 meter lengths of tree trunk that will serve as bank reinforcements for each bridge. I’ll be working all winter on these, no doubt

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