WE HAVE A NEW BOAT!

Well, new to us anyways. It is an aluminum drop-bow

boat which means the front end drops down with a

ramp. This will be a working boat for us because

the Home Repair business can now be expanded

to include island cabins and homes. It is impossible

to move materials like lumber and sheetrock to

an island with a regular boat--there is no way

to unload it. With a drop bow boat you can

drive right up to the island (within reason)

drop the ramp down and unload.

This also includes moving fun toys like 4 

wheelers and dirt bikes. There is a lot of 

unlimited riding available on islands in this 

area, the catch is being able to get your 

bikes out there--now we can!

So we took the boat out today since it is unseasonably

warm and gorgeous out. The ocean was like a lake, calm

blue and beautiful.

This is a cabin we looked at last year and we even made

an offer when it came up for sale. It didn't look like this

when we looked at it--the new owners have completely

redone it and now they have a beautiful place to come

out to and relax. We had fun going by and wishing it

could have been ours. Well, maybe one day...

We swung by my younger brother's cabin to see how

things are coming along with his project. Isn't this a

gorgeous spot they have? The water gets quite shallow

as you approach the island so we didn't get very close

this time.

Sweet! Just the right get away for a family with 3 small

children that love to play on the beach. They built the

whole thing themselves with help from family members.

It looks like they just have siding to go and then the

interior to finish.

This island has a very fancy lodge hidden in the trees.

Those are seagulls on the rocks in front. You can see

part of our town in the picture to the very left at the

foothills of the mountains.

Another shot of part of town and seagulls sun bathing.

Boy is it hard to have to go back once we are out here.

This bigger boat is so comfortable too. Next time I am

going to bring food and drinks--we may never go home!

Awww...poor thing...such an ugly place 

to sit and do schoolwork in the sun...