Woke up to 62 degree temperature in the RV, so turned on the furnace, which refused to ignite. Went for a canoe around the lake. So calm… so beautiful… so warming! Spent most of the morning removing stumps, by hand, from the trees cut down yesterday. Amazing what a Toyota Sienna can pull if you don’t care about damage to the transmission. While stumps were being excavated, Chree and the dogs dug the fire pit. The grate is perfectly level, much to Chree’s chagrin, ‘cause you know who still has vestiges of his type A personality. Steve (Doug’s brother), Mary (Steve’s girlfriend), Lauren (Steve’s older daughter), and Justin (Lauren’s boyfriend) came by early afternoon for a quick tour. Took The Beast over to Lynne & Perry’s for Alverta’s 85th birthday party (center and right) and to refill the water tanks that were ⅔ empty after two days of two people plus two dogs' consumption. Chree’s first time underway… she found it very OMG, GMTHOOH!!!! eye opening. Backing The Beast into its parking spot at Fern Lake now is much easier with the RV-biting trees removed. Discovered (by Chree yelling, “STOP!!!!”) that there is yet another tree halfway down the driveway that has evil designs on the passenger-side rearview mirror.
