Catch up

 Last week was a busy one.    Dave finished up the lower level build-out of one bedroom/closet, one bathroom, hallway with linen closet and a small alcove for reading or puzzling, etc., with another deep closet under the stairway.    I'll show you a few pictures in another post.

We had the docks taken in, stored all the outdoor furniture and crocks in the rest of the lower level/basement area.    Dave had a few things he wanted to do in Beluga so they were taken care of that last week also....phew!    He installed a new water pump, fabricated and welded an aluminum box to line a small compartment that was showing rust inside (the only one that isn't rotationally molded plastic), replaced 0 rings in the hydraulic leveling jack pump, reprogrammed the jack pad control module, and then gave her a quick bath.     We began to have a problem with our friends, the stink bugs, looking for a place to tuck in for the winter.    Dave tried a few methods to remove them permanently, one made me laugh!    

He'd run them down to the dock and place them in the lake (if he tossed them, they'd just fly off) - bass food he said - but that became tiresome so he gave up!

 

rusty compartment

 

aluminum box installed

During some of these jobs, our in-house supervisor took his job a little too seriously and caused some minor delays.    He was very sorry about that, he wished he didn't do it, but he still had to stay outside until he dried.    He doesn't like to be outside without us.

supervisor walked under the painting operation
and got the curls painted "linen" white

no...you have to stay out there til you dry

Dave and Lewis continued their evening fishing appointment with differing levels of success.

this bass spit out feathers when Dave removed the hook!

OUCH!  Urgent Care here we come!

We went out for a first/last visit to the Charcoal Corral on nearby Silver Lake.    We took our hot dogs and drove to a spot with a view of the lake.    It was too cold for post hot dog ice creams.

Mmmm foot long hot dog!
(John, avert your eyes)

We enjoyed the last few second cup/happy hour entertainments from our chairs on the dock.

uh oh, another duplicate - sorry

Lewis was busy also.    He took last swims and rounded up his most favorite toys to make sure they were all in one place and ready to load in Beluga.

he always waits for approval before he jumps off the breakwall into the lake

We stayed in Beluga our last night at the lake.   The morning we left (Saturday) was beautiful and sunny.     We enjoyed our last second cup with a fabulous Cronut provided by Tom and Robin for just that occasion.   

Our first night's stop was in McKean, Ohio.   The next night in Ohio brought us heavy rain that continued all day yesterday and last evening here in Casey, Illinois.    

We'll stay here today and relax before moving on in the morning.    It's so good to be back in Beluga and on the road.   It will be nice when we can turn the furnace off and put away the raincoats though....

Hmmm.   I had a couple pictures that I wanted to show you and I forgot to put them in the body of this post.     I have a little trouble with this new Blogger format so, if you don't mind, I'll just stick them right here.     The last one, of Lew with the paint stripe, is a duplicate and I can't for the life of me figure out how to remove it.    If anyone has this knowledge, I'd appreciate it!

Dave and Sue!