If a time on Lake Lucerne could be described as too hot, it would be the first three days of this visit. The highs were near or at 100 F and the air was still. Accordingly, there was a great thirst among the people. Fortuitously, the bar on the north end of the lake has re-opened, so no one died.

There were also ducks.

A pair of sun scorched residents found a way to cool off the bottoms of their feet.

Chinese Hydroslide, a "sport" where 2 or more kneeboarders try to knock each other down. The last man up "wins". Injury has put the kiboch on this young sport. Just after the pyrrhic victory imaged here, the loser (the guy attached to the feet on the right) had his rope pop up and loop the left arm of the guy (me) on the left. The ER doctor in Rhinelander said something about a limb, "Ringer's Injury", and "Compartment Syndrome". Surgery was avoided with immobilization and ice and no more Chinese Hydroslide for about a week.

The new foundation under the home of knottlane.com on Knott Lane is proceeding nicely and should be finished soon if it does not rain.

There was a great thunder storm on the night of the 14th. The air was comfortably cooler after the lightning and rain.

What a great week and a half. Hot and still, with just the right amount of injury to cement it into our memories. The new basement under the cabin is almost finished even with a muddiness that was described as "thorough" after the 14th. We'll be healed up and back in two weeks to attend Footstock, see the weekly B-52 pass over the lake, and eat at the Pied Piper (shrimp as big as a baby's arm!) in Rhinelander .

-Nemo, "Ask me about the dead spot on my left forearm."                                                                                                                 Previous   Next