When coming to the northwoods, looking for adventure, after the ides of August remember the following; bring a coat. A rain coat. It doesn't need to be a winter affair though, on some mornings, maybe it does.
The weather this week was cold and rainy. When life hands you lemons make lemonade. Preferably by dropping the yellow fruit from a tall tower because it's more fun that way. If you climb to the top and find you have forgotten your lemons, the view is nice too.
WRLO broadcasts the "Home Shopping Show" once a week. Basically, it's a delightfully campy production where the host reads a litany of items and you call in and buy stuff (coupons, vouchers, toasters, etc) over the air.
We had to wait a short time while the nice lady took our money and filled out a 2 for 1 voucher for a local restaurant. We got the item partly because we like to eat there, but mostly because getting an item on the "Home Shopping Show" was on the this Summer's checkbox list.
The raft of many uses (Rafto!, tanning, tipping, diving) continues to float the waters of the north end of the lake. We added a new use this time up.
Raft camping! It had rained hard just before the tent was put up. The floor got really damp. The paddle boat we used to get to and from the tent was tethered to a cleat on the raft. It bonked into the pontoons once every 2 or 3 minutes, making for a long night. We won't do this again any time soon.
And then there's the view. One side of the dining room faces a small pond dotted with feeders. Deer, ducks, and other wild life pop in and out of view from drink orders until tipping time.
There was also skiing. Some were too ascared to dip a toe into the very refreshing water. One day, their names may adorn the tower next to Amy's.
Golf balls were hit off the pier, but we were judged "not good enough" to try to wack a few at the public course. This did not bother us partly because it was true but mostly because it wasn't on this year's Summer checkbox list. While visiting Rhinelander, in addition to the Pied Piper, we saw the last ski show of the year. Back in Crandon, we attended the Forest County Fair which was nice if not a bit underwhelming, and ate at the Copper Country restaurant. We'll be back in a few weeks with more film and thicker jackets.
-Nemo was last seen taking a list of names to Sugarbush Hill.
