Travis treed a porcupine!

On our way home from town we decide to go down Gibbs City Road...we had heard that there have been many bear sightings along that road! As soon as we turned on Gibbs City Rd we found a sweet little porcupine! Travis got out of the car and took some amazing pictures up close and personal...I'm yelling from the car...BE CAREFUL he will shoot his quills at you!! LOL

We also saw some wild turkeys :)  No bears though, sigh.

Yooper Toobers... ;)

On Saturday we decided to go kayaking/canoeing on the Paint River.  It is about a 3 hour trip from start to finish.  We got there about 10am and didn't get home till about 7pm.  Oh wait...thats more than 3 hours??!!  Yeah...well there is a story...

So we get there and get unloaded and my FIL and I start to drive to the end ( I was in the chase car) and Jeep Jeep (the old red jeep we have up here) died!!  So we go back to where Travis and his mom were waiting for us...

Long story short- the MIL and FIL went back to the cabin to call AAA and Travis and I waited and waited...we found 4 leaf clovers, took pictures of chipmunks, avoided bugs...etc.

Once they got back we decided to go ahead with the trip...but there was a catch...we had started early to finish early so FIL could go to town to get some much needed medicine. But since we decided to go ahead with our trip...we had to go to town real quick (about an hour to and from) to get the meds.  So Travis and his mom hung out until we got back.  By the time we ended up in the water it was after 2pm!!

But it was worth it! SO peaceful and beautiful...plus very solitary.  Until we ran into these people....actually floating the river!  OMG...The water has to be like 50 degrees or below...

They were nice enough though and we didn't mention the huge fish we saw earlier...I don't think I would want to tube with these swimming underneath me...

Muskie fish can get up to 5 feet and have very sharp teeth...and there have been reports of them biting people.

Anyway, overall the trip was very enjoyable and I can't wait to go do it again! The pic below is of Travis  having to pull our canoe over the shallow rocks.  We almost tipped over!!

Bad Bald Eagles!!

Ever heard of Loons?  Well they are magnificent birds and Robinson Lake is fortunate to be home to a pair every summer. They nest on a little island in the middle of Robinson Lake. And usually we are lucky to see a baby loon by the end of the summer.

They are very protective over their nest and anytime the bald eagles fly over they give off an amazing warning call...About those bald eagles- I think their favorite treat is a baby loon ;( and so they are constantly trying to outsmart the loons to get to the nest. Typically we only see one bald eagle flying around but the other day it was sooo strange...there was a pair! Two of them flying around Robinson Lake.  The sight of it was so amazing that you forget why they are even coming around the lake...well unfortunately we later found out why there were two of them.

They double teamed the loons and got to the babies!  So we have another year without a baby loon! The residents around the lake are very saddened by this news because in general everyone is super protective over them.   I just hope that the loons try again next year!

Boo Boo Butterflies? :/

We are here a lot earlier in the summer than normal.  Plus there has been a ton of rain...so everything is so green and there is an abundance of flowers and bugs! The mosquitos have been outrageous causing us to either wear mosquito netting or dousing ourselves in OFF! (Although, I have found that Avon skin so soft also is a pretty good deterrent).  They are literally hovering on all the screen windows/doors waiting for the chance to suck our blood!!

Aside from the millions of mosquitos, butterflies are ALL over the place. They are soo pretty and thinking back to previous years, I can't say that I ever noticed the butterflies before up here.  Anyway, you probably think that the butterflies are abundant due to all the flowers but interestingly enough you can find most of them on the road.  Puzzled, I asked Travis why they are on the road and he said that they are probably trying to get the salt from the previous winter! Then we spotted some all clustered together, thinking that was strange, we stopped for a closer look.  Those beautiful butterflies were on a HUGE pile of poo!   EWW!! Apparently, nectar isn't the only thing they eat...

June 27, 2011, June 28, 2011, June 29, 2011

After two long days on the road we finally made it to the red cabin around 9pm Monday night! We decided to get there earlier than Travis' parents so we could run in and turn on the gas, open up the out house, etc, etc.

First off let me tell you that we got a warm welcome by a ton of mosquitos!  Secondly, we were able to get into the cabin but unable to do anything because we didn't have the right keys!! So we ended up waiting on  his parents anyway to open up the cabin!


We typically stay at the Loft lodge which is the property down the road (it has running water and electricity) but since we got here sooo late we ended up bunking with his parents! We hardly unpacked anything!

On Tuesday we spent a lot of time "opening" up the cabins and getting them ready to be lived in...meaning unpacking, cleaning, getting all the spiderwebs off of things.

On Wednesday we had more of a play day and we also went to town! We did the bulk of our grocery shopping and we also ate at Riverside Pizza! Yummy!

Thursday was a lot more cleaning and I did a lot of cooking! I love to cook here, nothing is rushed, we are not on a schedule, and pretty much our day revolves around eating yummy treats!

It is soo crazy how relaxed things are here but at the same time the day goes by soo fast. Anyhoo....I will get ya'll more up later and actually post more pics...but I don't want to sit around on the computer all day ;)!

xoxo