Bois Blanc (Day 5)

Okay, so these days up on the island are most certainly gonna run together, and I'm sure you guys don't really care when I wake up and all, so from here on out ill do what I can to just include some highlights.

Today was our first real day up here! Brilliant sunny weather, no clouds, about 75 degrees or so? Very pleasant =) woke up hella early though cause I couldn't sleep.. So up at 8 I was. Only my grandpa and my uncle Peter were up so I sat with them, mostly listening to their extremely interesting conversation, slowly sipping on the warm coffee (the first I've had in literally 5 years. And as Chay pointed out to me, I fail at coffee making.. Hahah) people started lumbering into the room around 9.30 and we brought out the bagels and foods.

The View


Drew and I decided to brave the lake (which we had been told was colder than ever this year, which is an ominous sign as it is pretty damn cold all the time) we sorta waded around as our legs got used to the temperature, played some frisbee, stacked some rocks. After a while it really just felt refreshing, and not like ice cubes were nibbling at our legs.. =)

Lunch was the classic ring bologna sandwiches and Jays potato chips : staple foods of the trip for SURE, and absurdly delicious.

Ring Bologna Sandwiches Yum


Om Nom Nom


The rest of the day was spent cleaning, picture taking, and messing around with a new internet connection. A year ago, I was down on the beach with my ipod touch and all of a sudden.. There was wifi. WTH. Turns out that we were picking it up from another, more inhabited island like 2 miles away!!! So this year we have conquered it by setting up an antenna and hooking that antenna into a wireless router for the cabin xD. Not the fastest, most reliable internet in the world (part of the reason these blogs are so late) but internet nonetheless!!

Setting up the Internet - aka the the outside office


Drew Helped


A Licky-Licky!



Flawah =)


Path Down to the Beach


We had our first beachfire tonight too, roaster marshmallows, told stories, played with high power lasers.. You know, the usual stuff hahah! A few meteors from the previous shower last night lingered in the sky, including perhaps the longest one I've witnessed to this day, which lit up the sky for no less than 8 seconds! Completely incredible. I felt so small, so insignificant staring up at that sky.. There were practically more stars than there was black space.. Just breathtaking.

Then back inside to read a bit, and sleep!!