UpNorthDay2
Aug. 18th, 2025 09:17 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ismoLast night was the opposite of our first night! Instead of sweltering under a fan, we were chilled in the night breeze. I had gone swimming and probably had a touch of sun, and at night I felt very shivery. We had our wool blanket from home, but I felt a need to pile the blanket that came with the cabin on top of it, and then put my sweatshirt and pants back on for sleeping. It took me a long time to warm up. Then I woke up at 4 am and was too hot again, and had to peel all the layers back off. The Sparrowhawk slept cozily on, unbothered by my mutability.
The day continued rather chilly and overcast, again with a stiff breeze. I did not go swimming, alas, but we drove over to the big lake, in this case, Lake Huron. We found our way to a nature preserve and walked down a path through the woods to the shore. It was very beautiful and exhilarating. Yesterday's 6 foot waves had died down, but there were still long breakers roaring up to the shore. In this area, the Lake Huron beaches are not very swimmable, because they are strewn with all kinds of rocks, some of them very large. When the waves are strong, it would be hard to get out into the water without getting bashed up, and I did not attempt it. We walked along the beach for awhile, but the Sparrowhawk preferred not to continue on for miles on the trail, so we went back and returned to our shelter for coffee and cookies on the porch with GingerBeard.
At eight o'clock, we went to the office building, where you sign in and pick up your keys. There's also a table and chairs, the router, and a printer, so if you have business, you can do it there. No one else was in the room, so we were able to use the excellent wifi to Zoom into our scheduled book club discussion. Now we're headed for an early bedtime and hoping for a better sleep tonight--neither too hot nor too cold!
The day continued rather chilly and overcast, again with a stiff breeze. I did not go swimming, alas, but we drove over to the big lake, in this case, Lake Huron. We found our way to a nature preserve and walked down a path through the woods to the shore. It was very beautiful and exhilarating. Yesterday's 6 foot waves had died down, but there were still long breakers roaring up to the shore. In this area, the Lake Huron beaches are not very swimmable, because they are strewn with all kinds of rocks, some of them very large. When the waves are strong, it would be hard to get out into the water without getting bashed up, and I did not attempt it. We walked along the beach for awhile, but the Sparrowhawk preferred not to continue on for miles on the trail, so we went back and returned to our shelter for coffee and cookies on the porch with GingerBeard.
At eight o'clock, we went to the office building, where you sign in and pick up your keys. There's also a table and chairs, the router, and a printer, so if you have business, you can do it there. No one else was in the room, so we were able to use the excellent wifi to Zoom into our scheduled book club discussion. Now we're headed for an early bedtime and hoping for a better sleep tonight--neither too hot nor too cold!
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Date: 2025-08-19 01:04 pm (UTC)