Well it’s a long story, made more complicated by the fact the lake level is so low. 2 weeks ago, we were able to back a Polaris on a jetty right to the water. But not anymore.

Now we are using this long dock. First we hand pushed a trailer with an empty water barrel on it to the end. Then I guided Tim as he backed the quad bike to the trailer. He had some real trust issues here.

We kept a sharp lookout but made so much noise, it really wasn’t an issue.

Then we set up a gas pump to draw water from the lake to the barrel. Tim was much more confident in his forward facing trip off the dock.

Last, back to the cabin where we used the water pump to transfer it to three indoor cisterns. From there, we have an electric pump that sends water to the faucets. We have an indoor filter and a Brita jug for the final filter.

I need a glass after all this.