Our primary responsibilities for September were orienting visitors, keeping the sauna ready to fire up, and monitoring the solar system.

Guests were always appreciative and several yachts arrived in their own boats and kayaks.

One day a family, who described themselves as teletubbies from North of Toronto, arrived on a 30′ Zodiac.

They wore bright orange dry suits and goggles for the ride from Thunder Bay. They were planning a trip to Europe but when international tensions rose, they decided to explore some of their own country. They were fun to talk with, thoroughly enjoyed the island and left with souvenirs from the gift shop.

The solar charging system was a bit of a challenge but started to work perfectly on our second to last day. Morning sun was obscured by trees so we would move them around during the day to catch the most sun. They powered two lithium ion batteries. We only needed power for the internet, phones and Tim’s keyboard. In the end, I think I found a loose connection which prevented it from charging even with full light.

Food prep always kept me busy. I made yogurt from powdered milk, bread, several desserts and most dinners. Several bars of chocolate also satisfied our sweet teeth.

We initially had a mouse and fly problem. I built the classic spackle bucket with a spinning can trap and reduced the population. This was replaced by snap traps from shore, which was easier to “load and unload”.

Best of all was riding the bikes to and fro and enjoying the breathtaking views.

Morning light was especially bright.

And the Sleeping Giant off to the west felt like our protector.