It has been quite awhile since I posted anything from the old Camp Chicken Chronicles blog. Life gets busy and after my Dad passed away in 2015 it was hard to post. He and Mom spent so much time at camp and were such a part of the place that it was difficult. But it is time to start publishing again.
Yesterday promised to be a nice day so Arlene, Mary and I headed for camp to check on things. We had not been there since muzzleloader season in the first week of December of last year.
Arlene brought Polish Dogs, chips, potato salad and cookies for lunch. Her son-in-law Dan, his daughter Steph and grandson Chayse and the new Lab puppy Rocket came up also.
Upon arrival, I opened up the trailer to check for mice. Of course, there were three in the traps. It is a never ending battle with the unwanted rodents.
The next chore was to put the batteries back in our four-wheelers. Arlene wanted to start hers and make sure it was running good, so after connecting the battery she started it up and went for a little ride.
Mom arrived and got to meet Rocket. It was love at first sight for both of them.
While we waited for lunch to be ready Chayse practiced his sling shot skills shooting at cans that his GG had set up for him.
After stuffing ourselves, we cleaned up what was left of lunch and went to hook up the small trailer that Dan is taking to his house for some much needed repairs. The floor in the kitchen needs replaced and there was a leak around the ceiling vent over the bed.
Of course, we can't do a project without something going wrong. The crank that raises the hitch up on the travel trailer so that you can connect it to the truck broke. There is a small pin in there that holds the gears in place and it sheared off. After some improvising, Dan, Mary and Arlene managed to fashion a substitute and get the crank working.
Of course, we can't do a project without something going wrong. The crank that raises the hitch up on the travel trailer so that you can connect it to the truck broke. There is a small pin in there that holds the gears in place and it sheared off. After some improvising, Dan, Mary and Arlene managed to fashion a substitute and get the crank working.
Dan, Steph, Chayse and Rocket headed home and we just sat in the sun and enjoyed the nice weather. Once the black flies, ticks and mosquitos come out, it won't be so pleasant sitting outside at camp so it was nice to be able to enjoy the rest of the day.
All that fresh air was making us pretty tired, so we loaded up the car and headed home.
All that fresh air was making us pretty tired, so we loaded up the car and headed home.
