Ice ...

Greetings Everyone --   

The winds continued again - but not as strong.  We did manage to get outside and do a few chores - but came back inside because of the wind. 

Ernie also attempted to make repairs on the roof - but the wind made it a bit difficult for him to work with the metal panels.  So he will try again Wednesday.  As you can imagine, we are in a race against possible rain or snow.

                                                                                                                         

The ice broke up in front of our cabin - we can see open water out towards the slot and Watson's Cove.

Lots of 'ice puzzles' piled on top of each other.

One of the chores we managed to accomplish was pumping water - we pumped 150 gallons of water.
We also did two loads of laundry before pumping water - our washing machine uses 15 gallons per load. 
Later, we took a sauna and hung the clothes up.

Me - standing along the shore in front of our cabin.

More ice - you can see how thick it is.
  Ernie measured some of the ice chunks close to shore - some pieces were 6 inches and other 9 inches - but this is after all the melting has been going on.

White ice bubbles locked into the ice close to shore - it's only a few inches deep - so you can see the rocks below.

Since Ernie couldn't get on the cabin roof to make repairs - he settled for securing the solar light onto the work shed -- it illuminates our path to the sauna. 

After we repair the roof we will walk over to the other side of the island to see what the winds have achieved.