Shoes - er, dock - at last!

That Bob the Builder is quite a guy!  He and the crew have nearly finished the new docks and waterfront!   This is two days ago, as they fished out pesky large rocks as they completed the widening of the boat launch area:

And added decking (!):

And this evening, as The Hubs and I wandered down to take a leisurely boat ride (as summer is drawing to a close and we are trying to squeeze out every last bit of sun and warm weather), I took some photos of today's progress:

I KNOW, RIGHT?!!

Some landscaping, cleats and bumper and we're done!  This has been a two-summer project, and I'm ecstatic!  (And I'm sure folks launching pontoon boats are just as happy about that wide boat launch...)

Wanna come visit and sit a spell on my NEW DOCK?  You know you wanna.  

And, frankly?  If you're looking for me I'll be down there anyway, so you don't have much of a choice.  I'm never leaving this beauty.

Well, until the snow falls.

Y'know --   in two weeks.

The Shoemaker's Children

You know the old adage, right?  The shoemaker's children go without shoes?  -- then you can imagine what the lake waterfront of a dockbuilder looks like.

Ours has been a bit... sad looking for years.  When the whole building season (remember: we live in Northern NY, so it's about 2 days long) is a frantic race to complete docks and camp repairs for customers, it leaves precious little time to fix our own waterfront.  So, when it became an immediate problem last year, The Husband decided to undertake an infrastructure project in addition to shoring up the old waterfront.  He has been gradually building new docks and widening the boat launch and generally improving the shoreline.   Did I mention gradually?

Like work on The Log House, lakefront work happens in widely spaced fits and starts.  This week has been a huge leap forward, however!

Widening the boat launch

Fun fact:  we persuaded two nephews to stay as our own unofficial Fresh Air Kids after the rest of the family departed back to Merryland.  Guess what we're making them do?  Heh.

Chris, The Hubs, and John set a new crib

I can't promise decking on top of the bases any time soon, but it's getting there!