Getting settled, and head out

The best thing  we did  was getting a diesel heater for the boat. This spring has been cold so far, and the water temperature is very low as well. We had the heater going most nights. The days were sunny and cool, so deck washing was delayed a bit. Instead we changed our addresses on our driver's licence, health card and vehicle permits and registered as new patients with the local medical clinic. Imagine, we have a doctor here. Had we moved to anywhere else in Ontario, we would have been put on a waiting list. Things just seem to work really well here. Also registered as voters and brought out our vote for the provincial elections in the advanced poll.

Went to our future home again for a hike through the woods with Dave and Cheryl,  who dropped their boat cradle off in Gore  Bay and had a beer with them at Cook's dock.

Also bought a chainsaw, a wood splitter and a CabCadet to haul the wood and plow the driveway and explored the local furniture/appliance store and got a good idea of how much money we were going to spend on a new stove and a bed.

But we also had to spend money on the boat. Our water heater had a tiny leak, and sooner or later that would turn into a major leak. So out it came, and Tim will post the details of the replacement separately.

And then it got warmer and we washed the deck. And then, with nothing else to do but wait for the closing of the house, we went out for 3 days. The water had risen from 3 to 10C by now, so no swimming yet, but lots of sun. We were the only boat out there. The water was clear as could be. The picture shows logs at a depth of 17'.

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Few more days till closing!