I am eating home made ice cream that Kathy has made from 35% whipping cream. It is so creamy and smooth, I could literally eat a gallon. The sun is setting over the distant reef, an orange fireball, radiant and sitting upon the horizon. Night draws close to a day of activity, getting Bounty ready for the water. She is out of her boathouse, I have added gas tanks and filled the underwater gear with "hydrolube", loaded the life jackets, dock lines, anchor and lines, flares, fire extinguishers, two paddles, and horn. I had to put in the new battery box with its tie-downs, added a handle to the bilge cover so that we can open the petcock  to let the water out, and rehang the pike pole holders.  This endeavor required most of the afternoon. Pictures on Kathy's blog tell the story more. If the weather is anything like today, tomorrow I will powder myself and slip on the wet suit, launch Bounty and attach her new mooring system to the standing anchor. Then I will go for a ride, way out into the Lake, maybe to the red marker off Lyle Island, re-installed by the Coast Guard buoy tender today. As the night progresses into blackness, and coldness, the cottage remains warm and comfortable. Yes we are getting into a rhythm of "cottage country."