When the journey is worth it

From where I am sitting, this is a beautiful day. Since I have been here, there have been three consecutive days of sunshine and warmth. The first two days have been very warm, mid-80's inland although cooler here by the shore. Nights cool off giving lazy under the covers sleeping. Today, after a flat calm morning the wind has picked up, blowing through the front door, through the cottage, and taking the nast winter closed up smell out through the bedroom windows. Last night, I fired up the barbeque for dinner, toated the sunset as it slid behind the horizon, and drank in the evening glow of first orange, then yellows, pinks, purples, and then fade to darkness, stars, and a rising moon.

One hitch in the idyllic Canadian escape. The 50 year old water heater has succumb and yesterday I traveled to Owen Sound, to Home Depot, next to Walmart, up the hill on the other side of town towards Medford on route 26, "its on the right you can't miss it" to get a Mexican made GE brand 10 gallon water heater. Sorry kids, nothing bigger will fit in the pump house space. Your stuck with "Navy showers." Other than I really shouldn't go out in public, I guess I will clean up with new hot water, the weather looks good for the weekend too.