Leaving Town for the Long Weekend - A Canadian Tradition

May 18, 2013

Lakefront Property - Our Escape from the Big City

Escaping to the country side and getting away from the hustle and bustle of the big city is our favorite Canadian thing to do during our long weekend!

The Victoria Day long weekend is traditionally one of the busiest long weekend as people are rushing to their cottages and opening their country retreats for the summer.

We were of no exception. We did just that; with Kelly and Don as our guests for the weekend, we got up to our lake front cabin and spent the weekend there.

Love the Sight of Water and Birds all Weekend!

We always wonder what our little place by the lake looks like after a long winter. The Canadian winter can be brutally cold, with gusty winds whipping around causing trees to fall and heavy snow collapsing roofs and walls.

These natural elements  can cause a lot of damages to properties.

This 2 piece Dock Drifted to Our Property

This time, we had a pleasant surprise!

 Not only did everything looked good around our little cabin save for a few trees falling down on  our property, something appeared out of nowhere was perfectly placed and positioned by the lakeside - a beautiful two section dock with two Muskoka chairs and a flower pot perfectly placed on it were washed ashore to our lakefront property!

Two Muskoka Chairs were Washed Ashored with the Dock

What an unexpected  beautiful sight!

We learned from listening to the radio in Toronto that there was spring flooding in the countryside in the Muskoka region.

Enjoying our Cabin with Friends

 But I never thought that an entire dock could be washed ashore!  We were grateful that the weekend weather was perfect, a balmy 24 degree with blue sky, sunny weather.

We always have a great time with our friends who we invited to come to our cabin with us. We all sat in the comfortable chairs and enjoyed the warm sun on the dock which brought us out into the lake - an experience we never had before because we never had such a beautiful dock out there!

Deep down, I really wanted this beautiful dock by our lake front property so that we could enjoy the water.

 I was ashamed of myself because I was greedy; I wished that the rightful owner of this dock would never find and claim back his/ her property. But we knew that our happiness would be short lived as it didn`t belong to us.





Later on, our neighbor told us that the owner
would come and tow it back the following week.
 
For the weekend at least we have experienced what a dock or a deck would offer us by the water, we would plan to build something there ourselves this summer!

R.T.
Muskoka,Ontario