Our Own Private Idaho!

It's official, we are the owners of this float cabin in Idaho.  Caleb is in ID now.  He signed the papers on Monday and has been working on cleaning it out, buying a boat and getting it ready for winter.  We bought it from a couple in their 80's so it's had years and years of accumulation.  The couple has a daughter (with boyfriend and kids) who seems to be having some separation anxiety with the place.  She was PLANNING on spending this coming weekend there with the fam to get a few more things (ie one last hoorah).  Caleb, Jon (BIL) and Jon's Mom spent all evening gutting the place so he's going to be calling her today to let her know that she can come get the things she asked for but staying is not an option.  They took two HUGE pickup loads of junk to the dumpsters last night.  He's going to be changing the locks today.  Even though there's tons to do initially Caleb is still really excited.  Our plan is for the boys and me to spend our summers there and for Caleb to take quite a bit of vaca and come on the weekends as much as possible too.  It's located in a really quiet bay on what is officially called Lake Chatcolet in Heyburn State Park but is connected to Lake Coeur d' Alene.  You either have to hike a couple miles along the beach to get to it or take a boat in.  So Caleb spent most of yesterday morning aquiring this...

It's just a little jon boat to do the running back and forth but it also will make a great fishing boat for the boys with the trolling motor and outriggers.  I'm hoping I can keep Caleb from buying a ski boat at least this first year.  Our kids are really small and light so I'm sure this one will work to pull them tubing, wakeboarding and skiing. Maggie's husband Jon's, parents have a cabin in the same bay which is how we learned about this one in the first place.  So, we already know some neighbors!

 

There are some new plumbing requirements being implemented by the state that we are having to accomodate right now (no more outhouses and grey water must be pumped to a tank on shore) but we've got a plumber coming this week to take care of the tank and Caleb and Jon filled in the ol' one holer yesterday too.  I'm sure you're thinking then where do you go to the bathroom?

Let me introduce you to the INCENOLET.  All stand up pee'ers shall use the woods for such purposes.  All sit down jobs are done on this beauty.  Once complete you press a pedal that drops the liner down into the incenorater where everything is burned to ashes.  It's vented to the outdoors so I'm hoping the "cooking" smells go right on out the vent.  Then once a week you dump the ashes.

Boat garage and beach area.

Caleb took this pic on his cell for me.  Just a few minutes from the Marina is this lovely place.  You can't read it but the sign says, "Meadow Family Nudist Resort".  That's right a family nudist resort just a hop skip and a jump away.  Jealous?

Best one of all.  Caleb kicking it on the dock, enjoying the view.  It doesn't get better.  However, I noticed that I can only see his shoes and socks.  Do nudists still wear shoes when the terrain is rough? HA j/k

ps don't miss my spider post below!