It was a cold 21 degrees last night, but at least we were inside the cabin. Be it, it wasn't insulated and was still freezing, but at least we were in. One year and probably close to 25 nights outside in a tent (many of which it poured), and we finally made it inside. We each had about 7 layers on, I wore two hats (and a hood), and had a blanket wrapped around us for extra warmth. Getting up to pee in the middle of the night definitely dealt a rude awakening when that cold sleeping bag was waiting for me after I got back into the cabin.
We worked all through yesterday, getting half the roof shingles done, all the drip edge, the steel door installed, and also finishing the plywood for the gables. That gables were done in basically 2 hours of pitch darkness with the help of nothing but a flashlight. That was definitely the low point of the weekend. Well, that and the fact that the Tavern was closed at 8:30 and we had to crazily drive 30 minutes further to find dinner. It ended up being great, but there was a crazed 30 minutes there and even an incident involving me driving over the grass of a gas station to turn around. Not pretty.
Today, we woke up early and tried to warm up quick. We got coffee and breakfast from Lisa and then some more wood from the lumber yard. We returned to finish the roof, the overhangs, and the soffits so that the cabin is fully enclosed. All we need to do to make it weather tight is seal a few cracks and we're golden. I was even able to put up a few "No Trespassing" signs along property line of the neighbors snowmobile trail. How's that for your friendly Vermont attitude??? Oh, and we signed and dated the cabin too. Call it an autograph, I guess.
Next trip up will be for insulation, sealing cracks, the loft, and then eventually a small wood stove. This cabin is pretty sweet. We've got lots of ideas, the only thing we need more of is time. It's been a great year.
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