The 5 day at the Chalet by Joanne and Sylvain (29.4 -.. 3.5), Adi and I spend Sherpa (Sherpa also!) Far with transport of goods (pant, sweat!) And regeneration, also called dolce niente. Reinhold already knew the importance of acclimatization is, after all, our building site is located at 450 m and Camp 1 (= Chalet) another 50 m higher ... . Upon our arrival, it turns out that we do not much ("work" to them), since our building site is still under a thick blanket of snow (about 1 m). The day before we go back to Quebec, then we decide that acclimation to force something and nachzuhelfen nature a bit. In the pouring rain, we dig our building site (approx. 30 m2) with them. (What should be the way out later to be unnecessary, because later on our next stay 5 days, the entire clearing is green.) We like the excellent time in the chalet, but our technical equipment. One day we play laptop Indians and sending smoke signals. And soon after the solar panel is also on the mind. Too bad, because we can loosen our preliminary reports no longer with pictures. But as long limited the breakdown and damage to material things, we can live with it!
On Wednesday, 3.5. To go back to civilization (read Quebec), as our provisional car license expires. Hardly in the city, we notice the friendly saluting driver. At the first red light stimulates an even down the window - and makes us aware of our flat tire ... . What was good about the whole thing is that we now have four new snow tires. And about the wish to be only four days later be really happy.
On Friday evening, 5.5, is Thomas (our log house price colleague, the former carpenter, the current term paramedic and occasional lumberjack from Bavaria);. But not his big duffel bag. The left, Lufthansa in Munich. The competent airport employees is at first a little confused because we can give him no fixed address for resending the lost bag. Finally he says that the bag would be sent by bus to Baie-Saint-Paul, where we could then pick him in the bus office. You will notify us as soon as he arrived, later than what was on Monday the case.
In the next 14 days we do with Thomas' help around 60 - 70 trees fell. We suspect that this will be physically hard work and want to be prepared. So we grab us a big shopping cart, curves for about half an hour through the not small grocery store and encounter more and more pairs of eyes staring in disbelief (Whose owners probably think they have missed the message of an approaching famine). With a little effort can finally even the trunk lid closed (Lufthansa is thanks that they have forgotten the duffel bag!). The few feet that we on the dirt road to the Chalet can still go before us, the snow (despite new winter tires) to get out, forces the rear of our jeeps groaning threatening. Shortly after, we are the ones who groan under the weight of our backpacks. The dil .. Carriage must be worn on many snow free putting away and the track appears to us as long as never before. When it during the 3-hour march, then also starts to rain regret We find it difficult, just before the fall shopping spree to be.
Sunday is working day and the first trees fall. Because Thomas all clothes, toothbrush, etc. is stored in the duffel bag, we run again on Monday afternoon the 9 km to Baie-Saint-Paul. Shortly before departure, we note that we tried to reach someone in the morning. The baggage is then arrived. To be sure, I try to call back, but at the other end is apparently just for lunch. We do so ever on the road. At half past two I finally reach someone and explain to the friendly lady who we are and ask about the duffel bag. Unfortunately, my opponent speaks very quickly (and also is their French not the best ;-)), so that it takes a while before I realize I am connected to the cemetery. Well, are things that can not be explained ... . Thomas received his luggage by the way 11 days after his arrival in Canada but still - a toothbrush, he had meanwhile acquired, his only pair of socks and underpants, however, had already undoubtedly better times experienced (though by no means the only odor pollution in the should be 14 days ...).
The work in the forest is a bit out of you. The men take over the trees and removing branches of red and white pines, I bark when needed and help in reducing work (pulling the Tribes on the way). From there we can then in 1 - 2 weeks with a tow tractor to the construction site. Only in 1 - 2 weeks because the road is currently more than swamp road. (Note to Ralph: The golden-yellow base color can be achieved not only by the sun sludge produces the same result only requirement.. Experience has shown that he must be at least ankle-deep ;-)). Somehow we have in the guide refer to "monsoon" to read. The rains last 5 days of Thomas' stay there only once - without interruption. superior to the 100 m from the pile thunder only in extreme emergencies, taken under the boots and we, if we take the log cabin rather not an ark Noah will build. Somehow it's hard to believe that we have some days before, still almost 25 degrees and the men were sweating even dared to jump in the lake, which have pushed the ice floes. I contented myself with a hot shower in our black water bag.
one of these dry evenings we use to go by canoe to beaver-watching tour. Success! It is really great, how closely these animals to an approaching! Also, a porcupine can look and even a bear, we get to see. Unfortunately (or rather, thank God?) He has the cars looked at by a little too far and looks pretty dead. Only the elk can not (yet) look. Even the quiet as a mouse two-hour endurance at dusk brings nothing. Perhaps there is Thomas' rescue salad blame. Because the combination of Lionerwurst, red beans and other delicacies can be periodically shake the walls of our observation post. I also assume that we can smell AND ALL creatures of some 100 meters into the wind. (So much for the odors, which led to mutual accusations every day and actually quite often on the male lead to indigestion back were ...).
Nevertheless, lie at the end of two weeks like a good 65 trees stripped of bark and half by the roadside, the building site is cleared and drained and the holes for the 9 foundation pillars are dug. Thomas, many thanks for your help! And even in one week, with the next Armin Zimmermann voluntary Holzknecht, grabbed the thirst for adventure. We look forward to the common three weeks!
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