Our Cabin

	Every year, my brothers and I take a trip out to Quebec to stay at our family’s cabin for several weeks.  It is located on the shores of a small body of water known as Cedar Lake, and is one of our favorite places in the world to be.

	Cedar Lake is a beauty to behold; the water is clear, the small islands are well-forested, and the cedars grow tall.  The woods are thick, and the cabins on the lake are reasonably well spaced apart.  Our lot on the lake contains three cabins, each with an individual aura to it.

	The first is known as the “kitchen cabin”, and is the only one of the three that was on the lot to begin with.  Inside is a small table and a wood stove; in the annex, we have a couch and a bigger table for meals, as well as a spare bedroom.  It’s also where the life jackets are kept, and where the icebox resides.  No electricity runs down there, though.

	The second cabin is known as the “Sauna cabin”.  Inside are only three rooms; a small porch, a room where mattresses are usually laid out, and the sauna.  Outside is a deck with a tree through the middle; it was simpler than cutting the tree down.  There is also a wooden runway leading down to a diving rock on the shore of the lake; the usual strategy for a sauna is to get very hot, then run screaming down the wooden path, and leap into the water.

	For some strange reason, we enjoy this.

	The third cabin is called the “A-Frame”.  It is only one room, but contains some very important things: the only electrical connections, the freezer, the electric lights, and some soft, comfortable beds.  Due to this, it has been placed up in the woods, on the edge of a small cliff.  Of course, it’s not THAT hard to get up there...but it’s isolated from the rest of the property.

	Aside from the diving rock, we have one other easy access to the lake: a nice beach where we keep canoes (and the occasional kayak).  Canoeing is one of the staple entertainments out there, along with saunas, hikes, swimming, and dodging horseflies.  With no connections to the outside world, aside from the odd newspaper, the cabin is a place to relax, and just have a good time.

	Of course, my brothers and I can only stand about three weeks without a computer before going a bit crazy.  Still, we enjoy the cabin; we wouldn’t want to lose it for anything in the world.

	Although losing the horseflies might be nice...