Tuesday 16 July
Ross and Chris did business work and scheduled a Skype with Gemma for Maths-Whizz, while Danika edited photos and Tayla and Josh stained Carla’s front deck. Carla got a call mid-afternoon from a friend who has an Air BnB on Pippin Lake (5 min away), where she also has kayaks and paddle boat so we re-scheduled with Gemma and headed out to the lake and met up with Gail, and then later her husband Scott, and spent a couple of hours kayaking around on the lake. Such a beautiful spot, can really see why people love it here in the summer. Don’t think we would cope in the winter when the lake freezes completely, temperatures are well below freezing, and there is a little daylight at all during waking hours. Scott commented that in winter, schools would shut when temperatures dropped to 50 below (F), (-450C). Apparently at this temperature your breath instantly freezes when breathing out. As temperatures drop further, Larry said that tires on your car freeze, and will shatter if you slam your door, then at around 60 below, cars are left running 24 hours a day. Different world!
Carla took us for the “grand tour” around Kenny Lake (which took about 5 minutes) before heading home where we saw main attractions like Kenny Lake Mercantile (general store), Kenny Lake School, Community Hall, Pick and Post – the most unique store you have ever seen – if you are in need of hubcaps or an old washing machine, it really is the place to go. There is even a boat that is being converted into accommodation. So much character – so unique, and so Kenny Lake 
Back at Carla’s, we had yummy fried pork chops and vegetable medley with ice cream and coffee (affogato) for dessert and after our Skype we played “Double Solitaire” again, this time Danika and Tayla being the winning combination with so many laughs!
