This was our 11th year at the Virgin Timbers Resort located on Moose Lake, 20 miles east of Hayward. This year we moved to a bigger cabin, cabin 3. We needed the extra room because we had six people rather than five. Amy's boyfriend Dan joined us this year. Cabin 3 had one more bedroom than Cabin 2. It also had a larger porch than Cabin 2. Both Cabins 2 and 3 had great views of Moose Lake.
Cabin 3 had its peculiarities. All of the bedrooms were at a tilt. None of the flooring was level in the bedrooms. Cabin 3 also retained its archaic wiring system. The porch was lighted with Christmas tree LED lights. The LP gas stove burners had to be lit manually. The wiring system could not handle more than one high amperage appliance at one time. Cabin 3, unlike Cabin 2 in prior years, did not experience mice, hornets, or bats. The lack of wildlife and the increased space made Cabin 3 much more livable than Cabin 2.
Virgin Timber Resorts had new owners in 2017, Chris and Tammy. Chris was a middle-aged guy with a Fu Manchu beard, piercings between his eyes and other places on his body, and many tattoos. Chris worked in IT in Texas before he and Tammy bought the resort. Tammy appeared did not have visible tattoos or piercings. They both had two daughters, four dogs, and cats. Chris upgraded the wifi system but apparently had an aversion to cutting the grass around the cabins.
Besides us the people attending included the Butlers, Foxes, and McDermotts. The Butlers included Jane, Keith, Hannah and Hannah's boyfriend, Ben. The Foxes were Dave, Donna, and Anna, The McDermotts were John, Karen, Jake, and Jake's girlfriend, Jensen.
Chris and Tammy changed a few things at the resort. The main boat dock was cut in half due to some disagreement between them and the owners located next to the resort. Many of the rowboats used in prior years now sat in a graveyard located at the back of the resort. The fish house was also moved near the center of the beach.
The weather was cloudy and dreary for the first three days and nice the last three days. The fishing was the same throughout the vacation-- dreary. I took my usual number of fish from the lake, zero. Most of the other people fishing had similar luck. They spent significant time fishing and not many results.
John'a boat, the boat used for water skiing, was out of action until Wednesday because it needed a replacement part. After significant fishing frustration, Dave's boat, the fishing boat, was taken out of Moose Lake and moved to Spider Lake on Thursday. Spider Lake had significantly more fish than Moose Lake.
We made our usual pilgrimage to Hayward on Tuesday. Laura, Amy, and Dan spent some time in the shops. The highlight of visiting Hayward was eating at Perkins and shopping for cooler ice at Walmart.
The vacation itself could be classified as ho-hum. The Butlers rented the pontoon boat on Wednesday. We burned four piles of wood on Wednesday night. We had a pizza party in the bar on Tuesday night. We played some cards and board games. We ate well. We relaxed. For those reasons, the vacation was a success.
A new plan was hatched for fishing in 2018. John's boat will stay at the resort. Dave's boat will move from lake to lake and not be put into Moose Lake. The new plan hopefully has better fishing results.
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