August 3

Today it was windy and overcast in the morning. Although I didn’t feel like doing much, I went outside anyway and did some small projects that needed finishing around the place before Kristy and I leave on the fifth. I started by putting the curtains back up in Halibut Hole that we washed yesterday. Then, I took a GPS route of main camp so I could make a map later. 

After lunch Kristy picked salmon berries while I picked fireweed blossoms for homesteader’s honey. Kristy plans on making salmon berry jam with her berries. 

Me picking fireweed blossoms

Ginger suggested we walk the face trail today as well so Kristy and I tagged along for that. We put up trail markers on the trail in a few places, but the trail was so overgrown that we could barely walk it ourselves. After reaching the water line, all three of us walked up it to check on the screens over the water tubs at the start of the water line. The water line trail was bad too. At some points the foliage was taller than we were! 

Ginger and I hiking the water line trail

We made our way back to main camp and then relaxed in the sun. The relaxing ended when we 

realized that Lucy hadn’t laid an egg in two days and she was acting strange. After we checked her out we saw that yolk was coming out of her bum and let me tell you that is not a good sign. Ginger got a latex glove and coconut oil in preparation for extracting the apparently broken egg. It was an interesting process to watch and eventually the broken and now limp egg shell was removed. Her bum now looked inflamed and the feathers were all lumpy but we’re hoping her canal is clear. Tomorrow should shed some light on her condition.  

Inspection of the Lucy's bum

For dinner we had a giant salad bar of greens from the garden and then popcorn with a movie. It was a good day that turned out beautiful despite the crappy beginning. Tomorrow is also our last day on the homestead so we will be sure to enjoy it to the fullest.