Cabin flooding

On July 4th we drove to Pleasant Point Lodge on Willard Lake close to Kenora, Ont. Pattis' Mom stayed at a cabin there that her Dad built in the 20s. We actually found the cabin. The Lodge still had outhouses and a shower building for $70 Cn a night. The first night it poured rain and we were smugly commenting that we weren't tent camping. While working on salmon on the stove next to the front door, both Patti and Eva loudly exclaimed 'Water is coming thru the door!'.  Greg grabbed a broom opened the doors and started sweeping the water away. Bret noticing that water was still pouring into the cabin, grabbed a dustpan and threw the water thru Gregs' legs. I realized lots more was needed outside so grabbed another plastic dustpan and headed outside to try to scoop the water from pooling right in front of the door. That was futile so I moved closer to the corner of the cabin and tried trenching a ditch thru the gravel, somewhat useful. The downpour lasted one hour and flooded half the kitchen/bedroom front room. Obviously had occurred before since the furniture and bed were on blocks of wood. The main problem was the water coursing down the right side of the gravel driveway cut thru the roadbed. Two more days of great fishing there.
Then on Thursday it was off to the Winnipeg Folk Festival thru Sunday.

Barefoot in wet carpet in cabin

#2 Barefoot in wet carpet in cabin

Wetvac sucked up two gallons of water

Greg sweeping water until broom broke Bret throwing water thru Gregs' legs  

Berm and trench added by owner after rain stopped The timbers corraled the water

 laving no place to go but in the door.