Dog Island

The best thing about visiting the Blanks is the boat trips to Dog Island. dog Island is aptly named by Lane and Jon because it is a place where dogs can roam free. Not a real island, but an island created from years of dredging. It is a sandy spot where Jon pulls the boat up and Lane jumps out and anchors us.

The Blank dogs willing jump from the boat to the water and swim to shore. Princess Shay on the other hand, in her life jacket, must be carried from the boat, never to have her feet get wet.

The others run wild on the beach. Shay, who immediately got a burr, must sit in Russ’ lap where thankfully the burr attaches itself to his shorts.

It was sunny for a while and Jon regaled us with the story of changing out the clothes dryer on the second floor for one of the many other dryer on the first floor…all alone. Too bad the whole incident was not filmed because it would have made an excellent full length feature, with a number of cautionary tales. You would have to have history walking up and down the step stairs from the ground to the second floor to fully appreciate a story where Jon wrestles a dryer by himself in the middle of the night up the stairs.

Needless to say, we are happy he is still alive to share the story with us. Thankfully the house is also still standing after the retiring that came along with the job.

The dogs had their fill of Dog island and we thought it was time to return home to beat the black thunder clouds that were gathering. We almost made it home before the rain…almost.