The night before last, the temperature was down to 32° F and our air mattress had sprung a leak. Doesn't make for a restful sleep. This is definitely one of the low points about living in a tent long term.
Yesterday we met with the building inspector to discuss our cabin. We told him that we'd like to build it without having to do a septic system (required by code for any dwelling). He said that only way that could be done is to build a structure that doesn't exceed 150 square feet. So we decided that's what we'll do. It's a little smaller than we had hoped. But if we put in a loft and a decent sized porch we'll have adequate space.
We also finished putting up the deer fence yesterday. We can now relax a little about the deer; however, we still have to concern ourselves with rabbits and woodchucks which can dig under the fence. To address that we'll add chicken wire to the bottom of the fence and bend the bottom portion outward horizontally and cover it with dirt. Apparently the critters aren't smart enough to simply back up a couple of feet and start digging. At least I hope they're not.
Today we got a delivery of gravel for the driveway from a local quarry. We can finally park our cars there. With all the rain we've been getting the gravel is a must. With the cars now parked up the hill in the driveway, we decided to move our kitchen area up there as well.
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