February 25 - Resort Adventures

February 25, 2019
Day 56 - 309 Days to go
4 Days until March 1
Base Camp Coffee of the Day: Lost on the Trail (Guatemala and our "House Blend")

I completely forgot to mention that there was a new state record set for a Brown Trout caught right here on our lake this past weekend. It's official weight was 34 pounds and 10 ounces. It beat the old state record by over six pounds. The Department of Conservation says there are world record Rainbow and Brown Trout in the lake, This fish proves that they do get big out there!

The Last Resort Project:

Ray: "Put the camera away or I'll use my hammer on you"

Today was a BUSY day at The Last Resort. we connected water service up to more of the cabins and made sure everything was going to work properly. Everything did not work properly but between my old friend Ray and I, we managed to get it all fixed. Actually, there were only two water leaks, presumably from frozen pipes, and they were in almost the exact same place. Ray decided that he wanted to patch some broken cement on one of the cabin steps and I couldn't talk him out of it. 

And as promised, here's more on the future of the property. I've been rather fascinated by the thought of financially sustainable, off grid, homestead life for years. Never enough to actually try it, and never enough to necessarily try to go "off grid" in the sense of disconnecting from all modern utilities and conveniences. (I like them way too much) I've mainly been interested in trying to create a financially self sufficient environment where the entire project produces resources rather than consuming them. I can see it in my head but have a hard time explaining it. 

We've talked about it on a larger scale somewhere in a more rural setting. However, "larger and rural" doesn't seem to fit many budgets. The thought hit me the other day when I saw something on "Urban Homesteading" that the Last Resort has an almost ideal set up for just that. As we talked about it, it has a living quarters home, several additional cabins that can be used as residential rentals, nightly guest rentals, or even shop/studio/retail spaces. Plus there is a nice big pool for private or guests use, giving the whole property that much more appeal. I've been playing with numbers on it and think we want to develop it as a private home with income producing elements plus features that promote a self sufficient lifestyle. Our goal is to generate approximately $1,600 per month in residential income from four of the cabins, Potentially turn one of them into our wholesale distribution business, convert one to a workshop and one into a nightly luxury rental near the pool. In addition, we like the idea of constructing a greenhouse/aquaponics structure for produce and fish production. 

Sound ambitious?????? 

Sounds like a new adventure to me! Tighten Your Seatbelts!

By The Way. The property will be for sale soon when the house upgrades are done. HOWEVER, as we continue to improve it, the price will steadily go up! 

“When there is time, there is no money... And when there is money, there is no time... So, if you don't want to have regrets in this life, do it when you have either of them, don't wait for both!”
― Yulia Lipovka