What a nice getaway! The cabin looks like it was in the perfect spot. We were hoping to get up to the Northshore of Lake Superior before the snow flies but, alas, we're quickly running out of time. There's a sweet spot between the end of October and whenever we get enough snow to snowmobile where you can find open Airbnb reservations. Otherwise you have to book nearly six months in advance.
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It really was in a great spot! And it's giving us some ideas, we've spent the past two nights talking about buying land and creating something similar, but with visions of fruit trees, grapevines and berry bushes surrounding it :) We've always said we want to "retire" to a cabin surrounded by woods, and we're always thinking of different ways to create a passive income stream. So why not have our own cabin and build a half dozen more for others to enjoy? I feel a bit of excitement growing with this idea!
I hope you get a chance to do that- the two saving graces of winter (aside from Christmas) snowmobiling and downhill skiing:)
That sounds heavenly. That's close to my dream too. Buy some acreage, design/build a totally off-the-grid complex, and welcome visitors. Once I get too old to travel or lose interest what better thing than to have the world come to us! : )
I could go on and on about this, haha- not sure if you know where I live, but we're in Ovid right along the Fingerlakes wine trail, parallel to Seneca Lake. Our current property is too small for what I'm talking about, but if we can find something in Lodi or Hector, or even Trumansburg or Burdett, we would be extremely close to a huge touristy area.
And the best part? I have a brother in law who lives in the attached cottage to our house, who we've worked through severe social anxiety over the years and got him to the point where he would absolutely be able to maintain the property and cabins for a salary if we wanted to take off for a week or two once we had everything running smoothly.
He works for us as our "foreman" with both the beekeeping business and our winter wholesale grapevine business. Though it appears on the outside we've done him great favors, we really would have a difficult time with help without his constant presence. And he would make it possible for us to not be married to this. He would love having his own cabin and a purpose, since this might be our last year of doing grapes. So my dreams of travel And settling in a cabin are absolutely within reach :)
It sounds like you have a great plan and all the more awesome that you've been able to include your brother-in-law in the dream. It sounds like a really fun life!
Aw thanks. Of course I'm getting ahead of myself, there are some steps in between. Realistically it will probably be a couple years before we can really start anything, but certainly can start shaping the plan :)