Decades ago we purchased a Lake home and thaws our summer vacation.
Hard work it is, gets me in shape too. More hard work than fun, but a
different life too. Wouldn't done it differently.
Play pickleball and have a watermelon party. Lots of fun until you wake up that night with sore muscles and have to go pee seven times. Good time for homemade ice cream with brain freezes after a fresh caught trout fry. Just separate the two events by several hours to avoid serious cramps and ugly bathroom visits.