Thursday
May 28, 2015
Day 14
53
degrees w/16 mph winds
Woke
early this morning, Larry already had the coffee going so I didn’t get to slip
the decaf in place of the reg that we ran out of. No problem, we can adapt!
The fog
is still present, but not too thick. The
fog signal was on all night and it is so faint that it doesn’t bother us. Guessing the sound carries over the water for
the boats.
I learned
that each lighthouse has its own particular kind of light. Some blink, some rotate, some have a
different color light. This way the
sailors know where they are by the lighthouse they can see. I love learning new things about my
lighthouse.
If and
when I can get my photos off my camera I have a great shot at night of Seguin’s
light in the fog. The beams of dark and
light that come out are breathtaking.
Didn’t
put the flag out because of the high winds, they tried to tear it up
yesterday. I have to pick up some thread
and do a little repairs to.
Pancakes
with walnuts and coffee to start the morning!
We had a
group of wonderful young men and woman, 12 total. They had come out with their professor John from
a College in New York. John is originally from Georgetown so this
was not his first time to visit our island.
Bandit had a blast with the visitors and they seemed to be enjoying
him.
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| More of our young friends |
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| Our young NY College visitors today |
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| Bandit checking on one of the students! |
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| Bandit making our visitors welcome |
Historical
Facts:
Seguin Lighthouse has a
First Order Fresnel Lens. This is the
only one in Maine. It has 282 glass prisms, 9’ tall and 6’ wide using a 1000
watt light bulb. There are only a few
currently in operation with an estimated value of up to 8 Million dollars.
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| Top of the Fresnel lens |
My
History:
My parents and I originally
lived on Pond Island, which you have to pass on your way to Seguin. We were the last family to live there. The house has been torn down and all that
remain is the lighthouse which is now automated. I got to see it for the first time tonight as
we climb to the top of the tower to watch the storm.
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| A little dragonfly trying to avoid the storm |
Storm
warning were coming across the radio, for small crafts to take safety. We could see it coming in from all
directions, like it was going to meet in the middle…right where we were. The waves almost looked calmer. We went up into the lighthouse to see the
storm from that height. Winds, dark clouds, thunder and lightning, and
a down pour of rain. As quickly as it
came, it was gone.
Look at
those clouds….WOW!
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| Larry watching the clouds roll in |
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| Watching the storm from up in the tower |
Larry got the first shelf made for the kitchen. This used to be where the chimney for the kitchen stove used to be. The weather has been too bad for us to go into town, but Ethan thinks tomorrow will be a good day...yeah: Laundry, Groceries, Mail, Hardware Store, Pharmacy, etc....
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| Kitchen shelf |
