Tuesday June 16, 2015

54 degrees w/5 mph winds

Day 33

This is Larry coming to you tonight.  T’Ann has been a little under the weather so I am doing the writing for today.

The view towards the Oil House

The weather has been less than perfect with heavy fog and a slow drizzle all day long.  We were not expecting any visitors until we heard someone trying to come in the back door.  Alone kayaker had managed to come to see us, even in the fog.

Looking out the front porch to the east. It is only about 50 ft to the bell

  He said he makes the trip several times a summer with this being the first.  As always, the first thing people ask is how does a Texan come to be the lighthouse keeper in Maine.  I told him the story of T’Ann being here in 1961 with her family and he said that he remembered the keepers from 2012 having somewhat of the same story.  So yes, Beverly your legacy lives on.

I can still here the fog horn going off; two blast every fifteen seconds now for the last two days without stopping.

Looking up to the tower

Headed to the cove in the morning to meet Ethan, so we can make our Wednesday trip to town.  The weather should break by morning with clear sailing for the boat ride on the guppy.  This will only be the second time for us to make our Wednesday trip on Wednesday.  The seas have been a little rough at times. 

There are two things I have already learned since being here about being on the water:

1.    A sailor’s worst thing is his schedule.

2.  It is always better to be in the harbor wishing you were on the water than being on the water and wishing you were in the harbor.

Drift wood and sea glass make up this fish