Thursday June 25, 2015
67 degrees w/ 4 knots (see I’m
getting better with my nautical terminology)
Day 42
You know how you wish summer
would come because your cold….well the thought of HOT days doesn’t sound good
to us right now. We are loving the cool
breezes and chilly nights. We’ve got a
heater down in the living room that is great for taking the chill off…but I
keep turning it off at night welcoming the cold air to sleep in.
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| Spain is only 3000 miles straight across the sea, Texas 2000 miles |
I don’t write down that we
raise the flag every morning and lower it every evening. It’s just become a given, something we do
automatically without thinking about it.
We haven’t even had our coffee
and I’m already working in the gift shop.
We received new inventory of Fleece vest and jackets…I had a spot for
them, but this is the first time I’ve had them on the shelves.
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| Spiral staircase going up the tower |
Larry said he hears the toilets
and the North trail calling to be worked on.
These compost toilets are different.
They require constant upkeep to keep them functioning correctly. They are at the same time kinda neat with the
concept of “no water”. There is one in
each side of the duplex and one at the cove.
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| Entry to the tower |
I hear the kiosk calling my
name. It is at the beginning of the
Lighthouse trail. It contains all the
island rules and other bits of information.
I’m going to give it a fresh coat of white paint where all the info goes
and clean the glass. Last years keepers
info is still up, so I’ve got to get our bio printed and pick it up at the
office so we can get it on the board.
After the kiosk, if I have time today I’m going to touch up some of the
other cove signs. There is a “Welcome”
sign, a “Do Not Anchor” sign, and another sign letting the boaters and guest
know we have a “Museum and Gift shop”.
We had several visitors, some
Ethan brought and two other boats came on their own. Had a couple of teenagers that were really
interested in the history of the island.
One couple had lived in Boothbay for many years and had come to Popham
beach for the last fifteen years and had never been to Seguin. They were amazed at the grounds, the
buildings, the history and the views…they will be back!
After the visitors left, we
grabbed a quick lunch which was hot dogs and chips! With it being such a gorgeous day we figured
there would be more visitors, but no….so back to work!
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| Larry pointing out what can be seen from the tower |
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| Some of our visitors today |
Finally got back to my painting
on the kiosk and….You know when your really concentrating on something in one
hand, and you don’t realize that the other hand
is holding something like a can of red paint…my green clogs will never
look the same!
Larry worked till late on the North Trail. He saw
our first set of 2 baby gulls. They were all fuzzy fluffy looking
about the size of a softball. They went running and momma wasn’t
happy with Larry, she didn’t dive bomb him, but she was about 2 foot above his
head calling him names!!
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| Chives blooms |
Exhausted…and since we can’t get Pizza delivered out here…I
had to cook…Hamburger patties, mushroom and onion brown gravy, salad, and baked
potatoes with all the fixins.
With the dishes done, now its time for our “Sunset show” to
end the evening. It’s a different show
every night.
