Thursday July 2, 2015

59 degrees w/ 5 mph winds

Day 49

Yesterday was our “go ashore” day, plus it was our first time to drive to Portland since we arrived. 

We said “Goodbye” to our overnight guest Joan and her family.  They will be leaving later this morning.  Larry and I headed down to meet Ethan who was bringing a group of WW.  Cyndy and Abby also came with them to the island to be our WW.

A new flowering plant I found

Normal shore day stuff….drop off trash at Cyndy’s, change our shoes from our wet sandy ones to a fresh pair for the day.  We also keep a change of clothes at Cyndy’s “just in case” we decide to accidentally go swimming while trying to get to Ethan’s boat.  We fill up our water jugs while we are there, then off to town.  First stop is always the F.O.S.I.L. office to get mail, drop off sales stuff and visitor’s logs, and pick up inventory, etc…  Catherine tells us of guest coming this weekend for two day!

Breakfast!  Important meal of the day!!  We have been enjoying Southgate Restaurant, so that’s where we went. They have a cinnamon raisin bread that is marvelous.   

Grocery shopping and the important thing is “packing” our crates so that they equal in weight….and today they weigh a little more than normal….My Babies and Grandbabies are coming today!!!

We got done early and headed to Portland Airport.  So now that we knew where it was we decided to go see the town.  Bought the babies buckets and shovels for their visit and a few other things.  Now for lunch….Pizza or Mexican….Mexican it is!  You would have thought Larry would have won the lottery.  He was like a starving man once the chip and hot sauce arrived.  It was good, we shared a lunch chicken fajita, which was enough. 

The plane has landed…so off to the airport!  You know those shows where people are waiting at the doors for their loved ones to get off the plane, and then they start waving and blowing kisses…that was me!  Got my kisses and hugs  and off to the pickup where Larry was waiting.

We rushed back to Fort Popham so that we Ethan could get us back to the island.  Oh my goodness…the weather was foggy and the waves where HIGH….ok, not going to kid you…it was a little scary!  But I had faith in Ethan that he wouldn’t have us out there unless he knew what he was doing…ok, I was praying too!

 

My first set of grandbabies have arrived at Seguin

They were starving, hadn’t had anything all day, so we whipped together some chicken salad.  Had to make sleeping arrangements and get everyone acquainted with the layout of the house as well as anything else they might need.  Bed time finally came!  Thank you God for a safe delivery to the island with my family!

Family just arrived, looked out to sea

Today….. we woke to a beautiful day, with a little haze in the distance.  Larry was already up with coffee made and was starting the beginnings of Blueberry and pecan pancakes and bacon.

Our daughter Katie helping her dad put up flag

Took the grandbabies to the cove to play in the sand, but I didn’t check the tide and it was high tide, so they didn’t get much sand time.  My daughter in law, Amy did a lot of seaglass searching.  Her pockets were full when they arrived back at the house.

Kaleb by the bell

 

Kurt with Kaleb....Kaleb is the same age I was when we first came to live on Seguin

Gave everyone the tour of the place and got ready for a day full of visitors.  Ethan brought his big boat full of people…about 15 of them were family of new friends from Texas….Steve and Joy Olson.  They just recently moved to Texas from Maine, so when she heard we were coming here she told me that they would be up here for the summer and would come see us!  Wonderful group of family with her.  Several individual boats came with visitors, so we continued to give tours.

Steve and Joy Olson

Lunch was a hodgepodge of different things…it was kind of a get what you want and go meal.

Had another group of six young sailors come ashore from their sailboat around 5 pm.  I gave them the tour and they enjoyed the lighthouse.  They left to go on some trails.

The gb’s just went back down to check out the cove and get some treasures (rocks and shells).

Our oldest..Kurt w/Amy, Zoe & Kaleb

Dinner tonight will be my kids favorite: meatloaf, Mac & Cheese and a salad.

We will all sleep very well tonight, having searched for treasures and filled our bellies.  We have an overnight guest coming tomorrow night, so I need to prepare for them.