We’re back

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We have settled in back at Seguin. The keeper’s house has been painted and spruced up inside since the last time we were here and looks very homey. That gives us a chance to work on the grounds.
It’s like returning to a furnished apartment where all the same things are here just arranged a little differently. The views remain the same and are spectaculor.
We had 3 sets of visitors, a power boat family, a cruising couple and a group brought out by the Seguin Ferry, which included a green builder from the Adirondacks. He looked fine to me and we got his card.
We celebrated our anniversary yesterday and I surprised Tim with a new duct tape wallet. He took me sailing last week.

Palm

We and the cats had a long day today. We got up at 6 to finish packing and close the the keeper’s house. I got Shirley into her carrier when I spotted Loki outside. He saw me with the towel I use to get him in his carrier and bolted to the bushes. There are acres of bushes to hide in. Then thunderstorms barrelled through and he was gone. He’s the biggest chicken.

We gave up trying to catch him and brought our stuff off the island and loaded the car. We returned to the island in nice weather and he was out and easily captured.

Then they went for rides in a dinghy, boston whaler (they really howled during this one), three hour car ride. They were lowered off a pier by boat hook to Capt Ethan’s new lobster boat, took a ride in it and another dinghy and up the path to the keeper’s quarters on Seguin. We are all tired and happy now that we are back. We have a dismal internet connection but we have hot running water and a freezer!

There was a flurry of activity on the island yesterday as islanders closed houses for the season. We brought a boat load of our stuff ashore (including Tim’s rowing machine). We did a final load of laundry and brought the rugs back to dry.

The Friendship motored by in the late afternoon. Our meals are interesting as we clean the pantry and refrigerator. Today we will finish packing, drain the pipes and winterize the house.
Tomorrow we head for our next adventure in Maine.

There are a few things I am paranoid about. Two are swimming with fish and bacteria on prepared food. Tim decided to expose me to both this week.

We traveled this weekend, which invariably includes eating fast food. I am partial to McD’s kid’s meal and I (usually) give away the toy. Tim is a Wendy’s man because he loves their shakes and salads. I hate fast food salad because I envision all the microscopic nasties hiding there so I ordered a baked potato with chives. However, they held the chives.  Tim advocated for me at the counter because he really wants me to like Wendy’s, when he saw the server carrying my little cup of chives with her finger in it. He looked amused but self satisfied during lunch but then could barely contain himself when he revealed the risk I had been exposed to. So much for safe food.

Today he chartered my favorite daysailor boat, a pearson ensign, as a surprise. The sail began with a nice breeze but then it died out and it became hot and still. He dove in for a swim but I hesitated. I envision all the unseen fish swimming below me, waiting to eat me. I know they are there. I watch the fisherman fish these same waters every day. But it was hot and I eventually jumped in. It was then I noticed my silver ankle bracelet that shimmers just like the lures the fisherman use. I tried to swim with my ankle out of the water before I was mistaken for fish bait.