We were in a quandary. It was foggy and silent. The fog horn wasn’t working. At the risk of having the horn blow all the time, we did the right thing We contacted the Coast Guard and they walked us through resetting it. Then the fog lifted. The photo is the fog detector with authorized personnel nearby. All is quiet for now.
Author: one2travelfar
We got a new buoy
All sorts of excitement here. We got a new buoy at Power Rock and the bell rings clearer in the waves. The coast guard visited to inventory stuff to clear off the island and we have a new parking spot at a park with residents living in campers like this.
Tourist, trapped
Sometimes the best plans go awry. Yesterday I traveled by dinghy, boston whaler, commuter train and taxi to catch an AMTRAK train to NYC. I was doing fine until the train sat two hours outside Stamford, CT. Then they announced we would be there indefinitely because of wires on the tracks.
We had 5 minutes to decide if we wanted to leave the train because they were going to pull up to a platform briefly. Passengers were irate, some were crying and yelling.
I made 3 friends after we shared a cab to NYC. Two guys from the UK were Iron Maiden groupies in NY for a concert and a woman from NY is about to release her first record album. We laughed and traded stories and email addresses and then parted on 42 St.
Caretaker obsessions
— Sent from my Palm PreI was determined to reveal the old helipad yesterday. No easy task since it was totally overgrown and I didn’t have a shovel. I tapped around and uncovered a few of the bricks and then I had to imagine the triangle with the "H" in the center. Then I just had to follow the yellow brick path. Now the Coast Guard can find us. Next I will repaint the bricks.
Tim’s obsessed with clearing sumac. There is ssomething for everyone here.
Somebody pinch me
This is the view I see when I get up. Incredible. Boats are working or just passing by all day (and night), seagulls and other birds sing all day (and night). A few years ago, we decided to try to live in beautiful places and we are. We spent two summers here; one on Seguin Island in Maine; a winter on Fire Island and will return to the Adirondacks before traveling to Deal Island in Tasmania.
I’m counting on the Geek Squad
Right before the weekend, my cmera bit the dust. I had to wait until yesterday to leave it with the Geek Squad. It may have been dropped one too many times. We’ll see. These are two of my last shots. I hope to have either a repaired camera or a new one by next week.
Fireworks were all around us on the 3rd and Fourth of July. Actually too close to us on the 2nd and Loki is just recovering from shell shock. We have had pink, purple and red sunsets. it was hot here yesterday but there has been a light breeze. No air conditioning or fans, just clean water to swim in.
Bee’s business
Adaptable cats
Shirley and Loki are so easy. They cruised on a sailboat for 2 months last year and now they are back at their favorite lighthouse. I forgot their cat door (it’s not much use in the Adirondacks, where they may be eaten by coyotes, fishers and martens) but was able to fashion one from plywood. We’ve gone minimalist on the approach and it hasn’t slowed them down one bit.
Loki was traumatized by locals blowing up fireworks on Friday but since then, the professionals have been shooting them off in the distance. Last night we watched them at Manchester and tonight we expect to see them at Beverly, Marblehead and Boston. We have ringside seats and the noise is much less.
My camera died yesterday and I will have to trust the Geek Squad to replace it with a new one. I managed to upload some photos before it’s last breath. Of course the sunset was magnificent the other night and I couldn’t take any photos. My firework shots never really worked anyway so I’ll just get to enjoy them tonight.
Tim’s got the rowing machine back on the island, I’ve been running the trails and life is good.
Skylight view
Treasures of the day
Tim went off island today to deal with boat and captain stuff. I stayed home and did carpentry. I cut a closet door, covered pipe holes in the floor and built a low shelf. When he called to say he was on his way home, I headed to the beach and found treasures on the beach. I’ll keep looking for the other shoe because I think it may be my size. I believe the skull is from a bird because it’s very porous.
The new look: born to run
Cooper recommended the book, Born to Run to me. It’s about barefoot trail running and the negative impact the sneaker industry has had on our pocketbook and knees. So I have been trying crocs with socks. Not to attractive, I have to admit, but a pair of crocs costs $25 and I’ve been feeling pretty good. The only problem here is that the newly mowed grass gets caught in my socks.
Last night we had the boat ride from hell. It all started innocently enough. We went ashore to an afternoon play on Cape Ann. Then dinner with very nice but slow service and when we made it back to the dock to ride the whaler back to the island the fog was thick, THICK. Visibility was less than 100 yards. Luckily we had our handheld GPS with the waypoints of the buoys back to the island and the seas were calm. We announced on the radio that our little boston whaler was headed outbound in the Salem Sound. What are we? Nuts? But we made it back safe and sound.
We have had some water trouble. Our well water didn’t pass the test so we had to get to the well and treat it. We only had to lift three of these blocks to find it.
Concrete block over the well we lifted
Small craft advisory and thunderstorm warnings. Time for sailing camp.
Crazy sailing school
Loki apres dinner
Faint rainbow, June 28
It was a dark and stormy night
Not really but there was a brief, intense storm right before sunset. Then the sky was beautiful. Luckily we watched it from indoors.
Caretaker fingers
Tim and I have matching injuries. My index finger got mildly caught in the flywheel of the string trimmer. Oops.
Storm brewing
Striped berries
I want to figure out what these are. Any ideas?
Nice clouds
