Wednesday, June 3

An early start to this day as we were prepared to go ashore. Ethan picked us up at 0700 and we were sitting down to breakfast at Percy’s by 0730. I had the blueberry pancakes again…good! Then it was off to the post office, laundromat, hardware store, FOSI office, Shaws and Walmart. Along with our regular supplies we picked up paint for the keepers quarters, flowers to spruce the place up and ten gallons of gas for the mowers.

Then it was back to Popham to meet Ethan at 1600. On our way in this morning we mentioned to Ethan that we would like to have some lobsters. He stopped and spoke to his uncle who promised to hold some for us. Now was the time to get ‘em. Ethan drove us over to Uncle Brent’s house (in Georgetown) and retrieved the live lobsters from the trap. Brent invited us in to see the house and sample some of his wife’s home made wine. The house is a summer residence and lobster “camp”. Brent and his wife have fixed it up to a cozy home with fantastic views of the river and Fort Popham. They share the “camp” with their two poodles. Brent has been lobstering for many years and puts out up to 350 pots. We sampled the wine, toasted our good fortune and reminisced about the waterman’s way. It is folks like this that enjoy an appreciation of life unknown to many. He opened his door and his heart to make us feel very welcome and we thank him and Ethan for their sincerity and candor. I also learned that Uncle Brent and I share a mutual bond of brotherhood in the Masonic Order.

An hour or so later we headed back to Seguin, off loaded all the stuff, up the steps, to the tram, started the tram and ran it to the top. Then took it off the tram and to the house. It was now 1900 hours.

Brenda put the stuff away. I repaired the “P” trap under the sink and then Brenda cooked the lobsters. Our first lobster meal in Maine was damn good. We cooked them until red and then enjoyed the savory meat dipped in drawn butter. As they say on the eastern shore “it was so good it would make your tongue slap your brains out”.

I think we are going to put in a standing order for fresh off the boat lobsters every time we go ashore!

Oh yeah, almost forgot. The USCG called me today while we were on shore. They said they were going to the island to repair the light. I told them we were ashore and could not meet them. They said that was OK. They were coming by helicopter and could gain access to everything they needed. I don’t know if they showed up or not, but the light is still not working.

Weather today was beautiful. In the mid seventies with clear skies, and the forecast is for more of the same.