Monday, July 20

I don’t know what it is with Mondays, but they continue to be our busiest day of the week as far as visitors go.

At one point there were thirteen boats in the cove and I watched at least four more turn away. Since I was busy at the cove Brenda was giving tours of the light and manning the store at the same time. We estimate seventy people visited today. Some kayaked over from Popham Beach; some were sailing from Oxford, MD and others from Rhode Island plus a smattering of locals from Harpswell, Bay Point and Linekin Neck. Everyone was in good spirits and happy to be here. The kids ran all over the place enjoying the beaches and trails.

Sun, salt air, a gentle breeze, temps in the eighties, the gentle clanging of #20 bell buoy, the smell of fresh cut grass and high altitude cirrus clouds made an almost perfect day. You can lose yourself out here. It is a time to get refreshed, mentally, spiritually and philosophically.

It was so nice I took my shirt off and got some sun. The forecast says rain for tomorrow. We’ll see.