Wednesday, July 22

Yep, we made it ashore again. Very low tide this morning and some mist was in the air.

(That's Brenda under the towel)

Breakfast at Percy’s and off to the post Office and laundromat. We stopped to see Connie at the office and then on to Burger King for lunch. They have the best fries. I got a haircut and Brenda went to Big Lots. Then off to Walmart, of course. It is a pretty safe bet that they have everything we need. On our way back to the dock we stopped at Brackett’s Market for lunchmeat and marinated sautéed sirloin tips. We didn’t get lobster today and thought we would try these. We were told that they are very good.

Of course I’ve got to cook these on a grill and the one at the island has gone kaput. That meant one thing. I had to get a grill. While at Big Lots I saw a George Foreman electric grill on sale and picked it up. I’ll fire that up tomorrow and cook those tips…..YUMM! This grill will most likely end up in Florida when we go there this winter,

Back at the cove we saw two sailboats moored. While we were getting our stuff ashore we noticed a couple get off one of the sailboats and head in to shore. We thought that they were going to ask for a tour, but, to our surprise they said “Can we help carry your stuff up?” They did help us carry our stuff to the tram and then watched as we ran the tram up the incline. We suggested that they come up to the lighthouse at 1930 to see the sunset and tour the lighthouse.

Don and Casey from Cambridge, Mass showed up at 1930 with another couple from the other sailboat. We toured the lighthouse, watched the sun go down and perused the museum. Don is a grad student at Yale and Casey is an historical preservationist with credentials from Cornell. Both were quite interested in engineering aspects, preservation efforts and historical references pertaining to the island structures. I showed them the basement of the residence to see the cisterns and the old construction. They appreciated the special attention and we appreciated the bottle of wine they gave us! Two very nice young adults who are sailing a boat down the Maine coast for some family friends.

Thanks to both couples for visiting Seguin!