Day 19, 5 June

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Fred in rain gear, cove and tram in background

Another cold, dreary, rainy day it was today.  The rain was heavy at times and windy. We had a relaxing day inside catching up on little inside chores. I worked on some knitting while Fred worked on the computer, looking at websites to order rain pants from. We were so busy with that that we didn’t eat until lunchtime, which was soup and grilled cheese. We were going to take a walk on the trials but the rain was heavy and we napped in the living room for about an hour. At around 5pm we finally braved the weather and went down to the cove and hiked out the cove trail. We thought about hiking around to Cobblestone trail but with the wet weather and slick rocks decided not to. We thought about staying more on the grassy bluffs but then we would disturb the seagulls on their nests and didn’t want them to leave their eggs to get cold in the nasty weather. The seas were not rough and the steady rain got our legs more and more wet as we hiked. Went back up to the house, briefly thinking about going on the South trail but I didn’t care to battle slick rock areas on the sometimes steep trail. So back home we went – glad we did get a bit of exercise for the day. While still wet we got Sac up to go outside and do her business and I managed to plant a row of watermelon seeds in the little bit of space left in my garden. Back inside we went to dry off and get warm. I put away some laundry from the day before and put the clean sheets that Cyndy brought back on the two twin beds in the 2^nd bedroom in our keeper’s quarters. So now y’all can come for a visit!

Sunset after a stormy day

At around 7:30 pm we noticed the skies getting brighter and a tiny bit of blue sky peeking out of the dissipating clouds. Then some sunshine appeared! I thought there might be a chance for a rainbow with the conditions and ventured outside for a look. There was a faint rainbow starting in the sky and I called to Fred on the radio to come out for a look. I did get some camera shots and as the sun lowered it got even better. The full half circle of rainbow appeared and even had double ends. We got some nice camera shots of it with the tower and house and other shots with the Whistle House. The western sky with the sun setting into the clouds was quite dramatic and beautiful also. We watched the rainbow for the longest time even with the sun set behind the clouds. The miracle of a rainbow is always a wonder to look at and again the calm after the storm was so beautiful and peaceful. We finally went back in after getting chilled to the bone again.

Rainbow over lighthouse

We had a little snack and more knitting and computer work and finally had dinner at 9:30 Pm, which was a salad I made and Fred pan grilled two small grey sole fillets that I got at Gilmores. They were very tasty but very thin. I should have gotten 4 fillets!

We treated ourselves to chocolate ice cream that was creamy and good. Yes, the ice cream made it back just fine in an insulated bag with a frozen pizza and ice

Cynthia looking at the rainbow

packs that we had stashed at Cyndy’s and picked up on the way to the ferry yesterday. It actually sat in the bag for about 1.5 hours through our lunch at Spinney’s and the ferry ride back. We did stop at cute little Percy’s general store near Spinney’s and looked around to discover they carried the ice cream also, so next time we will probably wait and pick it up there right before getting on the ferry. That way it will only sit 30-40 minutes in the bag to get back to the island. A bit more knitting and a bit of weights and light exercise and off to bed with dreams of rainbows glowing brightly in my head.