Day 52, 8 July

4 visitors

Seguin Island Lighthouse with moon over the tower

This morning was less blustery than yesterday and we hoped Karl and Lori were coming out. Got a text from Ethan saying he didn’t know if he was coming out. Then I got a text from Karl that said they were not coming out – we were so disappointed. We heard the small craft warning was to be canceled at 10 am and texted Ethan about it and asked if he could try to bring them out. He said he would try. So after an anxious morning and waiting for the ferry to arrive we waited at the cove – welcoming a couple off a nice sailboat. Then we saw the Guppy coming round the bend! Yea, they’re going to make it!!!  They got off quickly from the boat with just a few things. I handed Ethan a baggie with 2 fresh baked blueberry muffins and thanked him profusely. After hugs of welcome we escorted them to the house and relaxed on the porch after the climb. We had a mini breakfast of the muffins and walked around admiring our island views. We let them get settled and took care of Sacatar for her morning walk. We entertained our sailboat guests and gave them a nice tour. They hiked the north trail and came back to the museum and gift store for a few things. They were very nice and appreciative of the island and lighthouse and even took our pictures as the keepers.

We defrosted and heated up the 4 delicious enchiladas that Kim had left us for lunch. I was defrosting the scallops for dinner slowly in the fridge and countertop. We took them up to the tower and let them see Beauty and how gorgeous she is. They enjoyed the walk around outside on the catwalk in spite of the stiff winds. After the tower tour we went down to the cove to look for beach glass and then hiked the Cove trail to the rock cliffs where we hiked back around to the Cobblestone beach. We ended up back at the tram and cove and went down to relax at the boat dock. Karl and I then went back up to the house to get some cheese, crackers, hummus and wine for a nice sunny relaxing happy hour. It was nice to enjoy the warm cove and just chat and catch up. Later when the sun went over the trees and it got cool we packed up and went back up to the house. Sac was still snoozing outside in the grass and content. I weeded around the chive garden with Sac watching and relaxing. Lori came out and we chatted as I trimmed some grass edges down the walkways. Fred finished up sanding the four drywall joints in the guest quarters hallway and then cleaned up his mess.  When finished he was covered with white plaster powder and took a shower.  Got Sac inside for her dinner and we started our dinner of salad that Lori made and I poached the scallops in Riesling, water, butter, garlic and chives from the garden. Everything turned out great and complemented each other. We were all pretty tired from our long awaited reunion and everyone turned in early except for me with my night owl ways. I tended to Sac once more and read some emails and knitting before retiring to bed finally. A good sleep knowing Karl and Lori were finally safely here sharing our windswept little Maine isle.