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| Old Two Holer Outhouse Location, Near where I do my Nails? |
We had our usual
foggy morning, which was pretty thick today. Fred took off for Safeway around
8:30 am when the tide had gone down enough to cross over. The tide won’t go out
till about 10 pm tonight so we wanted to get groceries in the morning. I got ready
for the day and got a breakfast ready of English muffin with almond or peanut
butter, banana and yogurt with fresh cherries and my favorite chai tea. We got
it all consumed before Terrie and Leon showed up to help us and we actually had
about a 5 minute wait before the visitors showed up for tours. We used that
valuable time to chat amongst ourselves which we don’t get much time to do.
Terrie ran the gift shop and Fred did the tours downstairs. I took the 2nd
floor and Leon took the tower. I got to sit with Leon In the big lazy boy
chairs in the Keeper’s room and chat more with him while we waited for the
tours to reach the 2nd floor. We then worked till about 3 pm
non-stop but at a good pace. We had a few more tours till 3:30 pm and Fred and
I took over after Terrie and Leon left for the day.
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| Cyn Taking down the Flag |
The sun had come out and
the fog burned off in the early afternoon. There was a good breeze and the seas
were wavy and not as calm as yesterday. We were sitting outside on the picnic
table enjoying the sunshine and views and a few people were still coming over.
The last pair was a couple from Switzerland that had visited in 2007. The
gentleman was still enamored with the views from the island and commented that
it was warmer in October 2007 when he was here last than it was today in June.
His wife was sitting on a bench just a few feet away and I said hello as I
started to water the flower boxes. I noticed my forget-me-nots looked a bit
peaked since I didn’t water them yesterday. I hoped they would be okay without
a daily watering but to no avail. They probably won’t last long after I leave
here since the keeper probably won’t want to water it. All the other flowers don’t
seem so fragile. More carnations are popping up due to my watering. This damn
drought is such a curse on all the vegetation. We have only had one night of
rain in the month we have been here. Coming up is also the dry season.
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| Fred Sitting on the Rocks Reading |
We had a nice
little lunch of the remaining cheese ravioli with marinara and pesto sauces
with some potato chips and grapefruit. After our lunch we took off for the
sunshine outside. I walked down to the isthmus for my daily beach hunt for
glass and I picked up somebody’s mocha that was left behind. I went over to my
favorite spot on the rock cliff and sat on a cushion and curled up for a nap in
the sun and breeze. Fred was reading at a picnic table near the boathouse out
of the wind but came down to the cliffs in search of a cozy spot. I napped for
a bit and awoke to the cool breeze. I went further down the cliffs to find a
less windblown spot. I found a tiny rock canyon that was shelter and in the
sun. Fred was a short distance away reading and I finally pulled out a local
magazine to look at. The ocean was wind whipped but it was pleasant to be in my
little sheltered spot. I took a nice photo of Fred reading with a crashing wave
well behind him in our favorite rock cove. I read a bit more and it was
approaching 7 pm and I came back inside to find Fred relaxing in our radio
room. It was so nice to have our isle of serenity after the busy day of tours.
Our last days are approaching and we wanted to enjoy every moment we had left. I
resupplied some things in the gift store and Fred took a shower and made a
salad which we ate early – 8:30 pm before sunset. I went out with some cat food and sprinkled
it about. Almost immediately our lame raccoon showed up and started nibbling. I
took some pictures of him and the sunset. I was able to get nice sunset shots
with seagulls flying through them. Mr. raccoon nibbled a bit more and I went
back inside to start my mango pork with mushrooms. I took one more look out the
window to see the raccoon limping about toward the trees. I prepared dinner by
cutting the pork into small pieces and cooked it up with onion, garlic, mushrooms,
fresh mango, mango and orange juices and a bit of tequila. I let it simmer for 40 minutes and we had it
for a late dinner. This time I thought it tasted the best ever and the house
smelled delicious. We watched a bit of TV and soon it was time for bed. Off to
sleep with dreams of soaring with the seagulls in an orange and pink tinged
sky, racing to meet dusk and the awakening of the first stars to greet the
night.
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| Our Three Legged Raccoon |
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