Day 128 – The gusty winds continue, 36 degrees this morning. Sustained winds of 20-25 MPH are expected around noon through 3 or 4 p.m. with much higher gusts expected. The lobster boats are not going out today! The water in the Harbor (which is usually quite calm, even glassy), is rough & flowing by rapidly. BRRRRR……
Month: October 2018
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Day 127– It was raining when we got up at 7:30, still windy, 46 degrees. Very cloudy & windy during the morning, rain continuing on & off. Rob went outside to work on the Harbor View Trail. I was afraid he’d blow off the cliff! The gale warnings have been extended for 48 hours.
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Day 126 – It rained hard all night; the wind blew even harder. It was 43 degrees this morning at 7 a.m. By 9:30 it had stopped raining & was sunny but it was still quite windy. The gale warning remains in effect off-shore until later today. Probably won’t see many lobster boats going out this morning.
Monday, October 15, 2018
Day 125 – Sunny at 7:15 a.m. & 34 degrees. By 10:00 the clouds were coming in & it was windy, Another changeable-weather day. Rob was already out working on the Harbor View trail; it’s the only trail that isn’t finished, and potentially the only one that will get us down the cliff & eventually give us access to the water. The goal would be to launch kayaks right from our land. That’s a work in progress though & it could take years to complete.
Saturday, October 13 & Sunday, October 14, 2018
Day 123, Saturday – The girls woke us up at 6 a.m. Cold – 38 degrees, cloudy. We tried to ignore them & stay warm in bed, but they were insistent. Rob got up at 6:35; I didn’t. He’s the morning person. It started raining at 10 a.m., 42 degrees, and the wind was picking up. No word that whalewatching has been cancelled. Should be interesting!
Friday, October 12, 2018
Day 122 – It’s muddy out this morning; it rained hard most of the night. 47 degrees, cloudy, no wind, 7 a.m. Rob was out before 9:00, working on the trees. They shrink & try to hide when they see him coming, ho ho. Hope it warms up because we’re scheduled to go whalewatching tomorrow with a group from the road. Brrrr……
Thursday, October 11, 2018
Day 121 – It continued raining all day. It was 46 degrees this morning at 7:15 a.m. Windy & cold. The high today was 47 degrees. BIG leap in temperature. Supposed to continue with the rain & wind until tomorrow.
Tuesday, October 9 & Wednesday, October 10, 2018
Day 119, Tuesday – It rained most of last night. Quite windy this morning when we got up, cloudy & a little foggy, 56 degrees (warmer than yesterday’s high). Changeable weather! Rob went out with his coffee. Said he sat out & watched the mighty trees swaying above him.
Great Blue Heron, Cliff Haven, ME
Monday, October 8, 2018
Day 118 – I looked at the calendar this morning & saw that 14 years ago, today, we first saw our land. We knew instantly that this was the land we’d been looking for. We made an offer that same day. I asked Rob if we had any pictures saved on the computer from then so we could post them, but he said those pictures are at home in NY. If we remember when we get home, we’ll put them in the blog.
Sunday, October 7, 2018
Day 117 – It rained most of the night & was still raining when we got up at 7 a.m. 55 degrees. Rob had to skip his coffee by the cliff due to the rain, but that allowed him to get an early start on the “yard” work once the rain stopped. He loves doing this stuff. I’m glad he does; I like the results.