Yesterday (Friday) the FOSILS members came to the island to do some repairs and maintenance, while Matt headed to shore for a later-than-usual resupply. It was a pretty brutally hot day, both on-shore and on-island. We rarely see temperatures around 80 degrees, and with no breeze and a bit of haze, it felt much hotter. Since I stayed back on the island with the dogs, I had the chance to give tours to our 18 visitors for the day. One group had a couple who had been coming out to Seguin for at least 10 years and they commented on how every caretaker has their own special facts they add in to the basics of the lighthouse tour. I suppose it’s true that every caretaker will find different parts of the island history the most interesting and be excited to share it with others.
Today (Saturday) we awoke early morning thunder and lightning storms and the thickest fog we’ve had all summer. We were completely socked in until about 11am. The coast guard channel on the radio was buzzing with boats communicating their positions and navigating around each other in the channels. Here on Seguin, it was a pretty quiet day for a Saturday with only nine visitors despite the favorable conditions in the afternoon, but I’m sure the early morning weather kept a lot of people closer to shore. Though, Seguin is definitely getting some traffic because the Seguin Island Sprint – the little sister to the Monhegan Island Race hosted by the Portland Yacht Club – is being held today into tomorrow morning. Sailboats left Portland at 3pm and are out tonight using the buoy off the south end of the island as their turnaround point. Most will finish late this evening or by early tomorrow morning.
Daily Weather Report
Temperature: 77.0 /64.8
Rain and fog in the morning, clearing by late afternoon
Wind: 5.8mph WSW Gusts 12.5mph
High Tide: 11:03am / 11:09pm
Low Tide: 4:54am / 4:55pm
