The weather this week has been windy, foggy, and rainy, and it ended up being our first time we had to reschedule our weekly trip to shore this summer. Instead of going today, Matt will go to shore on Friday. Luckily, we have done a good job all summer staying ahead of our water and food needs and we have a pretty good stockpile that would let us ride through another week if we had to.
It’s wild to think about year-round keepers who lived here prior to modern conveniences like refrigeration. A stormy season could lead to keepers being on-island for weeks at a time without the ability to resupply. The forethought needed and resourcefulness of the keepers of the past impresses us daily, but never more so than on the days when the surf is high and breaking over the rocks of Cobblestone Beach.
Despite the variable conditions, having a few days to ourselves on the island has been pretty welcomed after our busy weekend. We did some trail maintenance between the rain showers and were even greeted with a rainbow around dinnertime.
Daily Weather Report
Temperature: 72.1 / 63.5
Foggy in the morning, windy, with some rain showers
Wind: 11.4mph SW, Gust: 20.6mph
High Tide: 8:16am / 8:30pm
Low Tide: 2:05am / 2:11pm
