Day 346, Year 10: Summer to Fall
Date: Monday, September 21, 2015
Weather: North Wind, High Temp in the 60’s F
Location: Quissett Harbor, Falmouth, MA
Saturday felt like a beautiful mid-summer’s day and this morning it was obvious that fall is here. The change from summer to fall was abrupt, but at least it is still sunny and beautiful . . . just cool. The high temperature today was only in the mid-60’s and tonight it will dip into the 50’s. Brrrrr. But no one here can complain. We have had the longest and warmest summer we have ever experienced in New England and it was glorious. But it is now time to break out the polar fleece jackets and down comforters. Fall has come to New England.
I slipped out of bed this morning trying not to wake Mark. I rowed to shore and headed to Heather’s to take Ollie to school. But his cold had gotten the best of him and he needed to stay home today. Heather knew I had to take Mark to Boston and Ollie was fine with traveling with us, so the decision was made that he would be with me for the day. I stayed at home with him for a bit and then we headed back to the boat to get Mark. Ollie was convinced that when you are sick you should be allowed to watch Berenstain Bears videos. So he watched a short video while we got things ready to head to Boston and then continued watching in the car on my computer. We took Granddad to the Hope Lodge to drop off some of his things and then we drove on into downtown Boston to drop Mark off at Mass General. Then Ollie and I headed back home. We got here in time to pick Sam and Jonah up from school. Unfortunately Ollie’s cold seemed worse, not better, by day’s end, so I might have him again tomorrow. If not, I’ll head to the storage unit to dig out the down comforter and continue to go through the boxes in the hopes of finding lots of things that can be tossed. My good friend Linda Stuart and her husband Mike just biked across the border into Mexico. A BIG congrats to them. And everything they own is carried on their two bikes. I’ll never get to that level, but a few less boxes in storage would sure be nice.
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| 150921 Day 346 Cape Cod, USA–Ollie and Granddad Driving the Dinghy |
