We were going to have tours today and we wanted to get a jump on our preparations. We swept the stairway, cleaned the exterior glass on the kitchen, radio room and entry way, and vacuumed and prepared the gift shop.
After breakfast, sea gull Fred dropped by. My relationship with Fred has reached a new level of trust and understanding. He now will eat out of my hand! Today is the second day in a row he has done so. I also fed Ginger this morning. She is still a bit wary of me and I can’t say I blame her…
Bill and Gretchen Schmidt, our recreational vehicle volunteers, arrived and we were ready to host the touring public. Again, we had folks from all over including two separate parties from Ohio, including one guy who wore his Ohio State shirt. We get a lot of people from Utah and the central valley of California. Tours went well and the tide came in soon after our last tour group ended. This was a shame because we had a couple from Adelaide, Australia and we had fun talking about the land down under. The guy from Adelaide said he would play tour guide for us if we make it down! We collected $265.40 in donations with 56 visitors total today.
After the tide was in, I fired up the mower and mowed the large fenced-in area that was a vegetable garden at one time. Since I had the mower out, I continued to mow virtually every other part of the grounds. I weed-whacked what I could not mow due to the sometimes rocky hillsides. The tide had been in for a while when I was startled by a guy outside the garage who was walking around as if inspecting the property. He was a painting contractor and was hinting at a work contract. He did have some good ideas about a coating on the old cistern which would at least slow down the effects of weather on the metal areas subject to rust. Those decisions are not ours to make, but I will forward his information to the Historical Society which oversees the property.
Teare made a nice chicken and rice dinner and we relaxed and looked out over the Pacific from our dinner table in the old Coast Guard Radio Room. We noticed that the horizon was aglow with a white shimmer as the sun shone down on it. It was especially noticeable given the gray cloud cover up to that point.
As we look ahead, we are beginning to make farewell plans with the volunteers we have come to know and with whom we have worked. Dottie, who is the supervisor of all keepers, has asked us to return and we are looking at future dates!
We will close for now. We wish everyone well. Below you will see a photo of Bill and Gretchen Schmidt, and pictured are good buddies, Bill and Fred!
The month is flying by!
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