June 14th, Thursday – Wind, Rain, Fog Hunkered Down for the Day

When we went to bed last night the weather forecast was not good.  As predicted a storm came in just about 10 pm and the rain began in earnest.  So did the wind.  I remember when I owned a sailboat that days with wind like this were extra special.  Now it’s a whole other story.

We awoke this morning with much the same weather as we went to bed with last night.  The temperature was at 47 degrees.  The wind was out of the west at 20 mph gusting to 35 mph.  The rain was constant.  The fog was so thick at times it was hard to see the mile or so across the bay.  It was neat sitting in the solarium watching the waves just roll down the bay, long sweeping swells with white caps on top.  Even when nature is putting on a show of force, I still found beauty in it.

Yesterday, we met our next door neighbors, Steve and Donna, who are now on their

7th RV, a 2012 Winnebago Tour.  They are workcamp volunteers at Campobello  Island in Canada.  Since there are no RV parks on the island with hookups, they are given a site here for the duration of their contract.  They have been at this for a long time.  Two more of God’s beautiful people that we have had the privilege of getting to know.

Remember the old saying possession is 9/10 of the law.  Seems this past winter a historic

building in Lubec was washed away in a fierce storm and ended up across the channel on Campobello Island.  The town wants the building back, what’s left of it that is, but Canada claims it is their’s since it is now on their soil.  To date a resolution has not been reached.  I wonder how this one is going to play out!

Throughout the day it was just too nasty to go out.  The wind at times was so strong you,

sort of, had to lean into it to stay on your feet.  That being the case we decided to just stay put, hunker down, and ride it out.  As of now, late afternoon, the wind and rain have let up but the temperature is still down there.  It seems where ever we go, we somehow bring the cold weather with us.  I do hope this doesn’t continue for the rest of the year.

Our day is now winding down.  Barbara has been busy getting our itinerary ready for tomorrow.  We plan on going over the international bridge to Campobello Island where

our first stop will, of course, be customs and the visitors center.  At the visitor’s center, we

sign up to have tea with Eleanor and then we will spend the day visiting the attractions and lighthouses that are there.  We did receive one surprise already regarding our visit, all along we mistakenly believed that they were also on Eastern Time.   Surprise, surprise they are on Atlantic Time meaning they are an hour ahead of us.  Sure glad we found out now.

That’s it.  It was a quiet day inside keeping warm and dry.  As the rain and wind pounded against Graybeard, I am forever thankful that it was built in a day and time when they just weren’t shoving vehicles down the assembly line and out the door.  It is obvious that when Graybeard was built, the workers at Winnebago still took the time to do things right, that they took pride in their work.  No leaks, nothing falling off, everything tight as a drum.  Thank you good Lord for leading us to this rig.  Time now to say goodnight but as always a thought for each of us to ponder:

As always,  if you are coming to the end of your day with concerns and worries, let me suggest that you turn them over to God.  After all, He is going to be up all night so why not let him handle them for you.

Time now for our evening prayers and eventually some shut-eye.  Till tomorrow.

These are the voyages of  Graybeard and it’s occupants, four paws and two humans.  Our continuing mission: to explore as many new states as possible, to seek out new acquaintances and make new friends, to boldly go where we have not been before