Day 23

Happy day 23! This morning, I woke up, then I went back to sleep. Rebecca was meeting a friend for coffee so she was going into the office late, which meant I got to do the same! I ended up going over to the Mooring Chain to get an iced turmeric ginger latte, then packed my stuff and went up to work. I updated my professor on how the internship is going over the phone, and he mentioned he reads the blogs now. (Hi Barry!) Once again, it was an absolutely gorgeous day. The sun was shining and the visibility was easily 30+ miles. I could see sailboats as far away as the Damariscotta River. Surprisingly no walkers today, which was kind of a bummer because I was hoping to go out to the shore. I did end up eating the most divine nectarine outside the lighthouse, which was pretty awesome. 

Note to self: buy more nectarines.

I went home a little early, and arrived at the Yew just as Alex and company were leaving to meet the boat. Jess had two more friends coming today, and we met them there. We headed back to the Yew and I chilled out for a bit, before going to Trash. It was a bit of a quiet Trash today, but we entertained ourselves by throwing a frisbee around and getting to know Jess' friends.

We took a detour to the Wharf on the way home, and I faced my fear and jumped off. It really wasn't all that impressive because of how high the tide was, but I'm definitely less scared to jump off when the water is lower now. I actually jumped a few times tonight! We got home and I ran to take a super quick shower. Right when I got in, the text for dinner was sent, and by the time I got out, people had just sat down. I ended up being only a few minutes behind, but it was worth it to not smell like seaweed. 

We cleaned up, conversed, and chilled for about an hour on the porch, enjoying the weather. I had decided that I was going to walk to Burnthead because I hadn't made it out there today (lack of interest at the museum). Everyone decided to join me, which was very fun. We made it out just before the sun set, and, despite being the east side of the island, the sky was astounding. We found a good cliff ledge and sat to take in the view. I think Burnthead is one of the best spots on the island to watch the ocean, because if you ever get tired of that view (god forbid) you can look to the left and see White Head, or to the right at Gull Rock. 

I, of course, got curious and Alex and I did some bouldering and scaled down the cliff to get a closer look at the water. I don't really have words for the experience. The water just violently but so daintily engulfs the rocks on the shore as a teal and foamy sort of spirit, then hands it right back to the island. The best I can give you is a picture:

It's not just the ocean that is so profound, but the rocks too, and how the vegetation makes its home, essentially healing the scars left by glaciers some 17,000 years ago.

Perspective on this photo is a little hard to garner, but, believe it or not this is the view looking up the cliff, with terraced green patches within the rugged rock.

Here's a panorama of the view, with White Head on the left and Gull rock on the right, and of course the ever-mystical Atlantic Ocean in between:

The horizon got a little bent, probably because of my lack of hand steadiness. I have so many more photos to share, but I have to save some to show to you all in person. Thank you for reading, again.

Love, Me