Summer IS Gone!

SHIP'S LOG:

Well, as of Monday evening, Labor Day, I am alone at TYC. The launch has stopped running its regular summer schedule, which means that there are fewer people coming down to take out their boats for a sail during the week. The Galley is closed and that means that fewer people are coming down to sit on the beach and enjoy the weather. It has also rained like hell for the last two days which means that no one in their right mind has been down. Me? well, being out on the mooring, I have had to bring ABISHAG herself into the dock in the morning to perform my "ablutions" and have kept her there most of the day, spending my time online or reading in the c0omfort of the clubhouse.  It can be a wonderful thing to be able to sit and be still, not having to deal with the rockin' and rollin' caused by the ferries going by. Tommorow promises to be a sunny day . . .according to NOAA, and if it is, it will give me the opportunity to do some long overdue maintenance on the dinghy so that I can forego bring ABISHAG into the dock.

I am experiencing "loneliness" with everyone gone now. It is much like what I felt at times on the ICW trip. There is a difference between being alone and loneliness. Being alone is actually beneficial as it helps me get and keep my head clear. It provides me with the means of doing what I want, when I want which surprisingly can be something that can be rather hard to achieve at  times. I can sail or not, I can read or nap, I can do work or just sit and watch the clouds roll by. It is very refreshing and very satisfying. Loneliness on the other hand is a drag, a real downer. Let's face it, we all need people sometimes. And even though I knew what was going to happen after Monday, I was sort of not prepared for it and it hit me hard. But this too will pass as on the trip. And as on the trip, after awhile, it will be almost preferable . . . . . at least some of the time.