Islesboro, ME – the first days

We’re now in Islesboro. It is amazing to be here in beauty, silence, isolation, and comfort. It’s hard to even choose what to write about. Being at the house gives us a chance to catch our breath a bit. There are many books to read at the house, plus the books that we unnecessarily brought to read here. There are stars by the millions. There are deer in the yard. We can walk to the water. We can explore the woods. We can jump on the trampoline. The kids can be away from us—in a different room or in the yard—and do their own thing. We can eat a little more regularly and healthfully. (You should have seen our Civic filled with all of our stuff plus groceries for a week. There were groceries at people’s feet and stuffed into every empty space in the trunk!) It’s calm and without a schedule. It is just what we needed on this trip and in our lives generally.

We’ll post pics and more when we can. We’re using the library for internet access. Even the library is great. We’ve been here for more than an hour. We’ve looked up info about tides and the island, and now kids are reading. I didn’t think we’d be here this long, or I would have uploaded pics to the hard drive before we came!