September 13, 2009 9:00 PM

A perfect day!

I know that you will be reading this a few days after this entry has been written but it does not in the least detract from the wonder of this day. This morning it was so calm, peaceful, and tranquil on the lake that you just forgot about everything and reveled in the beauty of nature and the glory of God. Because this place is so remote you feel that you are in another world – one whereby everything is right with God and, for the moment at least, the everyday things that we let bog ourselves down just don’t exist anymore.

This scene was followed up by a trip to Pemiquid lighthouse on the tip of one of the many fingers of the Maine coastline that make their way to the ocean. Under perfectly gorgeous skies and warm temperatures we further took in the wonders, beauty, and majesty of God’s creation as we viewed the ocean waves crashing their way onto the rocky shores. A further triumph was realized when I managed to effortlessly climb the 30 step narrow spiral staircase and 7 step meddle ladder to the top of the lighthouse. No problem for all of you, but for me a year ago, this would not have been possible without being extremely winded. Another example of God’s handiwork!

After making our reservations for tomorrow’s ferry ride to Monhegan Island (which is supposed to be very beautiful), we ate a late lunch (early dinner?) at an ocean side restaurant, toured more of the very picturesque Maine coastline, and returned back to the cottage where we sat on the front deck to view the gorgeous sunset over the lake and bring the daylight portion of the day to a fantastic end.

No fire in the stove tonight. As opposed to yesterday’s chilling rain, the warm sun baked the cottage and made for very comfortable inside surroundings as the early fall (late summer?) evening wore on.

This was certainly a day never to forget and just added to the magnificence of this most generous of gifts from our priest.

We did stop by the bookstore in Damariscotta and ascertained their hours and the fact that they have WiFi. Come Tuesday, I think that we will take advantage of that and quickly check up on e-mails and publish all my blog entries to that point.

Having a great time.

To think that I could have possibly missed all of this…

Bob