Still blowing this morning. We paddled back to the same beach. This time, Roy very carefully chained the Royaks to the fence, first making sure he had the key.
We walked to the Congregational Church, which lets people go up in its tower. It was a clear, sunny day, so we had a terrific view in every direction. Could see the Jofian sitting at anchor.
Next we went to the Oldest House, which was built in 1686. It had been badly damaged by lightning in 1989, but has since been faithfully restored. It looked much the way I remembered it from my childhood.
We returned to town, ate lunch at Congdon's, and then visited the Athenaeum and the Whaling Museum. A docent at the Whaling Museum gave a very descriptive lecture on whaling.
We went to the steamship wharf, where the large ferries come in. It has changed considerably in the past fifty years. There were some photographs in the Steamship Authority building of the old ferries that I had been on.
Bought a few groceries and returned to the Royaks. The wind had died down, the sun was shining, the sky was blue. Everything was beautiful, except Roy hadn't dumped the trash he'd brought over in the morning, so he had to go looking for a trash can. I paddled around nearby until he returned and then headed for the Jofian. Very easy and pleasant with no wind. Two more sailboats have anchored near us.
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