10 July 2011 Vistors & Visitors

I was awoken early this morning by an agitated puppy growling in my ear- he may have had to pee, or he may have been hungry, but either way he was not going to let me sleep past 0600.  Amy got stay in bed for another hour while I got up, let the dog out, fed him, and made coffee.  I finally concluded he mostly wanted attention as once I was on the couch he immediately crawled into my lap and flopped on his back, demanding tummy rubs.  I got my revenge on him though; after twenty minutes of pats I performed the neglected chore of cleaning his ears of hair and impacted Seguin goo.  He gave me a disgusted look and left me alone for an hour afterwards.  Success.

Despite my annoyance, he chose a good morning to get me up early.  The sun was shining, no fog, and light winds.  A perfect day to have visitors, and family, come to the island.  Mom & Dad were coming for lunch, and bringing my Uncle Neil, cousins Chris & Megan, and Chris’ lady friend Katie.  I filled in the couple of hours I had prior to their arrival by continuing to work on Dory.   Once the Fam arrived, I took a morning dip to rinse off, and helped all ashore.

We managed to get about an hour of hanging out before the masses descended on us.  Really, we had a total of 52 visitors today, which is our new record.  Amy & I swapped off giving tours and being friendly, while Dad & Mom got the charcoal lit and started grilling lunch.  Fortunately there was a lull in the visitors at about the time lunch was finished, so we sat down to steak tips, grilled veggies, lobster salad, and fresh bread.  All of us, that is, except for Megan & Chris, who are vegetarian, and ate Boca Burgers.  Their loss.

The day ended as it started, with Amy & I alone on the island, working on Dory, and giving Darcy Dog an undue amount of attention.  Still full from lunch I opted to make a bowl of popcorn for dinner.  The weather remains nice, however the wind has freshened to a gentle S’ly breeze, and with a falling barometer, I expect tomorrow will not be quite so nice.  Perhaps we’ll have a quiet day on island.