Sunday morning the rains came to the pool ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230581 as Peter and Steven departed our driveway ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230582 and rainbows appeared ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230583 ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230584 ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230585 ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230586 so that Suzanne and I could pose for numerous rainbow photos ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230587 ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230588 ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230589 ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230590 ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230591 ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230592 as we observed our ship that had come in over night ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230593 and the incoming ferry ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230594 that was going to take Steven ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230595 and Peter ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230596 as they boarded for the mainland ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230597 and made their way ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230598 so that we could return and read Peter's poem ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230599 as a barge went by ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230600 a rainbow returned ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230601 causing the need to plunge our toilet ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230602 and with yet another rainbow (each one nicer than the one before) ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230603 ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230604 ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230605 ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230606 we heard the arrival of the bikers' boat ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230607 and left home for a walk ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230608 starting with the real estate signs at Pam's house ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230609 ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230610 moving on to the reconstruction of the houses damaged in the hurricane of 1995 ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230611 ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230612 recording the lovely sky ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230613 ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230614 as we made our way up the hill ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230615 and past the barrel cactus ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230616 to the bottom of the fort ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230617 and then along the way ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230618 ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230619 ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230620 to the assembled bikes and paraphernalia ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230621 ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230622 ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230623 as Aggie told us about the bike tour ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230624 about to leave ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230625 and we recorded views from the fort ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230626 ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230627 ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230628 ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230629 including this picture of Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230630 and these pictures of me ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230631 ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230632 ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230633 ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230634 ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230635 before we recorded the views (though we'd be back for the full moon party) ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230636 ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230637 ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230638 ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230639 and then made our way down past the new construction ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230640 and the destructed hotel ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230641 along the road to the fire station ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230642 ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230643 and then along the Overdown ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230644 past the sign that gave Mark's hours at the Pirate Deli ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230645 to note that Honeymoon Beach was fairly deserted ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230646 though our neighbor had a good bumper sticker ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230647 as I ate my granola bar ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230648 and watched the arrival of the boat ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230649 that brought Steven ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230650 and Peter ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230651 just in time to take this insect from the chair ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230652 into the water ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230653 and watch it make its way away from the property ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230654 ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230655 so that a lunch of sandwich ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230656 and pina colada ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230657 and pretzel sticks ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230658 could be enjoyed by Peter ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230659 Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230660 Steven ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230661 me ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230662 Seva ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230663 and Sara. ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230664

Later that day, as evening was approaching, we climbed into the truck ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230665 and made our way back to the fort to enjoy the views ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230666 ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230667 and watch the approaching sunset ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230668 as these photos of Suzanne and me ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230669 ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230670 ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230671 ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230672 were taken as Seva and Peter climbed the hill ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230673 and then the Justs ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230674 ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230675 ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230676 and Kramers posed ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230677 ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230678 ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230679 ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230680 as Sara took photos of the arriving crowds ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230681 ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230682 while the clouds ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230683 ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230684 alternated with food ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230685 and clouds ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230686 and food ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230687 made for an interesting gathering with the locals ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230688 ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230689 including this woman ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230690 and her husband who had invented vrbo.com which is how we found our house. ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230691

Back at home, snacks ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230692 cheese ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230693 crackers ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230694 ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230695 and goat cheese were assembled ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230696 as Sara, Seva and Suzanne worked in the kitchen ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230697 to cook pasta ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230698 and tomatoes ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230699 and make drinks ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230700 so that when the table was set ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230701 this could be my plate ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230702 as Peter ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230703 Seva ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230704 Sara ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230705 Steven ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230706 Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230707 and I enjoyed a pleasant dinner together. ../../../Sabbat/2009/01.08-15.09WaterIsland//P1230708