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It is back to normal today after my five day vacation.

I skipped the gym. A long weekend. But we went food shopping.

I will have a movie later today. I am writing in the blog.

There has been some minimal Board business for the condo association. A mild dip into it.

I was ready to return. I am not too good at prolonged periods of time away.

I had been Back East and to London earlier in the summer and this one was my beach time. No one to see. No one to talk to.

I did do the internet which is mildly diverting when there is nothing else to do but easy to drop to go see the sunset or go out on the other side and go watch the fishermen return.

The other walking alone in the morning yields sunrise in a wide open sky, a lot of birds, occasional sightings of seals cavorting and other surprises. The naval air base across the way is now inactive. There were some helicopters up and down. Training? But a shadow of its former self. And not many ships this time. One very large freighter when I arrived but nothing ever came back. We were on the main entrance to San Diego Bay.

There are a lot of sightseeing boats though. Fishermen. And fish. My god what do they do with all the fish? One boat, three guys, maybe 20 two or three foot fish. I hope that they do not go to waste. They sure were photographed to a fair-thee-well.

I did a lot of watching the marina from my deck. People coming and going. Some hot to look at. The weather is shirts off. I realized that a number of people sleep on these boats. They take in food and supplies. They are obviously bedding down for the night.

I do not know if this is a boater fantasy come to life or a sign of the genteel poor. No money for a house but with the boat, a place to sleep.

San Diego Bay, at my end, is a beautiful place and as far from the desert environment as you could get.

I will go back next year for sure.

Here is half my daily walk. My place is up at the far end of the dog leg. I would walk down here and then later walk to the other side all the way up to the main highway. My feet hurt today. A good hurt. I do not do that much walking. It will be good training for the imminent dog.

Can you wonder why I love this place so much?

Labels: shelter island, vacation