Close Call 08/27/19

Wassawki Springs Campground, Scarborough, Maine

He who guards his lips guards his life, but he who speaks rashly will come to ruin.  ~ Proverbs 13:3

In search of a place to put our kayak in, Blaine came across the Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center.  Very nice friendly trio of people to greet us, and no one else about.  One of the ones we met was a transient guy who told us his girlfriend is a farmer, so they travel all around to whatever’s seasonal.  In other words, she’s a migrant worker.  He seemed really happy about their lifestyle, and really, if you think about it, it’s not that much different than ours, except we’re retired.  And most likely have a larger home.  😊

We entered during ‘slack tide’ the time between the high and low tides, and headed in the direction that would enable the outgoing high tide to help us along on the way back.  And we enjoyed a quiet paddle, but with precious little to report.  The older guy at the dock told us that would probably be the case.  He said the birds like to come in at low tide to feed.  But then you can’t paddle much because there’s not enough water.

On the way back, we began encountering more people out to enjoy the watery marsh.

Just after leaving the Audubon, we almost had a head-on collision!  A truck in the left lane was turning right and apparently, the woman in the SUV behind him decided she didn’t want to wait and pulled out into our lane – – – right in front of us!!  Thank our Lord for Blaine’s quick reflexes!  But she didn’t seem concerned at all.  She didn’t jump or even look nervous.  She just looked like it was another day on the road.  Hopefully she doesn’t drive like that all the time!  Sooner or later her luck – or someone else’s – will run out.

Back home, I worked on the Longfellow post.  I can’t remember what Blaine did, but I’m certain it involved his own research – either Boston, or out West stuff.