808 August 19, 2022 Chewonki

I had a really neat walk through forest, to the mud flats, and along marshes. There was no traffic, only a couple of other walkers. It was peaceful and beautiful.

We went to get a few groceries and then stopped at Grover Tire and Auto. The old guy there did not say much and didn’t promise anything . He only said what we already knew…they had to take a look at it.

We arrived at Chewonki Campground. The host was able to find us a larger site and we moved in and settled.

This afternoon we took our bikes on the backroads to Chewonki. We didn’t realize that we had wandered onto the property of a school. The kids start arriving next week. This is a private school that sits on the point. The curriculum is built on ideas of ecological science, sutainability, and conservation. There is a one semester program where high school juniors and seniors can board and for four months, study intensively in the nearby estuaries and woods as well as working on the organic farm. There are also programs for kids in grades 1-8. It’s a pretty cool place!

View from the campground.

This evening after dinner, we walked back down to the water. The tide was outgoing.

We are near a small municipal airport.

We did hear from the owner of the car shop a couple of times today. They had diagnosed the problems and had parts available to fix the Jeep. They were trying to get us finished today but we didn’t hear from them again before close of business. The website says that they are open on Saturdays…not too sure if they will get done tomorrow or not…staying flexible!