We fell asleep at 8:30p last night! I woke up at 1am as if it were sunrise but after a while I was able to fall back to sleep. Shaun slept until 8a while I drank coffee with the birds. We rowed over to Little Misery island this morning which only has two small deer paths that led us to the cliffs on the south side of the island. On both islands we have been able to enjoy a few wild blackberries and I’m pretty sure I found an abundant walnut tree as well. We collected sea glass on the shore while the dogs swam and played. 

Once we got back to the boat we had oatmeal for breakfast and hung the tarp for shade. We cozied up in the cabin and I read The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho out loud. I’ve tried numerous times to read this book and be able to take something from it but for some reason have never gotten past the first ten pages. Something different happened today, though, when I read the very first page. The story resonates in an entirely new way. 

‘And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.’

‘People are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of.’

‘There is only one way to learn. It’s through action. Everything you need to know you have learned through your journey.’

and very most importantly:

‘At a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what’s happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate. That’s the world’s greatest lie.’

We finished the book in one day. The joys of living on a boat.. 

Just after sunset we took the dogs for a walk around the larger island. We saw a baby raccoon and multiple deer frolicking in the fields!