Winter sets in

Now that it is July, it is clearly winter here. The temperatures are not bad (in the 50s F) but there is much more rain. Rain here is gusty: it can be a nice, sunny day when a squall quickly passes through, dumping a good part of an inch of rain in a short period. Then nice again. The island has its own attractions now. There are fewer (but still some) tourists, but the island community is a lot more visible. Ilona is even getting people to come to the members evenings at the Island Museum. And the scenery is still stunning.





Mike is off to Prague for a conference. Before the year, he promised not to travel very much. He already took one "unauthorized" trip by going to Miami earlier, but Prague is an authorized trip. It is a lot easier to go with Karin here to help out.