Baker Island and Lobster

 

...Oh!  you won't know why and you can't say how

                                              Such a change upon you came,

                                              But once you have slept on an island,

                                              You'll never be quite the same.

               Rachel Lyman Field

Rachel Field was an American novelist, poet, and children's fiction writer.  She was born in 1894 and died in 1942.  She owned a home on Sutton Island and spent her summers there.   

Having spent our first night on Sutton Island, she might be on to something!

First on the agenda today was a trip to Baker Island.  Part of the Cranberry Isles, Baker is mostly uninhabited and is home to the greater area's first lighthouse completed in 1828.  The first settlers were William and Hannah Gilley; who simply took possession of the island.   They raised 12 children there....guess there wasn't much else to do?

D&D had a book about the Gilleys, which I read while I was there.  

Because the shoreline of Baker Island was all rock, we tied to a buoy offshore and D rowed us ashore (making two trips each way).  

It was a beautiful little island; and totally worth exploring if you get the chance.

Penny loved exploring the island.  There are only two houses on the island.

We hiked to the other side of the island and enjoyed a picnic lunch of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches on the beach while watching the surf.   

When D said let me get your picture....Penny ran over and posed with us!  We all got a chuckle out of that.  

After lunch, like many days, Richard decided a siesta was in order.

D, on the other hand spent time testing the movement of a huge flat rock.

The view from Baker Island was awesome!

We successfully managed the dinghy back to the boat and continued our trek to Little Cranberry Island where we toured the local museum and purchased some spectacular lobster for dinner.

After returning to Sutton Island, D and I walked to the nearby rocky beach and looked for sea glass.  She makes fabulous jewelry from her finds here.  Every year they bring colored bottles to the island, break them off their dock, and after about 2 years, after the tides have smoothed their edges, they are ready to pick!

Oh, and the lobster was fabulous!