Go camping on one of the Boston Harbor Islands

A great overnight on Bumpkin Island!
Great moments – getting my tent set up in the rain…
Rain stops (hurrah!)
A hawk visits the campsite.
Dinner – smoked salmon and salad wraps. Bancha tea.
>Tea = hot, makes the rainy weather much better<
Checking out the campfires on the beach. Try to light one but wisely give up before using all the matches(!)
Early to bed.
12:00 Jets overhead!!! The clouds are parting, the wind has changed direction and incoming flights to Logan are passing overhead. Very cool to watch them from the beach.
6:00 I hear ringing. time to get up!
Sun is rising, the sky is clear, yeehah!
Coffee and excellent blueberry pancakes a la Coleman…
Dry out the tent on the beach.
Walk around the island.
Back at the campsite for meditation. Visited by a Monarch butterfly. Small bird comes down and sits on some elephant’s ear right in front of me. All puffed up in the sunlight, she’s drying out from last night’s rain.
11:00 ride back to George’s Island
12:30 ride back to Boston
Excellent trip!
Next time: bring firewood, park in Quincy (cheaper), and stay out more than one night!

Got my camp site booked and I’m going August 25th.
Bumpkin Island here I come!
Wish me good weather!

Weird to ‘book’ a campsite. How strange is that?
Its not like I’m taking an RV into Boston Harbor :-)

But- off I go :-)