Monomoy Island Dinner at the lighthouse Lighthouse potluck Someone else’s footsteps on the trail to the Lighthouse. Could be USFWS, USDA, or someone wandering the island. Unhatched eggs are a reality of life on the island. Lighthouse exit The very air is thick with birds. Distant views of the light. More Lighthouse dinner shots Rustic charm at the lighthouse Monomoy Light, Lighthouse Beach Landing approach Monomoy Crossover, looking north Leftover seal food Terns and storm. This one actually bypassed the island completely. (Almost) Every sunset’s a great sunset on Monomoy Monday morning commute Sun over Atlantic Lighthouse exit strategy: don’t get bogged down. West Beach and Nantucket Sound Monomoy LIght Lighthouse kitchen and its abundant rustic charm Private beaches on the Cape suck, until they’re your private beach. Poi balls post-sunset Lighthouse approach The Lighthouse Night over the weatherport In flight Waiting for the storm to either crash into camp or pass us by. DCIM120GOPRO Fishing for diner at the lighthouse Quahogs- they’re beautiful. Tern dive bombing Sunset over ponds and Powder Hole, from the top of the light Tern colony welcoming committee Newly-hatched Common Tern chicks The sunset’s great, but what are we supposed to do now? Typical terns Sunset over Powder Hole Some birds still trying to get out for a fly. Sunset over Oil Shed and ponds. Downtime at camp: adult coloring books Monomoy Light, moon light. Coyote tracks, approaching tern colony The Oil Shed The adults hate us, but the chicks don’t seem too bothered by humans Coyote tracks: not welcome Monomoy Light tower steps Monomoy Light, close approach Lighthouse kitchen sunset Horseshoe crab molts Terns at night The light’s been out for 90 years. Monomoy Light, closeup Bog wandering Sit and wait Downtime at camp: cards Monomoy Crossover, looking south Night sky, looking west. Thanks, from a friend The humble weatherport, bastion of civilization. Wandering the mists Rustic charm at the lightouse Celestial lighthouse over Monomoy Light A pool for the chicks. The pot rack at the lightouse