Another beautiful but very windy day. More and I took an early morning walk.
View across to the Maryland shore:

A venerable pine shaped by wind—nature’s bonsai:

And then back for some breakfast.

As I’m still not comfortable taking the kayak out in this wind, I’ve had some time to contemplate the small (or not-so-small) glitches that always seem to occur, no matter how carefully you plan. The biggest glitch: I can’t get the solar panel to work. For some reason, it’s not connecting properly to the camper battery. Customer service recommended I check all the connectors with a voltage meter. (Note to self: buy a voltage meter). That would be a major problem were I staying longer, as there is no electricity in the campground. I’m using as little battery power as possible (cooking and refrigeration are propane), so I think I’ll be OK. Even after two full days and charging my phone and my iPad, I’ve only lost .3 volts.

Speaking of charging stuff: that’s another note to self: make sure you bring ALL the cables and connectors you need. I always seem to be missing one key piece. (Update: even though my iPad indicated it was not receiving a charge from the charging port in my camper, I noticed that the battery charge has actually gone up a bit, so I left it plugged in, and it did fully charge by this morning.)

And then there are the inevitable face-palm moments, like when I discovered that the darning patch I’d put on my favorite old shorts had actually sewn one leg shut! Oops.