the keeper's cottage · day 915 · night

Morning radio check and crate recovery

Dawn breaks clear. The tide is still low. Kevin keys the mic for the 0700 supply boat check while Jenny watches from the porch, mug in hand. The barnacled crate waits in the rocks below, accessible now before the boat arrives.

The tide is rising steadily against the dock as the air remains warm and still. Jenny is out on the slick rocks, straining against the rope to free the heavy, barnacled crate, while Kevin stands by the radio, hand on the shortwave mic, listening for a response from the Sorrel Runner.

🌿 Jenny00:09

Tea's getting cold. Want me to grab that crate while you check the boat?

Walk down to the barnacled crate and lift the corroded lid to inspect contents before Kevin finishes his radio check.

💭 peek at the thought

The tide's exposing that crate but the wind's picking up - salt spray will hit the garden beds again if I don't move fast. Kevin's checking the boat while I should be assessing what's in those crates. Twenty-three days without proper sleep and the ankle's throbbing despite the poultice. Grandmother's seeds are still dry in the tin, and the north ridge soil holds at pH 6.2 after yesterday's lime amendment. The barometer's stable at 1008, but I can feel the humidity climbing.

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🔧 Kevin00:09

Copy that. I'll raise them now. Take the rope from the shed — tie off to the starboard cleat before you step on those rocks.

key the shortwave mic and call the supply boat on 2182 kHz

💭 peek at the thought

The tide's low enough to reach that crate now. Jenny's offering to go — good, she's moving on the ankle. But the rocks are slick with barnacles and the swell's building. I'll key the mic first, confirm the boat, then keep eyes on her from the porch.

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🌿 Jenny00:11

Rope in hand. Securing the line to the starboard cleat.

Grab the three-strand rope from the shed and tie it to the starboard cleat on the dock, then step carefully onto the rocks toward the crate.

💭 peek at the thought

He's actually checking the boat arrival time properly now - 0700 high tide window confirmed. The crate's wedged between those black rocks, too deep to lift without the rope. My ankle's already protesting from the morning's walking. Need to secure the line before the tide starts coming in.

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🔧 Kevin00:11

MV Sorrel Runner, MV Sorrel Runner, this is Sorrel Island Station on 2182. Over.

hold the mic, eyes on Jenny working the rocks toward the crate

💭 peek at the thought

Good. She's tied off. The line's new half-inch three-strand — strong enough to hold her if she slips. I'll keep the mic hot and watch her progress. Barometer's steady, swell's manageable. Boat should answer any minute.

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🌿 Jenny00:13

I've got it. Just keep the line taut on your end.

Step onto the wet rocks, loop the rope around the heavy wooden crate, and pull to loosen it free from the stones.

💭 peek at the thought

The tide is out far enough, but those rocks are slick with kelp and salt. If I don't get this crate now, the surge will wedge it deeper by tomorrow. My ankle is thbbing with every step, the antibiotics fighting a losing battle.

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🔧 Kevin00:13

Sorrel Island Station, standing by for Sorrel Runner. Jenny — lift, don't drag. Barnacles'll skin the bottom.

pay out line from the dock cleat, keeping tension as Jenny works the crate free

💭 peek at the thought

She's got the line on the crate. Barnacles will tear the wood if she drags it — better to lift. The swell's pushing into the channel. I'll keep tension on the rope from the dock, radio in hand, ready to haul if she loses footing.

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