When Dana Gaines finished his 52-mile circumnavigation of Martha’s Vineyard on August 9th, he knew he had raised thousands of dollars to save the Gay Head Lighthouse, under whose beam he had begun to paddle at dawn that morning. Three weeks later, he looks back and takes us through the day, from the waters below the lighthouse, past Squibnocket and Makonikey and Wasque and all around the north shore, back to the now-calm sea below the light. Continue reading……
Approaching Light