We do have internet access and time to ourselves so I do not feel as separated from the outside world as I thought. We are at a church retreat center for a summer theology workshop. The group is quite small but evenly divided between laity and clergy. We have been here before and were in a dormitory situation with a shared bathroom facility down the hall, bring your own bed and bath linens. We are in a much newer facility with ensuite bathrooms and provided bed and bath linens. It is very nice.

We can only wish that the weather were nicer. We drove out yesterday in an intermittent mist and constant overcast. The day is dark and cool. It probably will not get much nicer.