I watched Monday’s sunset from the starboard deck of the ferry from New London to Orient. The Thames River shoreline was in silhouette, the sky mostly orange to the west.

Indeed it was a relief to drive in leisurely fashion around and around the roundabout on Tumbleweed Tuesday, reveling in the fact that “they” were gone, at least for a few days. I was run in on a charge of ADIEU, Aimless Driving in Euphoria Unparalleled, a violation, but was let off with time served after my employer testified in asking for leniency that I’d been here all summer.

The first time I did a half-mile open water swim I came in last and was the only one without a wetsuit. At my age, why would I possibly want a wetsuit?

Luxury Retreats, an online vacation rental company that specializes in high-end homes, is seeking to add more South Fork properties to its inventory to keep up with customer demand, said Maura Linney, the director of the firm’s Hamptons portfolio, who recently moved to the area to meet with prospective hosts. “Homeowners here are traditional, so the company wanted someone on the ground,” she said.