WHY IS THE CAPTAIN HAUNTING GULL COTTAGE?
The transition from here to the over there is affected by several things including the circumstances of the person’s death and his state of mind at the time prior to and at the time of death. Oftentimes, a ghost will remain near the place where his death occurred if it was a sudden or tragic passing, or near a person or place to whom he was emotionally attached. In the Captain’s case, perhaps he still hangs around Gull Cottage because he spent his life savings on the place and intended it to be a home for retired seamen. He stubbornly refuses to give up ownership of the cottage because he cannot bear to entrust its care to his blundering nephew, Claymore! True romantics, however, would like to believe that Carolyn and the Captain were destined to meet and he was hanging about Gull Cottage waiting for her to show up!
