Ahoy All,
We had a normally blessed trip from Gloucester to the Chesapeake where we
met and enjoyed many friends both new and previously treasured.
Just before we got to Norfolk Jan received news that her son David was
involved in a collision with a SUV while riding his Harley. His right
lower leg and foot was severely crushed requiring a week in the hospital
and several surgeries to put bones and flesh back together. More surgeries
will follow.
So Jan flew to his side to assist in dealing with the evil forces of
bureaucracy as well as to provide physical and morale support as she so
ably does in family emergencies. He is now out of danger and receiving
hyperbaric treatments daily for the next six weeks. His condition improves
daily.
Jan's cousin Carl, a retired Air Force pilot, joined me in Norfolk to help
take the boat back to Florida and get a taste of offshore adventure. He
got more than he expected.
We had an easy three days inside from Norfolk to Beaufort NC where we
waited for weather to make the offshore leg. We didn't wait long enough.
When we did poke our nose out it was just OK so we proceeded, but when we
crossed Frying Pan Shoal we started getting our butt kicked back and forth
by the SE swell and the NW local seas. The ship's bell rang itself
frequently. It was one of the worst passages yet.
Eventually we made it to Georgetown SC and rested up in that lovely port.
I would have liked to enter at Little River but I was unsure of the depths
there. If anyone truly knows the draft limit at that entrance please let
me know. Not only would we stopped suffering sooner, the Waccamaw River
portion of the ICW between Little River and Georgetown is the most
beautiful of the entire coast. The rest of the trip to the St Johns River
was excellent with little discomfort.
Bandersnatch is now snugly anchored in her winter home with a stack of
To-Do projects on the clipboard. The first item is a trip to visit Jan.
Thank you Vern for running the list. The folks on the List are family to
me and I missed them terribly when the List was not operating during the
transition.
Thank you again, and we wish everyone a warm and safe winter season.
Norm
S/V Bandersnatch
Lying Julington Creek FL
N30 07.68 W081 38.47
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