Norm Sorry to hear about Jan's son' misfortune. I know all about vehicles disrespecting riders, good luck to him.
Yanni@ Service Pisces Marine 669 Third Line Oakville On L6L4A9 905-827-4384 www.piscesmarine.ca Tohatsu-Nissan-Mercury-Honda S/V Princess Thalia Columbia 8.7 #73 Port Dalhousie Pier Marina Slip A-42 -------------------------------------------------- From: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2010 8:26 AM To: "A LiveAboardList" <[email protected]> Subject: [Liveaboard] Ahoy All > > > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > [email protected] > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html > _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
