Well, I expected many things from this voyage but spending two and a half hours Saturday Morning in Marathon's Fishermans Hospital ER was not one of them. Gary got sick at about midnight Friday with chills and joint pain. By morning he was so weak that we knew a trip to a Dr. was necessary. Of course being Saturday and being in Marathon (Island Time ya know) we were advised to go to the ER. Since it is only 2 blocks from the Mooring field we were able to ride our bikes and get their quickly. It wasn't easy for Gary but he made it.
The diagnosis ended up being a severe urinary tract infection. He got an IV antibiotic and has been in bed since we got back. I think we have been very lucky to be near help when these problems have arisen. For instance if we had been in the Shark River Anchorage we would have had a BIG problem. So, thank you to our Angels watching out for us.
The upside of this new development is that I have learned new skills. The most important being.....handling the dinghy. It is a pull start and Gary didn't think I could start it...but I did! Yeah...now I can do one more thing. Along with turning the gennie on and off (an 8 step process) I am really getting an education!
It is amazing what you take for granted in a house when you can turn on and off everything any time you want. On a boat you have to think everything out ahead of time. For example: I just turned the generator off after 3 and a half hours (keep in mind it is very noisy, and silence is golden) only to have Gary get up and say he would like some soup. OK, that means turning the generator back on again and ticking off the neighboring boats whom had just heaved a sigh of relief, or trying to heat some up on the grill. See...time to see if I can learn another new skill.
All is Good!!
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