The final touches were completed to our shower and boat repairs so were able to leave today around 10:00 a.m. The weather looks great so we plan to make a long haul today to make up some time after our long sojourn in Belhaven.
We had an uneventful trip down the Aligator River-did not see any alligators-to our destination at the Aligator River Marina. It was uneventful, until the Captain forgot that he had the engine room hatch was open and fell down into the engine room. Initially, he thought that he was okay but concluded that he must have cracked a rib or two. The Admiral immediately contacted the marina office. Wanda the marina owner offered to drive him to the nearest emergency room. Four hours later, the doctor concluded that he had probably cracked one or two floating ribs. There is nothing to be done in this situation. Only time will heal the ribs and any pain or discomfort must just be endured. A small breathing apparatus was provided and the patient was urged to do a lot of deep breathing to avoid contracting pneumonia!
Wanda was fantastic and waited for Peter for over four hours. This is not the first time that we have been the lucky recipients of the kindness of strangers.
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