Root and the WeeOne
Friday and Saturday, as forecast, the conditions worsened, blowing right in on our landing beach, the tide not even retreating. We expectantly waited for updates from SandyBottom, ManitouCruiser, RiverJohn, DaBiscuit and SuperBoo, not forgetting Trader and TroutHeart in their
We were helping prepare Saturday’s awards lunch when I got a call from DancesWithSandyBottom. He and SOS, KneadingWater and Lumpy (or was it Bumpy;) had taken Dawn Patrol out to try and find SandyBottom, ManitouCruiser, RiverJohn, DaBiscuit and SuperBoo. They couldn’t. I looked out over the bay and told him that they were coming in now – sadly for both parties, they’d each taken a different route.
I must admit, I had tears in my eyes, standing on the dock cheering them in. Thankfully, NiteSong said she did too.
Tyro and PaddleCarver did a wonderful job with the awards, as they did with the race’s management; Archangel and helpers did a fine job making lunch; and SharkChow and SaltyFrog, in their inimitable kindly manner brought much levity, graced with a dose of gravity, with this year’s special awards. PaddleCarver and SavannahDan
It’s all a bit sad when everyone packs up to head off home. We weren’t leaving Key Largo to further explore the
Cooking dinner for the small group of us in the “Clubhouse” on Saturday night, we were delighted to be able to welcome Trader and TroutHeart in at 1915, share dinner with them and create a small awards ceremony, just for them and their waiting families. A terrific couple of chaps.
Wizard and Karen encouraging the WeeOne to think EC2020
Next post, EC08 gear reflections...
2 comments:
All's well that ends well. Done and well done. Congratulations on a wonderful accomplishment and for sharing it with us.
Ditto Silbs! I very much enjoyed following along in your writer's wake! Such an interesting venture! I'm looking forward to hearing and seeing more soon! Yes, that's a hint of thing to come...
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