This also is rather old, and written four or five days ago, but unable to post it on the Internet. Very slow dial up connections.
This morning (Sunday, the 22nd), we left elegant Bay Harbor after having real strong coffee in one of their coffee shops, and had to buy some scones for breakfast for tomorrow. We were headed for Boyne City at the end of Charlevoix Lake to meet several friends and to have the oil changed. It was a relatively short trip, so we cruised along slowly on a beautiful day with perfect weather and sea conditions.
Reaching Boyne City, we were backing into the assigned slip, when a gust of wind caused the boat to head toward an adjoining boat. In attempting to control the boat, I bumped the swim platform into a piling. Judy was standing on the platform to hand off a line to a waiting dock hand and was barefooted. Unfortunately, her fourth toe (next to the little toe) on the left foot got pinched between the swim platform and the rear of the boat as I bumped the piling. It was not until she saw the blood running between her toes that she realized what had happened.
One of the college students working at the marina, drove us immediately to the nearest large hospital back in Petoskey, about twenty miles away. At the emergency room, the doctors gave us the verdict as they stitched her up, that she had lost the tip of the toe and some bone structure. After several hours in the hospital, she is back aboard AWEIGH, with her bandaged foot up in the air waiting to visit the orthopedic doctor tomorrow. Stay tuned for future developments. By the way, we were most impressed by the professional and friendly service in emergency room and she didn’t have to wait at all.
Here's an update, since we wrote this several days ago. She is doing fine and the toe seems to be healing properly. She did have eight stitches and did loose the last or top bone in her toe. I call her Stumpy now. We added a picture of the sunset that evening, just to prove that we still enjoyed the sunsets, even after the accident.
This morning (Sunday, the 22nd), we left elegant Bay Harbor after having real strong coffee in one of their coffee shops, and had to buy some scones for breakfast for tomorrow. We were headed for Boyne City at the end of Charlevoix Lake to meet several friends and to have the oil changed. It was a relatively short trip, so we cruised along slowly on a beautiful day with perfect weather and sea conditions.
Reaching Boyne City, we were backing into the assigned slip, when a gust of wind caused the boat to head toward an adjoining boat. In attempting to control the boat, I bumped the swim platform into a piling. Judy was standing on the platform to hand off a line to a waiting dock hand and was barefooted. Unfortunately, her fourth toe (next to the little toe) on the left foot got pinched between the swim platform and the rear of the boat as I bumped the piling. It was not until she saw the blood running between her toes that she realized what had happened.
One of the college students working at the marina, drove us immediately to the nearest large hospital back in Petoskey, about twenty miles away. At the emergency room, the doctors gave us the verdict as they stitched her up, that she had lost the tip of the toe and some bone structure. After several hours in the hospital, she is back aboard AWEIGH, with her bandaged foot up in the air waiting to visit the orthopedic doctor tomorrow. Stay tuned for future developments. By the way, we were most impressed by the professional and friendly service in emergency room and she didn’t have to wait at all.
Here's an update, since we wrote this several days ago. She is doing fine and the toe seems to be healing properly. She did have eight stitches and did loose the last or top bone in her toe. I call her Stumpy now. We added a picture of the sunset that evening, just to prove that we still enjoyed the sunsets, even after the accident.
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