I know it has been a few days since I wrote.  but i have been a little preoccupied.  Excuse the typing and no caps i am typing one handed.  we finally got the boat repairs completed on Monday went in and paid the bill came back to boat just really happy to be shoving off again.  i went to step onto boat and caught my toe on toe rail, kinda ironic, fell forward onto boat and immediately knew i had broken something.  i yelled for joe over the engine and told him i think i broke something.  well i had, so we got some help from the great people here at Tidewater Marina in Portsmouth.  they took me to local emergency room and yep i found out that i had broken my left radius bone right next to the wrist joint.  it is broken in a very bad angle and place so i was admitted to hospital and was scheduled for surgery on Tuesday.  so on Tuesday afternoon i went to surgery and i now have long pin and 4 screws imbedded in my left radius bone and wrist that are permanent.  i am sure i will have trouble at airport for rest of my life.  anyway i have a 6 inch incision and about 12 stitches and a hard cast over it.  Dr. Brillhart is going to see me Wednesday before Thanksgiving to take this cast off and remove the stitches and put a new cast on he will then evaluate how i am doing.  i feel fairly good not a lot of pain but it is a pain to take a shower, can't tie my shoe laces or open a pill bottle.  best part is i can't do dishes, woop woop!   Joe has been awesome through this whole crappy week.  he is such a good man.
 after i see dr. again we will most likely leave here on Saturday Nov 28 and continue on our way down the icw.  we are at mile marker zero right now.  the rest of way to Georgia is motoring so no sails up for a while.
Portsmouth is not a bad place to be laid up.  downtown and other places are within walking distance of marina. Norfolk naval yards are right across the river and we can hear the tug boat whistles every morning.  We have also seen some pretty awesome looking sailboats and cruising power boats, had an 80 footer pull in right next to us a few nights ago.  tonight they are having a lighting of the Christmas lights downtown and a parade.  lots of events going on right now.

i would like to say that my injury is nothing compared to what my dear friend Kathy Kane is going through.  our best prayers and good wishes go out to her for a complete recovery. We love you Kathy.