Day 68-74
Miles Traveled: 0
Total Miles Traveled: 1531
Saturday more "Looper" boats continued to arrive and the docks were getting full. We spent Saturday cleaning the boat in preparation for the Rendezvous "Looper Crawl". A "Looper Crawl" is basically on open house given by those who have come to the Rendezvous on their boat. This allows other boaters to get an up close and personal look at all different types of boats. Sometimes people are getting ideas on how to outfit their own boat for the trip, or, they are looking for ideas on what boat would be the right one for them.
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| Lots of boats have arrived for the Rendezvous |
Sunday we relaxed and continued to watch other boats as they arrived. The relaxation came to a halt when we heard another boater calling for help. Her husband had collapsed on the flybridge (upper deck). A retired fire chief, Mark, and retired dentist/endodontist, Rick, were the first to arrive, and, Angie was shortly behind. Rick's wife, Rose (also a trained in CPR), was propelled up to the deck with the aid of Mark's wife, Jane (a cheerleader style launch). The gentleman went into full cardiac arrest and CPR was initiated. Fortunately, Rick had an AED aboard. A shock was initiated and we were able to get his pulse back. The squad arrived and he was taken to a hospital in Florence, AL. We learned later that evening that he was found to have blockages in several coronary arteries. Updates were given throughout the week and we were informed that he was doing great but would require cardiac bypass surgery. The events of this evening are a great example of how you do not have control of the future, and, if you need help, other boaters are ready to do what they can to assist.
Monday afternoon registration started for the Rendezvous followed by dinner. For the next three days, there was a lot learned at presentations about segments of the trip and education about living aboard your boat. Information Overload !!
Wednesday we were taken into the town of Rogersville, AL for a little shopping and dinner and a concert held in an old cotton gin. We had a great time and did a lot of dancing.
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| Dinner and dancing at the old cotton gin |
Friday we watched as many of the boats headed downriver to continue their journey. We choose to stay for a few more days. We took another hike along some trails in the park - beautiful scenery and even saw some deer. We did manage to get some jobs done as well. The autopilot has not been giving us an accurate course (direction we are going) for the past week. Dan has done some trouble shooting with no success (checking connections, cleaning terminals, checking to make sure no metal is near the compass). One last attempt, suggested by a marine electronic technician, was to try and re-calibrate the compass by going out in an open body of water and doing circles that take 3 minutes (that is easier said than done). So, off we went, untied the lines, cruised in circles, still not getting the correct course reading. Someone else is going to have to figure out how to fix this problem when we get to a marina with a service department. At least the cruise was productive, we made it to the "pump out" station to empty our holding tank for our head (toilet). Not a fun job, but one that has to be done. We finally found the laundry room empty at 8:00 pm and did our laundry. This marina only had one washer and dryer, but, it got the job done.
We had a great time at the Rendezvous and met a lot of wonderful people who we hope to meet up with again on the waterways.
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| AGLCA Fall Rendezvous |
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