[Rhodes22-list] I'm Back on Le Menagerie Again (finally)

[Slim]

Jim,

Congratulations on getting back on the water!  This time last year I was in
your shoes.  May you have a speedy recovery.

We finally had our first and glorious sail yesterday.  Temps in the 80's,
clear skies, winds at about 15.  Couldn't have been nicer.  We had five
aboard, sailed around Lake Minnetonka for a few hours, dropped the hook for
lunch, swam a little, sailed some more.

Slim

On 6/20/05 8:50 AM, "Jim White" <jdwhite at utpa.edu> wrote:

> Yesterday was a beautiful day. First sail since UNT surgery. We cast off
> around 830  and sailed till 1300, when it began to get too hot. Winds were
> perfect 8-15 out of the SSE, water was Caribbean blue, and we even had a
> young dolphin following along just behind the rudder on the return trip.
> 
> It was great to go out, though I didn't do a damn thing except drink rum
> (yes, I'm learning to drink rum right handed) after the sun went over the
> yardarm. My wife and friend Chris handled the sails and rudder, and I
> barked orders, just the way it should be.
> 
> The elbow is healing up, though still quite weak and tires easily. No
> lifting/pushing/pulling/ folding/bending/spindiling or mutilating for
> another 4-6 weeks. Sigh.
> 
> I am now back at work half days, and looking for other crew to abuse.
> Cheers ya'll
> jw
> 
> Jim White
> Le Menagerie
> www.lemenagerie.blogspot.com
> 
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