As usual I awakened with a bright sun rise and a day filled with beautiful sights and some danger as well.
Riding along the rivers and channels that connect them takes us through some wonderful neighborhoods that one would usually not be able to see. Some impressive homes and properties are surrounding the historic old city old Charleston. Occasional visits by our beloved sea angels are such a welcome and a true blessing to me and my companions. Thank you my kindred spirits of the beloved oceans for venturing so far inland and giving your loving vibrations to all those that welcome you!
The winding rivers and waterways are taking us through the famous lowlands of Georgia. It is a special beauty that this land emits to a rare visitor but they also do contain hidden dangers as well. Sandy shawls constantly tend to build up and the Corp of Engineers do not maintain the as diligently as they used to. Unfortunately the funds are being sent somewhere else that is for certain.
It is just about 3:30 pm and we have maybe just 45 min. to go. Riding along and staying in the middle of our channels, abiding by local wake zones, yet just as we least expected it to happen, it did, we ran aground. The boat stopped dead on and things went flying as did my dear Joe. He flew of his chair and luckily was stopped by the helm chair which gave him a bump on his head and his left knee got a nasty scrape where a peace of skin was simply scraped off.
Everything flew out of the refrigerators and some items fell out of the cabinets creating a chaos in the galley. Eggs got scrambled all over the floor as did the butter and the yogurt.
Thank God the boat was able to move right out of the inflicted spot and we were able to continue on our way to the Thunderbolt Marina in Savannah. Yes there was vibration felt on our port side but it seemed not as bad as expected. Engine room check seemed ok and all systems were a go. The galley got cleaned up and we all got over our initial shock eventually. Appropriate calls were made and arrangements for lifting the boat out of water next morning were set. We do have props in reserve on the boat that can be exchanged for the damaged one if necessary so that we can continue our journey home.
We all are extremely grateful for all the little miracles that occurred throughout all of this misfortune and I am sure tomorrow we will hear of some more as well.
May Divine presence continue to work on it all and give us a safe and timely return home! Thank you Father and all your divine assistants for keeping us safe and sound and our Contessa as well!