I think I am the last of the day-jobbers among the Verite crew. While I made every effort rushing from work to make our set time, two areas of construction and traffic congestion slowed me further still. If you are a boater you know - time and tide waits for no one! I rushed down the ramp to the dock only to see them well underway and with a full boat too! My shoulders hung low...but then someone, a dear, noticed me. Shouts went back and forth. That's okay, the wind will make it too difficult I shouted. (Plus you shouldn't support tardiness, you know) No they shouted, we are coming in, get ready! Can you say Jack Russell on steroids!! I ran up one ramp and down another and leaped into the boat singing "I'm in heaven"
It was in a just few feet we realized a missing element - a life jacket! No a life ring will not do. It is good to have friends on the water for just about then the Odessy, the sea scout sailing vessel, was powering by and from high above us a life jacket was lowered down. How could I be so lucky?
We made our way out into the bay under the guidance of cox Voski. She had the crew practice back stroking on starboard and forward stroke on port, and then switching directions - all the while a stiff wind was blowing deep ripples across the water. It was a very good work out for those rowing! At the turn around point I had the thrill of coxing us back but due to wind tea time was at the public dock. With sunny skies, brisk 'clock' winds, and a boat load of edibles we shared recent adventures and our cheerleader reported on upcoming events. Fresh Alaskan salmon, carrot bread, cookies, fruit, dried plums, nuts, homemade chocolate yummy things, and I think I have left something out? Oh, tea! I suppose I could have just told the story with pictures, but it was so much more dramatic in person. On the Beaufort scale I think it was a 5 - which means a fresh breeze (moving tree leaves). Maybe it was even a 6! For sure it was re-freshing!
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