Adventure is out there!

Monday, August 18, I had just claimed how difficult it was to come up with new images and stories for the blog. I mean seriously, this is the boat, here are the people, there's the water, see us row. That said, it was but a few minutes later we couldn't hear ourselves talk (as we were practiced our Atlantic Challenge maneuver called man- overboard - more on that another time). There, overhead was a helicopter. For a minute we thought we had been caught with our bobber out and were in serious trouble. Police! Did it really require the police - question mark? But no, turns out it was something else all together.

 

As we gazed up  police boats rocked and rolled us from both sides (below: small boat to the left of the sailboat). Add blinking lights at Thea's Park and the stories started flowing.

Thank goodness the police boats continued on.

Whew, we were glad we weren't in trouble.

We had planned on doing a collective cry if we were in trouble.

Giggle - we know how to play the game.

Then we noticed that the police boats weren't letting anyone travel down the waterway.

This is curious. Sort of. Several had a meeting they needed to attend yet the wait continued.

And then we remembered the radio. In between the long pauses we heard that

Randy got dropped off. Whoever he is?

 

And then we noticed three guys hanging onto the cable. OMG!

After many minutes the maneuver apparently over the helicopter landed at Thea's Park.

Some closed their eyes because it looked dangerous.

Others noticed the boats held at bay took off  into the waterway like

would-be brides at a Filene's Bargain Basement sale on wedding dresses!

Just get out of their way sistah!

So, this is just a reminder... you get what you asked for so think before you speak!  

I'm just saying - from experience... 

 Or you could read up before you head out or afterwards...

Either way, if you look for adventure you often times get it.

 

The Tacoma Fire Department, Seattle Fire Department and King County Sheriff’s Office are conducting a joint training demonstration along the Thea Foss Waterway on Aug. 18.

In conjunction with the Marine Security West 2014 Conference in Tacoma, the King County Sheriff Office’s Guardian 2 helicopter will demonstrate an Airborne Tactical Extraction Platform (AirTEP) deployment by inserting a Seattle Fire Department rescue swim team into a simulated water rescue scenario.  

A helispot landing zone will be set up at Thea’s Park (405 Dock St.) from 1 - 6 p.m. For safety purposes, Thea’s Park will be closed to the public during this timeframe, and the mouth of the Thea Foss Waterway will close to public vessel traffic from approximately 4 - 4:45 p.m. during the live demonstration.