Wow, I just looked at this blog and realized that I haven't updated it in quite a while. Let me do the quick version…While we were at Great Guana Cay, my wife injured her knee while entering a fiberglass insert pool at "Grabbers". We were there to observe the magnificent sunset and to snap a few photos with our friends. Following sunset, we made our way to the pool located next to the bar and my wife slipped during entry and twisted her knee and hit her head on the edge of the pool. It was quite a scare and the weird thing was, she wasn't even drinking and alcoholic beverage. We made our way back to the boat and she started nursing her knee by applying ice and elevating her leg. It was obvious that something serious was wrong even though there was no evidence of swelling. After a very difficult night, we decided to continue our journey to Hope Town, our final "leg" of the Abacos journey. It quickly became apparent that we should consider heading back to get her to an orthopedic specialist. During our discussions with fellow boaters, one of the owners was very knowledgeable in this field and offered to contact his personal friend to arrange a telephonic consult. We were grateful for the offer and during the consult we were assured that no further damage would be inflicted if we kept it immobilized. So, with our new peace of mind, we realized that we were restricted to the boat and could not participate in the festivities (snorkeling, dinghy races, etc…), we decided to depart Hope Town and abort our vacation. We left Hope Town the next morning and made our way back to Jupiter via West End Bahamas. We arrived at our dock on Wednesday at 10:30 AM after a smooth ride across a peaceful sea. We contact the orthopedic surgeon and were granted an appointment at 2:30 PM. To make a long story short, my wife had a severe sprained knee which does not require surgery. She is currently in physical therapy and continues to make progress towards a healthy knee.
By the way, I caught a really nice lobster during our stay at Great Guana...
Since then…We were threatened with a direct hit from hurricane IKE and we hauled Wonderfun out of the water and had some minor maintenance performed during the dry dock period. The bottom was high pressure washed and repainted. We had a minor leak in the engine compartment that was traced to a leaking clamp and we had some minor snaps replaced. We are scheduled to retrieve the boat from Stuart on Wednesday. So, all is well again and I can't wait to get back on the water.
Until next time…
Mike
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