We have chosen the sea biscuit thanks to the wonders of cortisone and are heading south on January 5th. We are taking Spirit Air to Fort Lauderdale on the 5th, overnighting in Fort Lauderdale and then flying out on the Cessna Yellow Air Taxi on the morning of the 6th. This way we can get to the boat yard in decent time. We will have to remove Celebrian's cover, put everything away, get a little food and water on board and just make room to lay our heads down. If all goes well we hope to be able to launch later Friday afternoon and spend the weekend at the dock getting sails on etc. Those of you that boat know how much work it takes to get a boat ready to sail.
The cortisone is giving Christine some relief in her shoulder; however she still feels frustrated with the lack of full range of motion and the remaining pain. At the same time any relief seemed to be a blessing and a signal that we should try and go south. The sport medicine doctor's only concern was repetitive overhead actions and carrying anything over 10 pounds. The physiotherapist feels that she will heal much better in the warm weather environmnent doing her exercises on the boat and in the water. Living on the boat requires lots of physical work but we are hopeful that with moderation and care she will be able to manage. We won't be doing any over night passages or trips to the Dominican Republic this year; however there is always next sailing season. We are just grateful that we are able to go and look forward to seeing Lynn and Peter and sailing with First Edition for another winter.
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