Strange Thing on the Road to Recovery
September 24, 2011
Of all the things the crew of Why Knot has done this back repair job holds the top weird spot. Why Knot waits patiently for us in Wilmington and one of us is being patient, so to speak, here in San Antonio. The other, that would be me, is not so patient except for the Bear and her condition. Speaking of that, there is a strange malady that has befallen her during her convalescence. It has to do with her feet of all things. The picture is a shot of that situation. It seems that in the process of learning how to walk and do so without bending her spine, nature has started to evolve and she is developing the ability to walk long distances (almost 100 yards as of this date) but more importantly she has the overwhelming desire to climb trees, coconut trees to be specific. Armed with all sorts of coaching, she is learning to lift weights, do unusual things with her arms and speak in dialects that are not understandable to me at 0330. Loud sounds accompany the room air handling unit here in the old rehab hospital which has graciously allowed me to stay in her room. Said loud sounds are unlike any we’ve experienced before the foot thing started. Methinks she is studying gibbon or baboon in her spare time. Nevertheless, she is recovering nicely and promises to catch up on all that stainless steel polishing when we get back aboard. Yeah, right. If all goes well, we will make a break from this place early next week. Having had all the hospital grub she can handle, I am now the gopher that occasionally goes for Chinese take-out or some other thing like pizza or pogey bait.