Wilma & The White Horses
Taken by the wind
Would you stay if she promised you heaven
Will you ever win – fleetwood mac
We arrived back home at about 4 am this morning after about 20 hours on the road. Funny how you’re doing everything you can to NOT fall asleep when your driving but as soon as you get home you’re wide awake. So we sat in our living room feeling like strangers in someone else’s house and watched an episode of “Keeping Up Appearances” until the caffeine and exhaustion jitters faded and allowed us to sleep.
I almost didn’t write anything today. Looking back over the last week or so at BCU Week in Tybee Island, Georgia there are still too many details to filter through and my mind is much too muddled to make sense of things. At least in a way I can share properly. But keep with me here in the next few days and I will tell you what I can about the event and share with you many, many photographs of all the students and some of the great instructors.
The quick notes are that I did have a . . “Clean Pass” as I was told, on my 4 star assessment. Mary learned to balance brace and was stung by a Jelly Fish for her effort. I got to opportunities to paddle the infamous “Triangle”. Which was very strange having only seen the area in Justine’s video before this. The picture above (click it to enlarge the image) shows the general condition of the triangle while Wilma raced by far out to sea. I do however have to thank her for providing the 4 star + conditions we needed to get a proper going over.
More to follow. . (when I wake up)
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Wow congrats on passing your 4 star! Congrats to Mary on the balance brace as well (although bummer about the jellyfish sting). I can’t wait to hear the full recap once you wake up and decide to write it up.
thanks Alex!
Ok. . . back to bed. Oh, yeah. . Cheri & Turner certainly remembered you. . with big smiles. You must have left a good impression.
That’s really flattering to know that they remembered me. Of course I have been bugging Cheri with emails regarding tips on hitting the straitjacket roll but still…
Derrick,
Congratulations on acheiving your BCU 4* Award!!!! Must feel very good to have achieved that and I look forward to hearing about it after you rest up and relax.
Chris Mau
Welcome home and congratulations! Initial picture looks like you guys had plenty of fun.
Now, pick up that keyboard and log that de-briefing on your field exercises, soldier!
One question though: When you got home and stood in the shower, if you closed your eyes did you feel like you were still out on the water? Isn’t that a cool feeling? Kinda like phantom flashbacks…
Ha. Told ya so. Congratulations to you on you **** and to Mary on balance brace! Look forward to reading more when you wake up &