Conducted lengthy negotiations with the Emperor of Swains Island (pop.6) for permission to land the science party and crew for a few hours of beachcombing and snorkeling in the lagoon. After the presentation of a case of Spam, 5 gallons of gasoline, and a large box of assorted Hersheys candy (not for retail sale) the deal was done.

Unfortunately getting everyone back off the Island did not go as smoothly due to a rapidly building swell and unfavorable tide. Much reef-rash was had by all. Happily there were no fatalities (as of the present time anyway) Various other large areas of my body also look like this, (I couldn't get a good pic of my back) Let me put it this way, my heavy duty nylon baggies had the whole seat ripped out.


40 hours of coach class air travel (starting tomorrow) are going to be extraspecialsupersunshinefun!!

 

Had this song in my head all afternoon:


Twenty-twenty-twenty four hours to go I wanna be sedated
Nothin' to do and no where to go-o-oh I wanna be sedated
Just get me to the airport put me on a plane
Hurry hurry hurry before I go insane
I can't control my fingers I can't control my brain
Oh no no no no no
Twenty-twenty-twenty four hours to go....
Just put me in a wheelchair, get me on a plane
Hurry hurry hurry before I go insane
I can't control my fingers I can't control my brain
Oh no no no no no
Twenty-twenty-twenty four hours to go I wanna be sedated
Nothin' to do and no where to go-o-o I wanna be sedated
Just put me in a wheelchair get me to the show
Hurry hurry hurry before I go loco
I can't control my fingers I can't control my toes
Oh no no no no no
Twenty-twenty-twenty four hours to go...
Just put me in a wheelchair...
Ba-ba-bamp-ba ba-ba-ba-bamp-ba I wanna be sedated
Ba-ba-bamp-ba ba-ba-ba-bamp-ba I wanna be sedated
Ba-ba-bamp-ba ba-ba-ba-bamp-ba I wanna be sedated
Ba-ba-bamp-ba ba-ba-ba-bamp-ba I wanna be sedated

 

OUCH

 

Wow, hope you get well soon, I love Hershey's!!
If the Emperor gets the case of the runs from eating too much chocolate, what's the punishment to you?

 

keep that injury sterilized and cleaned. reefs carry mucho bacteria

you know this though

that thing could go septic very easily....be careful

 

The Ramones

 

I always thought it would be kind of cool to have a peg-leg (not really). I am a real mess though, too bad they don't sell neosporin by 55 gal drum, I'd be soaking in one. The infirmary looked like a MASH unit today. Five of us got it pretty bad. I got the worst of it though running across the reef dragging people who were having problems with the current/surf to the boat through the 8 ft. surf. (the old SAR swimmer in me trying to get everyone safely out of the water) I should never have let anybody get onto that reef in the first place, but of course these are all "Experts" and PhD's so it's far worse than herding cats. My "Be Very VERY careful out there, that surf is EXTREMELY powerful!!!" went pretty much ignored.

 

Rum.......and lots of it

 

agreed ... and of course, (wait for it ...)


Captain Morgan brand!

 

ouch! best wishes for a speedy recovery.