We spent the night at Picnic Point in NY. We had checked into the US at Heart Island to see Boldt Castle and now had to remain in the US until we checked back into Canada. The anchorage was exposed to the east but since the winds were from the west and stayed that way through the night we spent a peaceful evening on the hook. Picnic Point was first established in 1902 as a place that the fishing guides could bring their clients and fry up some of their catch for lunch. There is a gazebo there that replaced the original one and a grill that is to this day reserved for the guides and fishermen for this purpose between 12:00 and 3:00 daily. Nice tradition.
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| Mal and Penny |
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| Debbie, Mal, Penny and of course Abby too |
We cruised over to Ivy Lea Resort to pick up Penny and Mal Hutchins who would join us for the day as we cruised up the Bateau Channel to Kingston. Penny and Mal's son Ryan drove them over from Kingston and it was a pleasure to have them aboard. Mal's eyes lite up when he saw the engine room and the diesels. I wondered if he wanted to do some mechanical work? We had a quick lunch underway and Mal seemed to enjoy his time aboard. When we arrived at Confederation Basin in Kingston we were assigned a nice T-head dock close to the shore and Penny and Mal took a Taxi back to their house and dropped Debbie off at the nearby hospital to have her wrist X-rayed. It was wrapped in an Ace bandage and although she hadn't complained much overnight or during the day we figured it was the right thing to do. I stayed behind and registered with the marina and hooked up the water and shore power. Debbie texted me her progress and around 5:00 she texted me that yes it was broken and could I come over NOW! I rode my bicycle over and there she was surrounded by four ladies taking excellent care of her. A doctor, anesthesiologist, a nurse and a student nurse all very attentive and they did an excellent job of knocking her out and resetting her wrist. The plaster was just drying as I saw her again and shortly after she was able to walk out of the hospital to a nearby restaurant the St George for a quick supper. They told her that she should wait 24 hours before having any alcohol so she complied begrudgingly.
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| The patient has escaped |
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| Welcome to Kingston |
They had given her a pain block and some painkillers so she was pretty comfortable. We retired back to the boat and she slept through most of the night having to get up to refresh the meds a few times. The swelling is pretty bad and we have been practicing RICE to keep it under control.
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| Black Jack from Ottawa. I have seen her before at the HYC many years ago |
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| Another tall ship cruising the 1000 Islands |
How is the patient doing
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