[Rhodes22-list] I'm Back from the Bahamas???

[TN Rhodey]

Bill, we know you are not a poser! Ignore Ed and post when ever the hell you 
feel like it.

Wally


>From: "William E. Wickman" <wewickman at duke-energy.com>
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>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] I'm Back from the Bahamas???
>Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2006 13:26:54 -0400
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>Ed, Ed, Ed,
>You are far too suspicious.  I do apologize to the list for taking so long,
>but alas, the gauntlet has been thrown.
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>I have not left the list, but I have only been able to dip in and out of it
>every week or so, as I have been slammed with an excess of demands on my
>time, not the least of which include my job and family.
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>I was fortunate early in the year to be able to focus heavily on my trip,
>but that focus caused a backlog of other commitments that I am still trying
>to dig out from under.  In the end, it is simply a case of making time for
>what is most important.  Doing the trip was more important than writing
>about it has been afterwards.  Perhaps I have been too ambitious in trying
>to write and edit an interesting and informative account, and post it on
>the list in the pdf format like Chris did.  I do have about two thirds of
>it committed to paper so far, though.
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>I hate being called a poser.  You have ignited a fire under me to get it
>posted, and dispel your doubts.
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>Bill Wickman
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>Many readers of this list applauded this alleged adventure and promise of
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>exciting summary of the adventure.
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>There appears to be two possibilities.  Either a great mishap has taken
>Bill
>W from our environs or the trip never really happened.
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>       If Bill is no longer with us, his family has not understood that we
>were here.  Since we do not subscribe to local obituaries, we just were not
>informed.  Let us send the family our condolences.
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>       The other possibility is that the trip never really in fact 
>occurred.
>The picture submitted was really just a photo shop production.  When he
>found out that another Rhodie was here who could discern the truth, he
>quietly exited the room.
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>        May Bill Wickman sail in piece… ~~~~~_/) ~~~~~
>        May God have mercy upon him... ~~~~~_/) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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>Ed K
>         Greenville, SC, USA
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>William E. Wickman wrote:
> >
> > And off he went in a small boat across the Gulf Stream bound for the
> > Bahamas….never to be seen again.  Actually, a better way to put it 
>would
> > be
> > “There and Back; A story of long boring passages interrupted by short
> > periods of abject terror".
> >
> > Joking aside, it was really a wonderful trip!  I had originally planned
>to
> > build up to this ambitious trip of sailing to Bimini and the Berry
>Islands
> > in my Rhodes22, but when opportunity knocks you have to answer, or 
>regret
> > it for the rest of your life.  Looking back, the worst part about the
>trip
> > was the fear of the unknown.
> >
> > The story actually began two years ago when I had just settled into
> > ownership of my wonderful Rhodes22.  My master plan called for cruising
> > coastal destinations for a while and eventually venturing away from
> > American soil to some exotic location like the Bahamas.  Last year I had
>a
> > learning experience in the Outer Banks, and spent some time sailing
>around
> > the Destin, FL area.  My next steps included going back to the Outer
> > Banks,
> > and taking a week or two sailing the Florida Keys and possibly out to 
>the
> > Dry Tortugas.  After those adventures, I would take the leap and plan a
> > trip to the Bahamas.
> >
> > Like I said, when opportunity knocks….  Late last summer, my daughter 
>was
> > accepted into an internship at Dolphin Encounters based out of Nassau,
> > Bahamas.  The internship would be the first week of June, 2006.  My wife
> > and other daughter would accompany her for the week.  Thus, an
>opportunity
> > opened up for my son and me to do something that my wife would likely 
>not
> > enjoy (1-2 weeks cruising on the boat in locations that would be totally
> > remote from any civilization).  My son was graduating from high school
>and
> > this would very likely be the last opportunity to have him with me for
> > such
> > an extended time.  So the plan was hatched to “go for it”.  A friend 
>of
> > mine was going to go with us but chickened out, so we added a sailing
> > buddy
> > of my son’s to round out our crew.  Both my son and his friend are 
>good
> > sailors.  Both competed on the high school sailing team and will go on 
>to
> > sail in college.  So with able crew, I was committed.
> >
> > Planning was key to making this trip successful.  I researched all I
>could
> > find on the internet; I emailed for advice from anyone I found that had
> > made the trip; I bought charts and guidebooks and read them twice; and I
> > spent much time creating my own provisioning checklist.  Everyone I
>talked
> > to was very helpful, and I would especially like to thank Chris
> > Geankoplis,
> > Robert Quinn, and all the others on the Rhodes listserve who provided me
> > with valuable advice, local knowledge and insights.
> >
> > If everyone is interested, I would be glad to post some pictures and a
> > trip
> > log as soon as I get it written.
> >
> > For now, attached is one of my nicer photos.  It was taken from Flo's
> > Conch
> > Bar and Restaurant in the Berry Islands.  The harbor has very thin water
> > and other cruisers were amazed that we were able to get in there (they
> > anchored out and motored in on their dinghies).  We actually had to heel
> > the boat and just scraped over the shallows, but is was a very proud
> > moment
> > for the Rhodes22.
> >
> > Bill Wickman
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> > (See attached file: View from Flo's.JPG)
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