We finally made it to St. Augustine. I have been on the Southern Cross II Weight Loss Plan. I'm still a little queasy.
We left Hilton Head with good, but strong, winds. Ryan put a reef in the main immediately. Leaving the river to get into the Atlantic was extremely rough, with violent 5-7 foot seas. We had wind and waves on the beam, and it tossed us around something fierce. I clutched to the kids, who were terrified at first, until we turned south. Then I took them down below. That was my first mistake.
Evan wanted to lie down in his bed, so I went with him since I wasn't feeling too hot. Zachary lied down for a bit but then bounced back nicely. He was fine the entire time, he must have Ryan's constitution. Evan must be more delicate, like me! While all three of us were in the kids' room, getting tossed about, my body seized up so badly. I just wanted to be in the fetal position, but the waves were so big that I had to extend my legs and hands to keep from sliding back and forth. I had a small grocery bag with me, and promptly emptied my lunch into it. Of course it was one of those bags with a hole in the bottom so it leaked all over the boys' bedspread and sheets. Ryan took it all away, thank God, while I prayed earnestly for the wind and waves to die down.
Evan napped and began to feel better. I knew I could sleep it off, if only I could get to sleep. Every muscle in my body was tensed and I could not seem to "let go." It was an awful feeling. I did manage to get myself into the cockpit to keep my watch. Ryan put the kids to bed and being up top with my iPod helped relax me a little. When Ryan got up to relieve me I managed to sleep until dawn. We got here around 9:30 a.m. I'm still feeling queasy, despite my answered prayers of lighter winds and smaller waves. I'm not sure if I want to eat today. It's the Southern Cross II weight loss plan!
I have some before and after pictures of the interior of the boat, but Blogger is giving me error messages again. I'll post those tonight.
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