Jet sitter

^Brown County, here we come!

jukngene

We are heading down to Ocracoke Island on the Outer Banks of NC for a week. Weather looks good so far!

S2KRAY

I would like to dedicate my ride to your family. If there is anyone in particular please let me know. Our goal is to raise 1 million dollars.

S1997

Just got home from the orthopedic surgeon's office. I wasn't sure when, but he says he's replacing my shoulder joint early tomorrow morning. Looks like a long weekend in the hospital with plenty of hurt!

boltonblue

ouch!!!!!!!!!!!
good luck.

jukngene

Best of luck with that, Jim! (our bionic man) Hope your recovery is swift and that you'll be shifting gears in the S soon.

Lainey

Hoping your new "mod" goes well. Heal quickly and check in when you can.

We'll be thinking of you.

S1997

Thanks, Lainey. I'm off to the clinic...

MsPerky

Wow...good luck, Jim! Guess you'll have another bionic part.

jukngene

Well, just found out some semi-bad news. Ocracoke is only accessible by ferry or private airplane. I just checked the NC DOT website and the ferry we would be using (from Hatteras to Ocracoke) is not running due to excessive shoaling in the inlet. They don't know when it will resume running.

It's not all bad, as there is another, more southern ferry that is still running, but it's quite a bit out of our way, plus it's a 2 1/2 hour ride vs. 45 minutes on the suspended ferry. I was able to get reservations on it, but it means changing our travel plans, so not all is lost.

It's times like this when I wish we still had our airplane. (We've flown down there many times, and a 10 hour driving trip is only 2 hours by plane!)