lost at sea

In last night's wind storm, the rope that tied our precious little skiff to land, BROKE. This morning, my father woke and found no sign of the durable aluminum-inflatable boat. So, before leaving for the weekend, he called the Sentinel, Problem Corner, the Police Station, the Harbor Master, and most of our local family.

At lunch time, I gathered a search and rescue accomplice (Kaari), she sported a pair of "running sneakers" and we set out. We drove the coast, and walked the coast in search of the aqua boat. We even crossed over to an island to look for the boat. But no luck. It wasn't until we were inside that the phone rang. It was the Harbor Master. A fisherman had found our skiff FIVE miles north of Sitka. I found that to be a pretty impressive distance for a little boat to travel in less than 12 hours.

Anyway, the boat has been recovered, and our search and rescue efforts have been retired.