Some Excitement at the End of the Day

When we got back to the campsite at about 4:30 p.m., Greg was anxious to go out to windsurf again. He left and I made an appetizer to take down to the late afternoon music concert on the beach.

Visiting musical campers take turns doing concerts on the beach and campers bring appetizers to share.

When I arrived, several people mentioned that they had seen Greg way out in the ocean, but were having difficulty seeing him now.

Eventually, we spotted him in the water on the board with not sail, so we speculated that the mast had broken. He appeared to be a least a mile out in the ocean and it looked like he was trying to swim the sailboard back.

After I located him on the horizon, I kept my eyes fixed on him. After about 45 minutes of watching him, the campground hosts decided it was time to call the ranger and to get a boat to take out to him.

We were very lucky - about an hour and a half after the group first spotted him in distress, the ranger reached him and was able to pick up Greg and tow the sailboard into safety.

I am very grateful for the wonderful group of concerned campers, campground hosts and the ranger - and Greg is thankfully safe and sound!