Scotland Cay

In the early afternoon on May 4th at Scotland Cay, the girls got in the dinghy and we went into a small shallow bay through a cut that led to a beautiful private beach. As we tiptoed in the dinghy through the cut avoiding rocks and maneuvering around sandbars, we felt that it was much too shallow for the dinghy so we all got out and pulled it the rest of the way to the beach. We left the dinghy parked on the sand at the beach and took a walk..as always in search of little treasures. It was very peaceful and calm in the bay…the water looking very inviting. There were only a couple of other people on the beach that we saw. The guys showed up a little later by dinghy and pulled up on the beach and got into the water to cool off. As the guys stood in the water, the girls swam and relaxed on the beach. Such an enjoyable afternoon!

This is when they day turned not so lovely.....When leaving the beach and after making it through the shallow cut, the wind and waves had picked up quite a bit causing a very wild and wet ride back to our boats! Rick and I had a difficult time getting the dinghy tied up because of the sloshing and rolling waves. I was worried Rick would fall off of the dinghy in the process but all went well and the dinghy was put away safely back on it’s davits. We had planned on having a ‘movie night’ on Hope later but we were not about to get back in the dinghy in the sea conditions at that time. So, I texted Kerry to let her know we needed to take a rain check and she replied with a text that I was not expecting or prepared for which had me gasping! Apparently, Kory had fallen out of the dinghy when they got back to their boat and he cut his heel open..almost taking his heel completely off! Kerry and Paul were able to wrap the heel in bandages and then called for help on the VHF. Fortunately, help was just nearby in the Mega yacht in our anchorage that had a medic on board. The medic along with another passenger rushed over in their dinghy and climbed aboard Hope. They took one look at Kory's heel and refused to unwrap the bandages, for fear of causing it to bleed more. The medic said that he didn’t have the capability of doing sutures, which there was no doubt he needed, so he recommended that Kory get to Marsh Harbor immediately and see a doctor (since there are no hospitals on the island). The medic arranged for a taxi to meet Hope at the fuel dock when they arrived. It was so amazing how everything fell into place for Kory to get the help he needed! Paul helped drive the boat. Kerry tended to Kory and the girls did whatever they could to assist. The entire crew seemed to fall in line without question, and jumped into high gear and did what needed to be done. Rick and I offered assistance, but there really wasn’t anything we could do. We stayed at Scotland Cay on standby and planned to go to Marsh Harbor the next day. Kory called us after the doctor visit later that evening and told us he was doing fine and that he had been all stitched up....31 stitches at that!! Viewer discretion advised...

New plan is to meet Hope in Fowl Cay the next day.