Wave at Waltzing Matilda?

January 13, 2009
Nathan is finally out of the Intracoastal Waterway and is in the Gulf of Mexico. He’s glad that he can finally use his sails and not burn diesel fuel. He’s two miles offshore, but keeps getting stuck in the mud because the dirty water is only 3 to 6 feet deep. A fisherman helped him get unstuck once. Another time, he was on the radio with a barge and the barge operator said “Hey, want me to throw you a wave?” Sure enough, the wake from the barge rocked him loose.
Nathan’s larder is full, he’s loaded with fuel and food, he has a business sponsor -- Map Oil Tools -- and “a couple of dollars in the bank now” because some people are sending donations to PayPal. He said “Even $5 or $10 a month would buy him a gallon or two of fuel.”
--Official Correspondent Dad Landry