HAMMOND, IN USA
Well we did it. All 10.8 nautical miles of it. 1,000 gallons of diesel later at the Hammond Fuel dock and we are here, locked and loaded. I woke up this morning and couldn't believe that the day had actually arrived. I drove out to Oak Lawn to pick up Dan, which took about 40 min one way, and got back to the boat. Bruce had just gotten in on the train and it was a perfect day. Bruce and I did a walk around and he reminded me of everything I may have forgotten, which was great because I had an answer for almost everything...I think. It was great to have Bruce walk the boat and the engine rooms with me though honestly. We fired the engines, let them warm up, took our time and made sure everything was right then tossed the lines around 1230. It was time to go. We got to Hammond only a short time later and took on fuel. After getting set up at our slip we had a beer with the Mr. Chips bunch, Brady and Mark. We helped them drop their radar arch and they did the same for us. We have a fixed bridge with a vertical clearance of around 20 feet tomorrow, so we have to duck. We already got yelled at for playing the music too loud. "I don't care where you are from you don't do that here." ....I mean the boat is called Sound Waves right? We just wanted to make sure it could live up to its reputation. Well the 12,000 watts and 32 speakers on the fly bridge ALONE live up to the name...to say the least. Everyone is working hard and it is great to have such great crew on board with me. Tomorrow we hope to get off the dock fairly early, until then off to dinner and a little gambling at the Horseshoe Casino!
Sound Waves Out
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