HOUSEBOATING -2

HOUSEBOATING - 2.
1645 - Saturday:- We hailed John Awligon, of Walnut Creek. He offered to try and pull us off the rocks with his small runabout. He called the Rio Vista Coast Guard on his VHF radio. The Coast Guard said that they would dispatch a boat.
In the meantime, Manny, Rick, and Greg pushed the Flagship off the rocks. During their “push”, Rick slipped, and went in the water up to his waist! (He had to go to bed, until Anne dried out his pants.)
Greg, Manny and Doug are fishing. Doug caught two fish; Manny one, and Greg was shut out.
1900 - Saturday. The Holiday crew just arrived (two men and Carol). The Coast Guard never showed up. The H.F. crew said that the Coast Guard didn’t notify them either. They said that they did get phone calls from two other H.F. houseboats. He said that he got the word at 1630, but he was at the other end of the slough.
The crew checked the controls and started the engine, and confirmed the broken throttle cable. They said that it would take 1and ¼ hours to tow the boat back to the dock, but only 30 minutes to tow us to Potato Slough. We agreed to be anchored there for the night. We left in-tow at 1930.
The ride was the best part of the weekend! It was a smooth ride - warm with a big moon overhead. Our heading to Potato Slough is 250 degrees. We enjoyed the ride - sightseeing and moon-watching. The crew anchored us in a cove in Potato Slough at 2030. They promised to return in the morning to repair the cable. When we pinned them down, as to what time we might expect them, He said, “0830 at the latest”.(To be continued.)