We have just been the rebels this week! It started in Tybee Island on Saturday when we went to visit our friends. They were slated to be on a float in the annual Tybee Island St. Patrick's Day parade that afternoon so we jumped into an Uber and made our way out to the island. We arrived around noon and the 3:00 parade had just been cancelled by the Tybee Island mayor (it was a hotbed of controversy like Trump has never experienced because every one in the bar basically un-elected the mayor on the spot that day....no need for any trials on St. Patty's Day in a small island town in Georgia!). Then, at 1pm, the parade was back on (I guess the mayor got the message of the uprising). Then, at 2pm, it was announced that the mayor "pulled the permit" for the parade but would not interfere if "others chose to proceed".....you have to admit that was some inventive politicking on her part! So, for the next hour, it was the game of 'would they or wouldn't they'. Right at 3pm, we heard the sirens and then had to wait to see if the police were escorting or arresting....they were escorting so a fun parade was enjoyed by all! Rebel week continued as we made our way down the ICW to Amelia Island. We were chugging happily along when a coast guard patrol boat with a gun on the front of it hailed us over its' loud speaker....."Coast guard calling Gone Galt. Pick up your radio, Captain". Believe me when I tell you, that will get your attention. Luckily, we had not done anything wrong! They stopped us because they were getting ready for a Trident nuclear submarine to head out to sea and we were floating right in the middle of the event. So, we had to float around in circles for an hour waiting for the submarine to make its' way out of the harbor. I had never seen a Trident submarine before and it was very exciting! It was surrounded by a load of gun ships and as the sub headed out, the coast guard called us and informed us we could begin our journey again as long as we stayed at least 1 nautical mile behind the guide ship. Bill laughed and told the coast guard that even if we ran Galt at 400% of throttle we could not catch that ship. I am pretty sure they are still chuckling about that right now. We arrived in Amelia and have enjoyed several days with Bill's mom who is closely following the coronavirus rules. I have learned to sing the ABC song while washing my hands to make sure I meet her 20 second wash rule! Kaarin arrived home from Greece last night only to find that the United States has gone insane as well but I am very happy she is back on home soil! I hope you have enjoyed our saga of the week and I look forward to writing again next week when we hopefully make it to Cape Canaveral area! Educational Fact for the Week: Trident Submarines:
The Ohio class was designed in the 1970s to carry the concurrently designed Trident submarine-launched ballistic missile. The first eight Ohio-class submarines were armed at first with 24 Trident I C4 SLBMs.[6] Beginning with the ninth Trident submarine, Tennessee, the remaining boats were equipped with the larger, three-stage Trident II D5 missile.[7] The Trident I missile carries eight multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles, while the Trident II missile carries 12, in total delivering more destructive power than the Trident I missile and with greater accuracy. Starting with Alaska in 2000, the Navy began converting its remaining ballistic missile submarines armed with C4 missiles to carry D5 missiles. This task was completed in mid-2008. The first eight submarines had their home ports at Bangor, Washington, to replace the submarines carrying Polaris A3 missiles that were then being decommissioned. The remaining 10 submarines originally had their home ports at Kings Bay, Georgia, replacing the Poseidon and Trident Backfit submarines of the Atlantic Fleet.
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3/25/2020 04:27:05 pm
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