Now What?

 

Three hours of surgery and five days in the hospital later, we were faced with what to do about our living arrangements. The surgeon insisted that absolutely no weight could be put on either ankle or wrist for the next six weeks. We originally thought Jim could "hobble" about inside the boat but it did not take long to determine that was not an option. We could even get the pompiers to bring him back to the boat by the same method they took him away, but then what?

The best idea seemed to be renting a wheelchair and moving into a handicapped-equiped hotel room. After having just spent four months in a hotel in Atlanta, it didn't sound that appealing, but options were definitely limited. I managed to find a pretty nice "apart-hotel" just down the street from our marina, so it looks like this is where we will be until sometime in late August.

 

Looking very dapper in the latest handicap designs.

 

 

Hotel Olivarius (The Olive Tree Hotel?) has a three story atrium for a lobby. We expect the hotel has quite an impressive electric bill to keep the huge area at a tolerable temperature. Yes, that is a red cow in the lobby.

 

 

Jim Anderson and new friend.

 

 

And yes, they do have real olive trees in the lobby.