The Cure for Anything Is Salt Water: How I Threw My Life Overboard and Found Happiness at Sea

149 Pages·2007·0.6 MB·English

by  South Mary

THE CURE FOR ANYTHING IS SALT WATER
How I Threw My Life Overboard and Found Happiness at Sea
MARY SOUTH
To Vic, for keeping me afloat in so many ways
And to Karyn, for my happy ending
The cure for anything is salt water, sweat, tears or the sea.
-ISAK DINESEN
Contents
Epigraph
Chapter One
Not long ago, I was probably a lot like you.
Chapter Two
So, I was going to follow my salty bliss.
Chapter Three
A month before my boat closing, and a week after…
Chapter Four
June 23, 2004, was a beautiful day, on its way…
Chapter Five
Once we were on the outside, it was clear that…
Chapter Six
Murrells Inlet, South Carolina. If you're ever
in the neighborhood,…
Chapter Seven
We left Rudee Inlet at 0730 hours the next morning.
Chapter Eight
Well, I thought the trip was over. There was one…