rude awakening
Sure enough we got halfway down the slip and asked the captain, "Won't the Aiden be in the way." He would reply saying that it had left hours ago. That wasn't the case. The captain who took the previous picture quickly roused Big Lake Marine Construction's crew so that they could move the Aiden William(on charter to them) out of the way.
Well it took the better part of 10 minutes for them to hastily start the Aiden all with the Niki S doing her best to tread water and hold the Mary up in the wind. There were several smaller crafts, work floats, and a ferry being stored just out of frame none of which would have faired well with the wind blowing the Mary E. Hannah into them.
Finally we heard them blow her down and then with much noise and blowing of smoke, the Aiden William and her 12-567C reluctantly came to life. By this point, the wind had picked up and we were having a very hard time holding the Mary off of the dock.
Big Lake's deckhands asked us what channel we were on and offered to help however they could. The wind had blown the Mary into a position where the Aiden didn't really have anywhere to go. They would kick the stern out into the side of the Mary and do their best to back the single screw tug against her.
They managed to push her out enough so that they could squeeze around to the port side and get a line on the Mary's forward breast bits. With The Niki twisting at the rear quarter and the Aiden Backing hard at the breast, we managed to get the Mary back oriented so that we could lay her flush on the dock. I would untie the Niki so that so that she could push the Mary straight in and pin her to the dock. At that point I got a few lines to the dock and we all breathed a sigh of relief.
Needless to say we owe those construction deckhands a beer.
Family photos
Pa and Granny Rouse. No date, presumably Llanstadwell.
2024 Blessing of the deposited relics at Our Lady of the Angels Rouse Hill
Image: visualeyes Photography/Diocese of Parramatta
2024 Blessing of the deposited relics at Our Lady of the Angels Rouse Hill
Image: visualeyes Photography/Diocese of Parramatta
2024 Blessing of the deposited relics at Our Lady of the Angels Rouse Hill
Image: visualeyes Photography/Diocese of Parramatta
2024 Blessing of the deposited relics at Our Lady of the Angels Rouse Hill
Image: visualeyes Photography/Diocese of Parramatta
2024 Blessing of the deposited relics at Our Lady of the Angels Rouse Hill
Image: visualeyes Photography/Diocese of Parramatta
2024 Blessing of the deposited relics at Our Lady of the Angels Rouse Hill
Image: visualeyes Photography/Diocese of Parramatta
2024 Blessing of the deposited relics at Our Lady of the Angels Rouse Hill
Image: visualeyes Photography/Diocese of Parramatta
2024 Blessing of the deposited relics at Our Lady of the Angels Rouse Hill
Image: visualeyes Photography/Diocese of Parramatta
2024 Blessing of the deposited relics at Our Lady of the Angels Rouse Hill
Image: visualeyes Photography/Diocese of Parramatta
2024 Blessing of the deposited relics at Our Lady of the Angels Rouse Hill
Image: visualeyes Photography/Diocese of Parramatta
2024 Blessing of the deposited relics at Our Lady of the Angels Rouse Hill
Image: visualeyes Photography/Diocese of Parramatta
2024 Blessing of the deposited relics at Our Lady of the Angels Rouse Hill
Image: visualeyes Photography/Diocese of Parramatta
2024 Blessing of the deposited relics at Our Lady of the Angels Rouse Hill
Image: visualeyes Photography/Diocese of Parramatta
2024 Blessing of the deposited relics at Our Lady of the Angels Rouse Hill
Image: visualeyes Photography/Diocese of Parramatta
2024 Blessing of the deposited relics at Our Lady of the Angels Rouse Hill
Image: visualeyes Photography/Diocese of Parramatta
2024 Blessing of the deposited relics at Our Lady of the Angels Rouse Hill
Image: visualeyes Photography/Diocese of Parramatta
2024 Blessing of the deposited relics at Our Lady of the Angels Rouse Hill
Image: visualeyes Photography/Diocese of Parramatta
2024 Blessing of the deposited relics at Our Lady of the Angels Rouse Hill
Image: visualeyes Photography/Diocese of Parramatta
2024 Blessing of the deposited relics at Our Lady of the Angels Rouse Hill
Image: visualeyes Photography/Diocese of Parramatta
2024 Blessing of the deposited relics at Our Lady of the Angels Rouse Hill
Image: visualeyes Photography/Diocese of Parramatta
2024 Blessing of the deposited relics at Our Lady of the Angels Rouse Hill
Image: visualeyes Photography/Diocese of Parramatta
2024 Blessing of the deposited relics at Our Lady of the Angels Rouse Hill
Image: visualeyes Photography/Diocese of Parramatta
2024 Blessing of the deposited relics at Our Lady of the Angels Rouse Hill
Image: visualeyes Photography/Diocese of Parramatta