Wind   15 – 20 knots SE  Sunny

John is not very well this morning, he has intense pain in the vicinity of his right kidney  and radiating round to his abdomen. He took Panadol, Voltaren and Endone and the pain receded slightly only to reappear when he hobbled to the toilet.

Jenny went ashore to retrieve the crab traps, one had a crab in it and the other was missing its float. Lucky it was low tide so I could find the trap. Morgan had her regular chase of fish while Jenny searched for crabs, no luck.

By 3:00 John had deteriorated, at one stage the pain became so excruciated  he said it felt like something tore inside.

I had been speaking to Gladstone Marina who in turn contacted Round Hill (1770) VMR who called and put me onto a QLD ambulance doctor in Brisbane. The doc did not have a diagnosis . The end result was the rescue boat came round from 1770 (as there are no roads into Pancake Creek) 13nm, with a medic who administered morphine to John and took him back in the rescue boat. A boat ride of approx 1 and a half hour then in the 4wd ambulance to Gladstone hospital. (John said he was horribly sick on the boat due to all the drugs).

So it was up to Jenny and Morgan to get the boat to Gladstone tomorrow. We will have the assurance of another boat travelling to the same destination as Rob and Lesley  are heading to Gladstone in Bojangles  as well.