I climbed down into
the WWII landing craft that would transport me to Grande Island. I hadn't
noticed Norman and Krack sitting with their backs against the rear bulkhead
until I looked for a place to sit.
“Hey, Krack, I
thought you were flying back to the states for your grandmother's funeral?”
“I can't get a
flight out until the day after tomorrow. It looks like I'm stuck with you two.”
“Are you guys
spending the night?” I asked.
“Ya betcha,” Norman
said. “I need to sleep on solid ground without to sleep on solid ground without
rocking and rolling and the constant hum of the ship's engines. How about you?”
“I intend to have
the sun wake me up,” I said. Smiling widely I sat on the bare deck next to him.
“Riding in this landing craft feels like were floating in a shoe box.”
“We are!” Krack
said.
When we landed, we
walked into the little restaurant that protruded from the hotel. I asked the
old wrinkled faced lady who worked there for an ice cream cone.
“You sit,” she
commanded, with a frown on her face.
Norman smiled at me
and turned his palms up as he tilted his head. “Can you make that two?” he
asked the grumpy lady.
She scowled at him
and pointed to the table. We obeyed.
“I was hoping to get
pistachio ice cream,” I said to Norman.
“Fat chance,” Krack
said, “They probably only have one flavor, otherwise she would've asked you
what you wanted.”
She had disappeared
into the kitchen as the three of us waited for what seemed like a very long
time. We chatted excitedly about joining the two other ships on an around the
world cruise.
When she came out,
she said, “Fifteen cent.”
We dug into our
pockets. I pulled out a dollar and handed it to her.
She looked up at me
and said, “No change. Fifteen cent.” while holding out her hand.
Norman and Krack
both only had dollars. I handed the dollar back to her and told her it was for
all three and that she could keep the change. Maintaining her scowl, she took
the dollar and gave us our chocolate ice cream cones.
“I'll be glad when
we...
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