October 31, 2011 Monday Brickyard Creek to Savannah, GA

Nordic Tug from Holland

Bonnie and Dawn

We were in a small parade of ships heading south on the ICW.  We followed a small catamaran and a 38- 40' Catalina.  We were in some chop but for most of the day we were able to sail and motor!  We just made the last opening the of Causon Bluff Bridge in Thunderbolt, GA just outside Savannah.  It closes from 4:30-6:00pm daily to accommodate rush hour traffic.

Dinner at Tubby's, Thunderbolt, GA

Dawn our niece lives just three blocks from the Bahia Bleu Marina where we were planning to stay for two nights.  We made plans to have dinner tomorrow.

We rode our bikes to get groceries and the Krispy Creme doughnut store was nearby.  The apple cinnamon
tasted as good as it looked.  Our bike ride to the "Piggly Wiggly" for groceries was a test of our ability to negotiate the busy roads in the area!  The exercise was welcome and I look forward to being in one spot for a length of time in order to ride on a  daily basis.

Exercise at last!

We managed to get the laundry done and it's always socially acceptable especially in a confined space like the boat to wear fresh clothes!

Dinner with Dawn was a good time to catch up on her latest accomplishments.  We had fun reminiscing about Shannon's wedding and reception!

The Marabele V is at the next marina down from us.  It is over 200 feet long and is supposed to have a mast over 300 feet tall!  The mast is so tall it has a red beacon on top to warn low flying planes!  No joke.  I am going to google it and get more info.  It was built for the founder of AVIS car rental.



The weather has been warm and I'm happy to be out of the cold!

Captain Sid