November 3, 2011 Thursday Wahoo River to Jekyll Island, GA

North End Jekyll Island

I love it when things like anchoring go well the first time!  We have been getting good, so to speak, about setting the anchor right the first try.  Current, wind and cloudy judgment all have an effect on anchoring safely.  Seriously, it feels like we are working better as a team.

We covered a lot of ground (water) today and wound up in an anchorage near Jekyll Island.  The island is basically a park.  Some of its history includes the formation of the Federal Reserve by a few of the wealthy families I believe back in the 1930's.

Shrimper Going Home for the day

The pics today are of our approach to Jekyll Island.  We stopped for the diesel we were unable to get at Isle of Hope Marina and a tee shirt for the First Mate.  Then we headed down the ICW for a quarter mile to an anchorage near the water slide park on the island.

Some of the bodies of water we passed through today include:  Sapelo River, Front River, Crescent River, Old Tea Kettle Creek, Doboy Sound, North River, Little Mud River, Rockdedundy River, Altamaha Sound, Fredricka River, St. Simons Sound, and Jekyll Creek.  Yes, they are all spelled correctly!

Water Taxis

We hope to be in Florida in two days.  I would very much like a beach day!

Ferry Boat Dock

Captain Sid

November 2, 2011 Wednesday Thunderbolt to Wahoo River Anchorage

It is always exciting to see the dolphins so close!  Just before leaving the dock at Bahia Bleu there were two sets of dolphins next to the boat!  We have seen bald eagles, alligators, dolphins, cormorants, pelicans, and sea gulls.I have no pics of the dolphins since it takes a full second for a digital camera to focus and shoot.  Dolphins asre out of the water only a half second!

On the way to our Wahoo River anchorage we passed through the following rivers, creeks and sounds:
Wilmington River, Skidaway River, Burnpot Island, Isle of Hope,Pigeon Island,Moon River, Burnside River, Vernon River, Hell Gate, Ogeechee River, Bear River, St. Catherine's Sound,Johnson Creek and Wahoo River.I think of rivers like back home.  You know, they run for miles.  Down here the river might only connect two other rivers and be a mere two miles in length!  It would be interesting to find out how they got their names.

We stopped at the Isle of Hope Marina to get diesel a pump out.  That worked fine but their diesel pump had an electrical problem and they couldn't figure out how to get it to authorize and then pressurize!  They were so concerned about our wait and not being able to deliver diesel they gave us the pump out for free!  Both dock-hands Andrew and Jeremy were perfect gentlemen.

Today was a 48 mile day!  It's nice not to be rushed and be on the water during all of the daylight hours!  We are anxious to get to Melbourne, FL but we are having fun visiting relatives and friends along the way.

Captain Sid

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