Tempest and Fiu were rafted together in Wally's Leg anchorage. We always enjoy Ken and Marie's company! There were plenty of "no see ums!" After a good night's sleep we Weighed anchor at 7:15AM and were on our way to Fernandina Beach, FL. A pump out and some diesel at the Jekyll Harbor Marina and then we were on our way again! We past Little Cumberland Island, beautiful by the way. We past the submarine base in Georgia with a guard speed boat right there to cut us off if we strayed too close. The buoys here are very confusing. This is partly true because larger ships come in from the sea, including the subs. In this case the red bouys are on the left as we head south on the river toward the ocean. However, the ICW has red on the right when heading south. The change over can be confusing.
The last couple of miles past the sub base in Georgia is the entrance to St. Marys. This river separates FL from GA. Just past the inlet is Fernandina Beach, FL. The town is quaint but the two factories run 24/7 with their smokestacks belching out a foul smelling smoke. The anchorage is on the river and if the wind direction is just right it can be a long night trying to sleep!
The 51 miles traveled today were easy except for a little bit of work sorting out the channel markers near the sub base. At this point we are at ICW mile 717. Osprey Marina, where we started is mile 373. We are 344 miles into our trip of 579 miles to Vero Beach and 821 miles to Marathon and Boot Key Harbor.
Will attached pics later, come back to these postings without pics.
Captain Sid
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