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