Have decided to stay here another day. It is a beautiful town, and we are ready to stop and get caught up with some chores. Jim and Gloria from Crawdad arrived today, we got caught up on what we have been doing since we last saw them in Fernandina Beac…
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Beaufort City Marina, Beaufort, SC
Spent this morning touring Beaufort. Many of the homes date back to before the civil war, and they have been beautifully maintained. The streets are shaded with overhanging tree branches, very pretty town. Visited St. Helena’s Episcopal church whi…
City Dock of Beaufort, Beaufort, South Carolina
Had a visit last night about 10 pm from US Customs and Border Protection Agency. Two agents apparently regularly walk the docks in Savannah, and they just wanted to see our documentation. Turns out that when we entered the…
Savannah City Docks, Savannah, Georgia
We went on an historical tour of Savannah today, very interesting. In 1733, James Oglethorpe and 144 “sober, moral and industrious” settlers arrived from England to set up a colony here. James Oglethorpe organized his colony on a model from Peking; he …
Savannah City Dock, Savannah, Georgia
Wow! We’ve returned to civilization. Much of yesterday and this morning were spent going through very lonely areas on the ICW, nothing in sight but marsh, with some trees in the distant background. Cell phone coverage was spotty at best. Then we came p…
Kilkenny Marina, Kilkenny Creek, Georgia
We decided to leave Jekyll Creek this morning; it was a beautiful day and just too nice not to travel. This next stretch involved crossing several sounds or open areas to the Atlantic, and it seemed wise to travel that section on a day with little…
Jekyll Harbour Marina, Jekyll Island, Georgia
The gold burgee flying proudly from FinallyWe are in Georgia!! Seems like we have been in Florida for so long, but we left Florida just after we pulled away from Fernandina Beach this morning. We went through the Cumberland Sound, very calm seas so no …
Fernanadina Beach, Amelia Island, Florida
Coast Guard Boat, note the gun on the front.Wayne and the coast guard guy examining the engines of the boatWarm and sunny this morning, breezy though. As the morning went on the winds came up and the clouds rolled in. Storms were predicted, no thunder …
Fernandina Beach, Amelia Island,Florida
Got up this morning to the smell of coffee, our marina was just past the Maxwell House Coffee plant. Another beautiful day, sunny and warm, and a little less humid. As we left Jacksonville on the St.Johns River, came past the stadium, then passed…
Jacksonville Metropolitan Marina, Jacksonville, Florida
The city at night along the waterway, view from our boatJacksonville LandingsStatue of Andrew Jackson, for whom the town was named Came up to Jacksonville this morning, docked at the Landings for a few hours. The city of Jackso…
