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5/5 – It was chilly this morning as we pulled away from the Thunderbolt Marina. Linda had on a long-sleeved shirt and long pants and Gerry had on a light jacket. We kept the flybridge closed for most of the day. It was in the 60’s, but with a north w…

5/3-5/4 – We’ve stayed at Thunderbolt Marina the last 2 times we passed through the area and had planned to do so again, but what cinched the deal was the fact we had free dockage. Yup, at the MTOA Rendezvous we’d won a free night’s dockage at Th…

5/1 – Our travel today was dictated by the tides. We figured it was pretty risky passing through the Jekyll Creek/Jekyll Island area at low tide, so we had a fairly short run stopping at Umbrella Creek just before the Jekyll Harbor Marina. At this po…

We left St. Mary’s and headed back to Fernandina Beach a little before 11:00. We anchored in the same spot we were at a few days ago (anyway Gerry tried to get us in the exact same spot, but we might have been off a few feet). In the late afternoon w…

4/22 – 4/24 – We released the mooring ball and were on our way from St. Augustine before 9:00 this morning. With the low tide, we fit comfortably under the bridge so didn’t have to wait for an opening. We had an easy trip with very pleasant weath…