Miles Today: 39 Longitude: 081°11.05' W Locks Total: 6
Total Miles: 588 Location: St. Catherine’s Island, GA
Our anchorage last night was peaceful with no wind and no boat traffic. This morning as we stepped out on deck we saw two porpoise feeding very close to the boat—nice way to start the day. We sailed for hours without seeing another boat, house or person, just miles of marsh grass.
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This section of the ICW follows natural rivers such as The Altamaha River and Sapelo River which means an interesting winding course. We have taken many 90 degree turns today. As we neared the Sapelo Sound which opens to the Atlantic we were under full sail and had a wild ride. With gust of 20 kts and a favorable current we hit 9.2 knots—for sailors, that’s fast!
Sapelo Island was once owed by tobacco magnate R. J. Reynolds, and now houses the University of Georgia’s Marine Institute. The landscape has changed after rounding Sapelo Sound and headed for North Newport River. The marsh grass has given way to barrier islands with trees, but still totally undeveloped.
This was an easy day as we dropped anchor at 2:30 in the afternoon off St. Catherine’s Island in Cattle Pen Creek. We only saw one boat on the ICW this entire day. We still had plenty of daylight to do some chores such as haircuts and beard trimming. (We know some of you were worried about us keeping up with personal hygiene)
Captain Ron, as chief judge, says you only have 24 more hours to enter the bird contest by completing the line
A bird a day . . .
So get those entries in - Capt Ron is looking for more from the under 13 age group!
A bird a day keeps the me no seeums away.
ReplyDeleteI have a theory that there's an inverse correlation between no seeums and humans. The more of the former in an area, the fewer you'll find of the latter.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I will concede it's hard to count the no seeums.