Fort Pulaski Moat
One of the cannons
Tybee Light House
Tabby Ruins in Darien, Georgia
Shrimping Fleet in Darien
Waving Girl and Olypic Torch in Savannah, Georgia
Elegant Ironwork on homes in Savannah
King Bay Submarine Base
Orange House in St. Mary's, Georgia
Historic house in St. Mary's, Georgia4/6/09 to 4/11/09 Monday, April 6, was a day of horrendous winds. Twice, as we traveled, we crossed the intersections of two rivers, and wind and waves were especially difficult. It was a relief to come into Amelia Island Yacht Basin, probably our last stop in Florida. We stayed two days, waiting for the wind to die down, as did every boat that came in on Monday. Nice marina. One of the drawbacks was their "utilities fee" of $20 for electric, water, and cable TV. This was in addition to the slip fee of $1.60 per foot of boat length. Although many marinas charge a fee for electricity, it generally doesn’t exceed $10 and frequently is less.
Wednesday we took a side trip off of the ICW, up the St.Mary’s River, which forms part of the border between Florida and Georgia. Because we planned to stay a few days at Lang’s Marina in the city of St. Mary’s, the guys did the car shuffle on Thurs., returning to St. Augustine in a rental car to pick up the two cars at the marina there. In St. Mary’s, Osborne St. has many historic homes and churches along with quaint shops. A nice surprise was getting to view great horned owls about 7 weeks old, who were inhabiting a large live oak tree. Each night there were quite a few people watching for the mother to return with food for her youngsters, who are getting old enough (they’re about 15-18 inches tall) to fly. Although we weren’t able to get good pictures, there was a professional photographer present whose photos of the owls are online at http://www.jcknoll.com/ The pictures are in the "birds of prey" section.
Friday night at the marina was unpleasant because of a group of people who started partying early on a nearby boat, and got loud and nasty. Police got involved, 3 of the group spent the night in jail, and several of us boaters decided that we would move to our next stop before we had planned to. Bob and Lois made sure to go to Lang’s Restaurant on Saturday for their "all you can eat shrimp" special–didn’t want to miss that!
4/12/09 One of the first sights after we returned to the ICW was King’s Bay submarine base, the largest U.S. sub base on the east coast. Traveling was the same old story–terrible winds came up. We crossed St. Andrew’s Sound and St. Simon’s Sound. St. Andrew’s Sound had 4-6 ft. waves, which rocked us badly for the 45 minutes or so that it took us to cross it. Cupboard doors in the cabin fell open and contents rolled out on the floor, along with many of the items on open shelves. In the afternoon we left the ICW to go to the Two Way Fish Camp and Marina, up the Altamaha River. The river had high water and swift current, due to recent rain and flooding in Georgia. Crossing the river to get into the marina was another challenge for us, but we got tied up safely with the help of neighboring boaters.
4/13/09 Rain threatened all day and finally in the evening, it poured. Nonetheless, we put on rain gear and headed to Mudcat Charlie’s, the onsite restaurant. Bob had grilled grouper and Lois had a bowl of crab chowder, both very good.
4/14/09 Savannah, 50 miles away, was our destination in the afternoon. All 6 of us went in Bill and Kathy’s car. A 90 minute trolley tour introduced us to the last city to be settled in the original 13 colonies. Its founder, James Oglethorpe, planned the city in tidy squares, although the arrangement of the squares is a little odd. Many of the squares are dedicated to attractive city parks bordered with live oaks. Savannah is on a bluff 40 feet above the Savannah River, and cobbled streets lead down to the riverside and shops and restaurants located on the bottom floor of buildings that were originally warehouses for goods brought in by ship.
Wednesday we took a side trip off of the ICW, up the St.Mary’s River, which forms part of the border between Florida and Georgia. Because we planned to stay a few days at Lang’s Marina in the city of St. Mary’s, the guys did the car shuffle on Thurs., returning to St. Augustine in a rental car to pick up the two cars at the marina there. In St. Mary’s, Osborne St. has many historic homes and churches along with quaint shops. A nice surprise was getting to view great horned owls about 7 weeks old, who were inhabiting a large live oak tree. Each night there were quite a few people watching for the mother to return with food for her youngsters, who are getting old enough (they’re about 15-18 inches tall) to fly. Although we weren’t able to get good pictures, there was a professional photographer present whose photos of the owls are online at http://www.jcknoll.com/ The pictures are in the "birds of prey" section.
Friday night at the marina was unpleasant because of a group of people who started partying early on a nearby boat, and got loud and nasty. Police got involved, 3 of the group spent the night in jail, and several of us boaters decided that we would move to our next stop before we had planned to. Bob and Lois made sure to go to Lang’s Restaurant on Saturday for their "all you can eat shrimp" special–didn’t want to miss that!
4/12/09 One of the first sights after we returned to the ICW was King’s Bay submarine base, the largest U.S. sub base on the east coast. Traveling was the same old story–terrible winds came up. We crossed St. Andrew’s Sound and St. Simon’s Sound. St. Andrew’s Sound had 4-6 ft. waves, which rocked us badly for the 45 minutes or so that it took us to cross it. Cupboard doors in the cabin fell open and contents rolled out on the floor, along with many of the items on open shelves. In the afternoon we left the ICW to go to the Two Way Fish Camp and Marina, up the Altamaha River. The river had high water and swift current, due to recent rain and flooding in Georgia. Crossing the river to get into the marina was another challenge for us, but we got tied up safely with the help of neighboring boaters.
4/13/09 Rain threatened all day and finally in the evening, it poured. Nonetheless, we put on rain gear and headed to Mudcat Charlie’s, the onsite restaurant. Bob had grilled grouper and Lois had a bowl of crab chowder, both very good.
4/14/09 Savannah, 50 miles away, was our destination in the afternoon. All 6 of us went in Bill and Kathy’s car. A 90 minute trolley tour introduced us to the last city to be settled in the original 13 colonies. Its founder, James Oglethorpe, planned the city in tidy squares, although the arrangement of the squares is a little odd. Many of the squares are dedicated to attractive city parks bordered with live oaks. Savannah is on a bluff 40 feet above the Savannah River, and cobbled streets lead down to the riverside and shops and restaurants located on the bottom floor of buildings that were originally warehouses for goods brought in by ship.
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