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Date: 27 Apr 2012 00:25:00
Title: Cumberland Island to Jekyll Island
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Our position is 31:02.426N 81:25.446W

 

The afternoon saw us on our way again. We intended to split the trip to Jekyll Island with an overnight anchorage near Little Cumberland Island. Another Adventure was just aiming to go as far as they could. It was a very hot sail but with tidal help good progress was made so we continued to the Jekyll Island anchorage, as did John and Travis, despite being attacked along the marshy bits by large black flies. We crossed wide open spaces seeing one small submarine in the Kings Bay base and there was a strong tide running in St Andrews Sound. On arrival at the anchorage John and Travis suggested we have another goodbye meal at the Sea Jays restaurant on the marina. Kay chose the local speciality of Brunswick stew, the rest of us pork spare ribs – small portion!

The following morning we were entertained for some time without having to leave the boat, John and Travis dinghied across to bring some promised books and magazines and to say a final final goodbye. They were travelling to St Simon’s Island where relatives would be joining them for the weekend. There were fish jumping, gulls and pelicans fishing, a row of four dolphins swam past between us and the shore and a bald eagle was spotted in a tree just opposite us on the edge of the water, it seemed to have a nest there. Through the bridge by the marina a large vessel could be seen approaching, it turned out to be the cruise ship Independence, one of a fleet of five which travel the ICW  providing holidays we were told for ‘retired folk'. It was a good  opportunity too to see working shrimp boats.

 

           

Pulling up the anchor is a 2 man job when it is muddy                     Another Adventure heads north (the other side of the bank)

         

Kings Bay submarine base                                                                      complete with submarine

          

this barge was working in the entrance to the sound                        the anchorage of Little Cumberland Island we spurned

            

The windy river meant constant sail trimming                                   Approaching the south coast of Jekyll Island

         

and this crowd out to greet us as we passed                                       It's not often you can get a picture of a dolphin

       

Ribs abounding for dinner at Sea Jays with John and Travis                 Kath and John enjoy Key lime pie (not sure what John had done wrong)

        

Commercial traffic on Jekyll Creek                                                       All the barges have pushers

       

Yet another shrimp boat                                                                     Cruise boat Independance filling up the narrow deep water channel

 

      

This grackle took a liking to our jib sheet                                              and finally a photo of a bald eagle

    Up anchor for Another Adventure

 

 

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