Some sights on the way to Isle of Hope, Ga

Sapelo Island on Doboy Sound Light House

St Simons Island Light House

Raccoon having crab for breakfast

Momma Osprey and her baby as we pass

Funny Boating Story--141 foot??

Our good friends, Uli and Lita, recently stopped in Brunswick, Ga to visit with us. They are heading back north after spending the summer in the Keys. They are on a 41ft Hunter sail boat with a 5'8" draft. They had a funny story to share: They were traveling in Hawk Channel in they Keys on the way to Marathon. They ran aground with the tide going out. Realizing that they would not be able to get out by themselves they called Tow Boat U.S. for help. In their call to Tow Boat they were asked what kind of boat they were on. They explained: we are a Hunter 41 foot sail boat (insert Danish accent here). The dispatcher said someone would be there shortly. Soon after that several emergency vehicles with blue lights flashing showed up on the nearby bridge. FWC, Coast Guard, and Tow Boat U.S. showed up. The Tow Boat went around them several times, then got close and asked if they were the boat that called, they stated yes, we are. The guy shook his head and stated that "everyone is here because they had never had a one hundred and forty foot boat grounded here before and we need to call and cancel the larger tow boat that was on its way! They say they will never describe their boat as a "Hunter" again!

Brunswick, GA - Dealing with Tides (by Jim)

Dealing with tides! The difference in the amount of tide from one place to another is amazing. In Titusville the tide change is less than 2 inches. In Fort Pierce the tide change is about 2 feet. The tide change here in Brunswick yesterday was almost 10ft. The docks here are floating, meaning they go up and down with the tide, look at the difference between the 2 pictures. The top picture is low tide yesterday at 2pm

This is the high tide last night at 8pm.

Fancy wood work in Brunswick

We have done a lot of walking since we arrived here. Yesterday we walked almost 6 miles with perfect weather to encourage us! We have discovered a great area to walk here in Brunswick. Union Street is a residential divided street that has nice shady sidewalks. The houses are beautiful with all kinds of designs and specialty wood work. Most houses are wood, a few brick thrown in and sometimes a newer CB home. Most are really well cared for with wide shady porches and well kept yards.

Here are a few samples of wood decorative trim:

Brunswick Landing Marina, Brunswick, GA (by Jim)

Our greeting committee as we arrived at Brunswick Landing Marina. Sherry, Cindy, and Killer the "Dock Greeter" who seems to greet all boaters.

Jim on the fore deck getting the lines ready to dock in Brunswick.

Wild horses on Little Cumberland Island. We probably saw a dozen horses on our trip to Brunswick from Fernandina.

Fernandina Harbor Marina (by Jim)

It's hard to believe we're leaving Fernandina this morning. We've been here since Saturday and have really enjoyed our stay. This is a picture of the marina and the downtown area taken from our boat in the mooring field.

We normally leave an anchorage by 7:00 am but we need to plan our arrival in Jekyll Sound around a rising tide, so we will be leaving here about 10:30 am. We will be heading north up Jekyll Creek with a final destination of Brunswick, GA. We plan on staying in Brunswick for several weeks before continuing further north.

Eagles (by Jim)

We left St. Augustine at 7am, April 23, and arrived in Fernandina Beach around 3pm. We are currently on a mooring ball across the ICW from Fernandina Harbor Marina. We plan to stay until Wednesday morning.

We've had three travel days in the past week. In that time Paula has spotted 15 Bald Eagles! Here are pictures of two of them!

Check out the sign!