Peaceful
Big ships come in to the Paper Mill
We are cruising up the Amelia River to Cumberland Sound. The Atlantic Ocean looks peaceful and Cumberland Sound was like glass. Like This!!!! The day markers are reversed with Green on Starboard and Red on Port. This is because you are returning from sea up Cumberland Sound. Once we are past R78 and G79 they will return to "normal" for us.
Our Range Marker to make our turn
Fort Clinch on the northern tip of Amelia Island...one of the most complete brick forts in the country....completed in 1861 for about $750,000
Cumberland Island has no man-made bridges linking it to the mainland so visitors come to visit by the Ferry
Cumberland Island is Georgia's largest and southermost barrier island and stretches 17.5 miles
The St Marys River marks the boundary between Georgia and Florida so we have left Florida! As we travel up the Cumberland Sound we pass the Navy's Kings Bay Submarine Base, home to six Triden-class submarines. If a Submarine is in the area the patrol boat will escort you through the area.
Kings Bay Submarine Base
Keep moving north trawler....I'm watching
Navy vessel
We are coming in to St Andrew Sound. The good thing...very little wind so no rocking and rolling. We followed the magenta line on the chartplotter but stayed to port of R32 as recommended. There is alot of shoaling in the sound and it is best to stay in the channel or you will be calling Sea Tow.
R32 and the Atlantic Ocean
Go around G31 and line up with R30 Captain
Jekyll Island
Go round the tip of Jekyll Island and into Jekyll Creek
We met this Looper when we were in Mobile
3 looper boats at Jekyll Harbor Marina....they do exist!
Jekyll Island, the smallest of Georgia's sea islands is now a state park with a national historic district and a commitment to preserving its natural elements. Under state law, 65% of the island must remain undeveloped. We have been here in the motorcoach and decided not to stop...but when we saw the luxurious Jekyll Island Club Hotel we remembered watching the guests play croquet on the lawn.
For the Rich and Famous
Jekyll Creek has persistent shoaling and we touched a little black mud as we came into St Simons Sound. Here you make a decision to go into Brunswick under the beautiful bridge or go on up the Mackay River.
Brunswick Bridge
St Simons Sound with lots of current
105-foot Lighthouse...we remember making the climb up the narrow winding staircase but we were younger
Today we head up the Mackay River to R238 and then a mile up the Troupe Creek to the Hidden Harbor Yacht Club.....
Well I've seen enough
Thanks for the pillow
Long wall....starboard side...current...low tide
It's a marsh not a swamp. Marshes are made up of grasses; swamps have trees...your lesson for the day
Well I had a long walk
Maybe I can get some sleep
First Georgia Sunset
Quiet Evening
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