Jekyll harbor Marina - at a dock

 

Ann found a cat!

The Crescent River anchorage was calm as expected. The island was nearby for pet relief so for us it's a perfect anchorage and the location is good for a stopover between Savannah and Jekyll. Another good thing about the anchorage is that the anchor comes up clean, no mud.

How many marinas come with a pool like this?

We had plenty of tide going through Little Mud River and Jekyll Creek so neither one was a problem and I actually could have gone through both a low tide with my 5 foot keel. I will be issuing a new track that includes tweaks to the Little Mud River track to allow a 5 MLLW passage. 

It was boater appreciation day - to make up for the restaurant being closed on Wednesdays
That's the owner grilling the hamburgers and hotdogs

The storm is due through Thursday with rain and wind all day. With that, we chose to stay at Jekyll Harbor Marina for Thursday and leave Friday morning after the storm passes through. The restaurant here is excellent but is only open Thursday through Sunday due to a shortage of staff. There's plenty of demand but not enough staff to serve them every day of the week. 

We all enjoyed the sunset

Jekyll Harbor Marina has a new owner and it's not a conglomerate. It's a mom and pop team that's very boater oriented. He felt so bad that the restaurant was closed today (on a Wednesday) that he grilled hotdogs and hamburgers with all the extras, chips, cookies, water, etc. There was no charge for the meal! Somebody, later on, passed a hat around and we all contributed but the owner wasn't asking for it. If it had been bought out by an outfit like Safe Harbor, do you think they would have served a free meal?

The walk back to Fleetwing gave us this view - with Jupiter high in the sky

Thursday is storm day and we are secure with no fetch in any direction. On Friday we hope to reach Fernandina and a night out at Pepper's.