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| Early morning at Sister’s Creek free docks |
We were due to get rain all day according to one forecast but it was one of the best days ever for travel with full sun and light winds. However, thunderstorms were now forecast for the afternoon so we got an early start, before 7:00 am.
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| The tug operator was concerned on fitting under the bridge with the high poles used to anchor the dredge |
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| Met two fans at the marina! |
Getting out of Sister’s Creek was interesting. We were facing away from the entrance and usually we just back out but it was a little tight with a 2 kt ebb current. It would have been a challenge to miss the boat between us and the entrance. Not wanting any drama, we decided to go forward and do a 180 to exit. At least that way, we were going away from boats, less chance of inducing damage to a very friendly group of sailors from Canada.
At Jekyll Marina, we saw a tug pushing a barge through Jekyll Creek. He barely fit under the bridge. Meanwhile, I missed a step on the companionway and wrenched my shoulder, turning me into a one arm sailor. With that and other problems, we will be calling Brunswick Marina to see if they can store our boat over the summer. If they can, we’ll rent a car and head north to home to take care of my ailments. It will be a short trip up the ICW this year but we intend coming down again in the fall and spending the winter at Titusville and then perhaps go all the way north to Beaufort, NC next year.
3 comments:
I am so sorry to hear about your shoulder and “other ailments”. We stopped by the Brunswick Landing Marina (and stayed at the campground on Jekyll Island) on a car trip last fall. It seems like a good spot. We may stop there for a week in the fall if we make the trip south on our SV “Tempo”. We still have a few projects to complete first. I am going to miss following your travels north. BTW, we met you and Ann in Titusville Nov 2021 when we were traveling with friends on their Beneteau 423 “Attitude”.
Jennifer Peters
Sorry to hear about your shoulder. I hope you have a speedy recovery. I suggest that you double check the fine print in your boat insurance. Some policies have restrictions for a certain lattitude during hurricane season. John Tyrell M/V Hydrophilic
Hopefully the shoulder is just a strain and nothing more serious. Fingers crossed the boat storage comes through quickly.
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