Jekyll Island

Rainy Day in Georgia

Yesterday at noon, we left Fernandina beach to travel up the Intercoastal Waterway (ICW) because of these pesky thunderstorms.  No problems.  Last night we anchored at one of our favorite anchorages, Shellbine Creek, and although it drizzled most of the night, we slept peacefully.  We like the southern part of the ICW with its rural nature and were happy to see our fist osprey this morning.  Along the bank, we also saw a pinkish bird nibbling at bits in the mud.



Osprey!

Pink bird searching for breakfast

We timed our passing under a 65-foot bridge for low tide.  And I mean, it was LOW.  The water level board said 71 feet plus, which meant no problem with our 64.5-mast to pass under, but once we did, Jekyll Creek had some pretty shallow spots.  We slogged through less than 5 feet for less than a minute, but fortunately did not get stuck. 



Jekyll Island Bridge



Loooooow tide!

Now we're anchored at St. Simons Island in a "Special Anchorage" that has been set aside for boats like us.  It's blowing 25 knots and we're on the lee shore, so we have the anchor alarm on and hope the anchor holds. 

We are waiting for a good weather window to make an overnight trip to Charleston.  Might be tomorrow or the next day.