April Fool

When we left the marina (located on Skidaway Island) the wind was not as strong but there was a 3 knot current to deal with. We made it out of the slip all right, thanks to a permanent slip holder who guided us out. Not so with our friends--they hit another sailboat, but fortunately the damage wasn't too bad, mostly cosmetic. We went on ahead and found a place to anchor for the night in the Crescent River, off of Old Teakettle Creek. Puts 'n Calls caught up with us about an hour later. We are enjoying the Georgia low country of winding rivers and creeks, and narrow cuts. At one point we were close enough to the ocean that we could see breaking waves. We do have to watch for shoaling in many areas, but if we time it to go through at high or rising tides we have no difficulties. It was cloudy when we pulled up the anchor this morning and showers were predicted for most of the day. Again, we were winding through rivers and creeks. We are intrigued by some of the names of the creeks--Old Teakettle Creek and New Teakettle Creek, Cattle Pen Creek, Burntpot Creek, No Name Creek. There was a lot of chatter on the radio today about boats running aground, as one said he was "stuck in the mud." And Georgia has a lot of mud. We saw many pelicans, including some white pelicans, herons and a bald eagle sitting on top of a mark. It rained off and on most of the day so we decided to get a slip for the night. We are between Brunswick and St. Simon Island at Golden Isle Marina. There are many beautiful large yachts here. This is our last day in Georgia; tomorrow we will be near Fernandina Beach Florida.