bahamasbound

We took a cab to the Fernandina Beach Publix store to reprovision Eagles Wings. After 3 months in the Bahamas the selection that is available is overwhelming. Martha was like a kid in a candy shop. After loading all the groceries we didn't get underway until just after noon. It was gusting to 30 knots at the marina and a group of power boaters had gathered to watch our departure with anticipation of a show. Martha overheard one of them say lets see how a sailboat handles this. A twin screw power boat had just floundered trying to come in. Lucky for me our prop walk worked to our advantage and we backed out of the slip and channel without incident to the amazement of the onlookers. We put up the main and found we were able to sail at over 7 knots without using the engine. With the strong winds behind us we sailed all the way to Jekyll Island. Who says you can't sail on the ICW. At St. Mary's we went right bye a Nuclear Sub in dry dock. I asked Martha to get the camera but she refused as we were being shadowed by a military police boat. We stayed on the hook Friday evening and got a slip at the local marina on Saturday. There is a lot to see on Jekell and the marina provides free bikes and 1 hour use of a van to their guests. I thought it would be like a mini vacation for us. We rode into the Historic district and viewed all the fabulous cottages that the Goodyears, JP Morgans and the likes built in the late 1920's. We then borrowed the van and went sightseeing to driftwood beach. After the Bahamas it looked very brown but the locals seemed to enjoy it.