No News is Good News

We left the Wahoo River on the 14th and continued our southern trek through Georgia with a stop at Jekyll Island for the night. On the 15th, we left the marina mid morning hoping to time the tides correctly so that we could pass under the fixed bridges at a lower tide thus reducing some of the excitement of whether or not our antenna would scrape the underside of the bridge or worse. Thursday was a beautiful sunny day in the 70s and for the first time in a long time, Marc and I could sit in the cockpit without any jacket or sweatshirt on and at times, dare I say it, it was hot! I loved it! Though we have heard many people complain about the meandering ways of the Georgia portion of the ICW, we found it to be quite beautiful. At times, there were no houses to be seen, only beautiful marsh land filled with birds and the occasional dolphin. The most exciting part of the day for me was when Marc spotted two dolphin swimming off the bow of the boat and then they dipped under water. Marc had the feeling they were coming to play and sure enough, we looked off the stern and there they were, seemingly surfing in the wake of our boat. We quickly grabbed the video camera and the picture featured here is a shot of them. They continued surfing our wake for quite a few minutes, coming up for air and then back down for before they finally left us. It was an amazing sight and so much fun to watch! By mid afternoon we crossed over the border to Florida! We anchored in the Amelia River near Fernandina Beach for the night. Today, we are continuing south and hope to reach St. Augustine by the end of the day