Murphy's Great Adventure: SailBlogs

Starstruck

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:23:31 -0600

Bob and Jackie met us today and after a few choice brews at one of Bob's favorite watering holes, they took us out to Tybee Island. We had a great lunch/dinner at a colorful local restaurant called the Crab Shack. The tables were outside and even Murphy was welcome. The restaurant was the home to a number of very large cats and although Murphy was fascinated, I think he still remembers having his derriere kicked by Ed & Lynn's Bowden when Murph was just a pup. (Continued...)

Savannah!

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:21:08 -0600

What a gorgeous town! We took the bus in today and wandered all over sampling Savannah life. I highly recommend taking one of the tour buses when you're on foot, as it let us see many of the squares, old homes, and waterfront without killing our feet. I guess in all of my travels south, I'd managed to miss Savannah and since it had the advantage of escaping Sherman's torch, there are many, many old homes and buildings still standing. (Continued...)

Finishing up the Carolinas

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:30:33 -0600

We got an early start today to make sure we got through the first of the notorious shallow cuts, the Ashepoo-Coosaw, on a high and rising tide. We had plenty of water and never saw anything less than 15ft of water. The rest of the day was easy as we motored by lovely lowland marshes and swanky Hilton Head homes. We even got to put the sail out for a bit to boost our speed. We anchored in a familiar spot tonight, Bull Creek. Murphy has been here before and should have a pretty easy time of it. We're having dinner on one of the other boats, which will be a treat. Food always tastes better when someone else is the chef. (Continued...)