No point in leaving early this morning as the high tide is around 2:00 and there are some skinny spots so we need to approach them at half tide or higher. So we go for a nice walk into the town to get a few provisions and leisurely ready the boat for mid-morning departure. We do leave around 10:30, intending to put on a few miles and anchor out. It is a pleasant day, mild but mostly overcast.

The ICW in Georgia is characterized by significant tides which produce currents. It is lowland with many creeks. The ICW meanders through a series of sounds, creeks, rivers, cuts, etc. Very interesting but frustrating if you've got a deadline. Many boaters choose to "bump out" meaning to get out into the Atlantic and do an overnight or two to get this area behind them. We're not in a particular hurry and want to see the area, so it's most enjoyable for us. Also, if you play the tides there should not be a huge problem; we are very used to dealing with tides an currents; after all the Bay of Fundy has the highest tides in the world.

There is a particularly challenging cut in this section called "hell's gate" (yet another one);, but we get through with nothing less than 12 feet. We end up anchoring in a great little creek called Cattle Pen Creek, There are two other boats here and it is very quiet. We are being joined by Bob and Carolyn on Wednesday in Brunswick Georgia and we want to be there well in advance to ready Sea Sharp for our guests.