Monday - May 2, 2011

Lat 31 02 72; long 81 25 36; Eng 746.54; Fuel 170 gal

Left Jekyll, on the flood tide in order to get through a couple of areas that are prone to shoaling - Jekyll River and Little Mud River. If we had gone through on the low tide, we would have been pushing mud. Leaving on a flood tide gives us a lot more water under the boat (the tide shift is 8 feet) but also if you do get stuck, the rising tide will eventually raise the boat enough that you can float and move on. Looking forward on the trip north, there will be a few of these areas where we will have to plan our trip through the skinny water.

Lady Royal joined us on leaving and we traveled together. We originally were going to anchor our along the route but we made such good time we arrived at the anchorage way too early to stop. Additionally there were lots of deer flies around and while traveling we kept the boat closed to stop them from getting in. However, the thought of having those deer flies around while we were anchored was not pleasing, so we decided to push on to Savannah the next big city. We traveled about 93 miles and when we arrived we found a pleasant marina about 6 miles outside of Savannah right along the ICW - Isle of Hope. We arrived at around 5:30 and the staff waited for us to come in. They tied us up, and then we had a beer to relax and then went to dinner at local restaurant - Tradewinds. The food was excellent. Tomorrow we will go into Savannah for a tour.