Georgia from the outside

16 November - We got underway early in hopes of sailing offshore with Salty Paws. Port Royal Sound was much more pleasant than the jarring ride the day before, and we quickly spotted Salty Paws coming down the Beaufort River. Sails up, and out we went. Threading our way past the shoals, we turned on course for a lovely morning sail. This little stowaway visited for a while, hopping all about the cockpit, on me, in our basil plant, and finally took off for shore.



The wind died around lunch time and the motor took us the rest of the way to our quiet Walburg Creek anchorage near St. Catherine's Sound, Georgia. The loudest sound that evening was of dolphins breathing.

17 November - We got going early and planned to take the ICW. But as we headed back into St Catherine's Sound, we saw boats lined up single file, with the powerboats calling on the radio to announce overtaking sailboats. Ugh, too much like the I-95. That was enough to change the plan and head to sea for a calm and hassle-free day of motoring on the outside to our anchorage at Jekyll Island.