We're in Jekyll Island, Ga.; Enjoyed Dinner with Friends (Again!)

We left Kilkenny Creek at 7:30 a.m. We had planned to anchor in the Duplin River tonight. We passed SM 620 at 8:20 a.m. We went down Bear River, across St. Catherine South, down North Newport River, into Johnson Creek. At 9:50 a.m. Johnson Creek ran into the South Newport River and at 10 a.m. we entered Sapelo Sound. We crossed SM650 at 10 a.m.

The skipper checked the trip odometer reading. We went 1,050 statute miles so far. The current was pulling us out to the sound at 9.7 knots. Then it slowed us to 6.5 after we turned at marker 138A. We went down the Front River, through Old Tea Kettle Creek into the Duplin River.

We pulled out the main sail at 10:25 a.m. to try to get some speed and better fuel mileage.

We saw lots of dolphins today. We reached our anchorage at 11:50 a.m. and decided to keep going. It was a beautiful warm and sunny day and it was too early to stop.

Between SM 654 and 655 we had to slow down because it was dead low tide and we were seeing 4.6 feet of water in some places!

We continued into the North River, through Little Mud River and into Buttermilk Sound. At SM 660, a few minutes before 2 p.m., I took the helm for a few minutes in Buttermilk Sound while Chuck added 5 gallons of fuel . Then we headed down the Mackay River.

We were in touch with Jim and Ruth Edwards and Sandy and Joe McConnell. They were in Jekyll Island for the day! So we called to see if there was a slip at Jekyll Island Harbor Marina so we could meet them for dinner again.

We entered St. Simon’s Sound at 4 p.m. and Jekyll Creek at 4:40 p.m., motor sailing at 7 mph. We pulled alongside the transient pier just before 5 p.m., where our friends were waiting for us.

We went to Sea Jay’s Waterfront Café and Pub here. We had Chuck’s birthday dinner there four years ago. I had a cup of Heart Brunswick Stew and half a shrimp salad sandwich on a croissant for dinner, Chuck had a hamburger, both with wine, of course!

We’ll probably stay here tomorrow so we can spend a day on land and our insurance stipulates we can’t cross the Georgia/Florida border until Friday.

This morning on our way out of Kilkenny.

A few minutes later...

Dead low tide. We saw many markers with no water.

Adding 5 gallons of fuel.

Jazzy met some new friends on the dock.

Dinner with friends on Jekyll Island, Ga.