North End of Cumberland Island, GA
Southern Maritime Forest on Cumberland Island
Wood's trail, Cumberland Island
Wild Horse on Cumberland Island
Wild Turkeys, a couple days before thanksgiving.
The ruins of the Carnegie Mansion, Cumberland Island.
Beach on Atlantic side of Cumberland Island.
Sand Dunes on Cumberland Island
Soaked to the bone.
St. Mary's Harbour.
St. Mary's Yacht Club, decorated for Christmas.
Anchored Boats at St Mary's, there were about 70 boats all together at the marina and at anchor.
Fort Clinch, Near Fernandina, Fl. Officially in Florida.
Fernandina Waterfront, a pulp mill.
Boy fishing at the Jacksonville Free Dock. During the day we counted 20 people fishing from the dock.
Jacksonville Free Dock, just off the ICW. There were 7 boats tied up the 1st night. It's about 10 miles up the St. John's River to the City Center.
Gerry and Browne Altmane. Browne is the self appointed greeter and doer at the Jacksonville free dock. He drove us into the Jacksonville Apple Store on "Black Friday" so we could get a replacement phone. (drowned mine on Cumberland Island)
Crossing the St. John's River.
A boat grounded on the ICW, very easy to do with a small distraction.
This guy told us he bought the boat for $1.00. Sail up to save gas.
A parade of boats heading for St Augustine.
Moxie tied up at St. Augustine Municipal Marina. Lifting Bridge of Lion's in the background.
City Hall, St Augustine
Old House built in the 1700's.
City restaurant decorated for Christmas. St. Augustine is really a big tourist area.
Old Spanish Fort.
Every where in the city center is decorated with lights and Christmas decorations. Note Poinsetta's planted in the flower beds. Note we are wearing warm weather clothing.
Came across St Simon and St Andrew’s Sounds in nice conditions, a warm, humid day. The Cumberland River took us beside Cumberland Island so we could see the northern wild beach area of this nature preserve, we went off the ICW to anchor at a secluded spot, Brickhill River, it was the first time since Virginia that we used screens in he evening. The next day, after a short voyage, we took a dingy ride to The National Seashore Park on Cumberland Island (Sea Camp) and hiked the southern part of the island (in the rain) and visited the Dungeness Ruins which were once part of a planation, and was built into a summer estate by the Carnagie family. This island is a treasure, well worth the effort, although it was not a good night at anchor because of the wind, rain , lightening and strong currents. We could see the King’s Bay Naval Submarine Base on the other side of the waterway, very "lit up". The next day we went up the St Mary’s River to the town of the same name for some socializing. The town and some annual transients have the use of Seagle’s ( bar /grille /restaurant) for gatherings that go on the week of Thanksgiving. We were there for an oyster roast and for the pot luck Thanksgiving dinner, lots of food and fun. We meet some seasoned and helpful cruisers whom we hope to see again. There was a cold front that had settled over the South Georgia region and it was close to freezing at night and around 10C during the day.
Crossing to Florida the next day was a cold one, we passed Fort Clinch, Fernandina Beach, lots of fishing boats and industrial structures. We were greeted at the Jacksonville free dock by Brown Altmane, the local Jacksonville sailing ambassador who "plays it forward" by offering assistance to boaters. We were in need of a new phone because Gerry’s got very wet on our hike on Cumberland Island he took us way out of his way to St John’s Center, Jacksonville Apple Store. To make things interesting it was ‘Black Friday’-swarms of people’, but mission was accomplished, a new phone.
The weather was warming up, the cruise to St Augustine, FL was comfortable, the passage across The St John’s River was uneventful ( a good thing) , and we were in a flotilla of yachts. It wasn’t surprising to find all the moorings were gone at The Bridge of Lion’s mooring fields when we got there (every other boat had passed us), and we couldn’t get in touch with the marina by phone for some reason, so we took a spot at the Municipal Marina- close to everything! Had showers and did lots of laundry! Walked to and cabbed back from the grocery Store with Val and Steve from S/V Barefoot’n. Ran into Mark and Sue from S/V Merlin, whom we hadn't seen since Elizabeth City, NC.
We went to The St Augustine First Colony Museum, very interesting Spanish and Native American influences, we saw an image of what the first genuine Thanksgiving looked like(by Michael Rosato,1565). The city is beautiful and extravagantly decorated with lights for Xmas. It is very touristy though and the temptation to eat out got the best of us while we were here.
Nov 21-23/14 Brunswick Landing Marina, Brunswick, GA (Mile 680 ICW)
Nov 24/14 Anchorage, Brickhill River ,N. Cumberland Island, GA (Mile 700 ICW)
Nov 25/14 Anchorage, Sea Camp, S. Cumberland Island, GA (Mile 710 ICW)
Nov 26-27/14 Lang’s Marina, St Mary’s, GA (Mile 711 ICW)
Nov 28-29/14 City Dock, Sister’s Creek, Jacksonville, FL (Mile 739 ICW)
Nov 30-31/14 St Augustine’s Municipal Dock, St Augustine, FL (Mile 777 ICW)
Crossing to Florida the next day was a cold one, we passed Fort Clinch, Fernandina Beach, lots of fishing boats and industrial structures. We were greeted at the Jacksonville free dock by Brown Altmane, the local Jacksonville sailing ambassador who "plays it forward" by offering assistance to boaters. We were in need of a new phone because Gerry’s got very wet on our hike on Cumberland Island he took us way out of his way to St John’s Center, Jacksonville Apple Store. To make things interesting it was ‘Black Friday’-swarms of people’, but mission was accomplished, a new phone.
The weather was warming up, the cruise to St Augustine, FL was comfortable, the passage across The St John’s River was uneventful ( a good thing) , and we were in a flotilla of yachts. It wasn’t surprising to find all the moorings were gone at The Bridge of Lion’s mooring fields when we got there (every other boat had passed us), and we couldn’t get in touch with the marina by phone for some reason, so we took a spot at the Municipal Marina- close to everything! Had showers and did lots of laundry! Walked to and cabbed back from the grocery Store with Val and Steve from S/V Barefoot’n. Ran into Mark and Sue from S/V Merlin, whom we hadn't seen since Elizabeth City, NC.
We went to The St Augustine First Colony Museum, very interesting Spanish and Native American influences, we saw an image of what the first genuine Thanksgiving looked like(by Michael Rosato,1565). The city is beautiful and extravagantly decorated with lights for Xmas. It is very touristy though and the temptation to eat out got the best of us while we were here.
Nov 21-23/14 Brunswick Landing Marina, Brunswick, GA (Mile 680 ICW)
Nov 24/14 Anchorage, Brickhill River ,N. Cumberland Island, GA (Mile 700 ICW)
Nov 25/14 Anchorage, Sea Camp, S. Cumberland Island, GA (Mile 710 ICW)
Nov 26-27/14 Lang’s Marina, St Mary’s, GA (Mile 711 ICW)
Nov 28-29/14 City Dock, Sister’s Creek, Jacksonville, FL (Mile 739 ICW)
Nov 30-31/14 St Augustine’s Municipal Dock, St Augustine, FL (Mile 777 ICW)
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