This is how the water looked most of the day. See how bendy it is?
This is the marsh along the shore.
This is the Catamaran "Esmerelda" anchored along with us.Our day began a little later than usual. We didn't haul up our anchor until 9:00 A.M. The tide behind Cumberland Island was 7 1/2 feet. That's something we are not used to, being river boaters and all. The weather today was like the past couple of days: cloudy, cool, and a little breeze. The high today was 68 degrees. Last night, after dinner, I made dough pretzels. It seems weird to be able to do that while at anchor. It had been a really long time since I'd made them. It was cool enough that the oven felt good instead of making the boat too warm.
Today we cruised 68 miles. We went as fast as 12.2 mph and as slow as 6.7 mph without touching the throttles. After we passed St. Simon's Sound, the ICW became narrow, and shallow in some places and very twisty. For the last four hours or so, we saw only one house, one jet ski, and one catamaran. There are marshes on both shores most of the way. We are anchored in New Tea Kettle Creek with the above mentioned catamaran. It's a quiet, peaceful place to spend the night. The tide here is 8 feet 3 inches. Wow! Early in our voyages, we met a man from New Zealand who told us that on the ICW, if you run aground, just wait until the tide comes back in and float off. With 8 feet of tide, I see what he means.
We saw several groups of dolphins today, but I am the kiss of death as far as they are concerned. Every time we see them, I run down to the bow and try to take their pictures or just get them to swim with us for awhile. As soon as I get down to the bow (sometimes even before I can get there), they swim away. I tried really hard to take a video of them today, but to no avail. Sorry.
Today we cruised 68 miles. We went as fast as 12.2 mph and as slow as 6.7 mph without touching the throttles. After we passed St. Simon's Sound, the ICW became narrow, and shallow in some places and very twisty. For the last four hours or so, we saw only one house, one jet ski, and one catamaran. There are marshes on both shores most of the way. We are anchored in New Tea Kettle Creek with the above mentioned catamaran. It's a quiet, peaceful place to spend the night. The tide here is 8 feet 3 inches. Wow! Early in our voyages, we met a man from New Zealand who told us that on the ICW, if you run aground, just wait until the tide comes back in and float off. With 8 feet of tide, I see what he means.
We saw several groups of dolphins today, but I am the kiss of death as far as they are concerned. Every time we see them, I run down to the bow and try to take their pictures or just get them to swim with us for awhile. As soon as I get down to the bow (sometimes even before I can get there), they swim away. I tried really hard to take a video of them today, but to no avail. Sorry.
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