Had easy 40 mile run to Brunswick after pulling up anchor in Duplin River. The excitement for the day was traveling the last 10 miles through St Simon Sound. We made the turn towards Brunswick and in from the sea came a very large cargo ship headed the same way. BenjOllie easily proved she has some speed as we safely stayed in the lead of the Monrovian ship. After tying up we got ready to look at a 46 Grand Banks Carey found in an ad that really looked like a good deal. All the benefits of a Grand Banks but with more room. The next morning, we looked it over and are actively discussing moving up in size. We planned on leaving at noon after looking at the 46-footer, but a strong wind was blowing so we decided to stay the night and leave next day.
No hurry on the 10th as were only 40 miles from Fernandina Beach. We passed through another sound, St. Andrews, after passing Jekyll Island. The Sound, known for being as rough as the Atlantic that it connects to was pleasantly calm this trip. Next was a sunny warm trip along Cumberland Sound and the Navy’s Kings Bay Trident Submarine base and into Fernandina Beach for the night.
Just for fun I found that you can motor the Georgia coast from South Carolina to Florida and enjoy sites on the 115 miles trip, but there are even more things to see traveling the ICW that wanders 141 miles along the Georgia coastline. And it is nice to see the local towns decorated for Christmas like the main street in Fernandina Beach pictured below.
