December 5, 2012 Wednesday
The last shallow to conquer in Georgia was Jekyll Creek. It can be the shallowest, 1 foot at mean low tide. We did not depart St. Simons Island until we were sure that we would approach at rising high tide. For the record...Georgian tide tables can have as much as a 9 foot tide differential. As long as we have been willing to wait for tides and not get frustrated with short trips we have been able to get through Georgia without incident, and so it was with Jekyll Creek. This leg also included crossing the St. Andrew Sound that led us part way through the inlet to the Atlantic, then turning us back into the ICW. The Sound was calm. We approached Cumberland Island on our port with great anticipation that we would see the famous wild horses that roam the shore.....no horses for us : (. We dropped our anchor in Brickhill River adjacent to the Cumberland Island National Park, as we motored up the river we came upon several pink flamingos on the shore. This is our last night in Georgia. We loved the natural, undisturbed beauty of Georgia. Thursday we would be in Florida!!!!! (Getting us closer to our winter "hideaway" at Boot Key Harbor, in Marathon Key.)
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| Our companion in the St. Simons Sound |
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| Enter "Jekyll Creek" |
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| Some people don't obey the rules, Sign says "Keep Off" |
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| Cumberland Island shoreline on ICW |
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Green marker 29A, not so green, white washed by fine feather friends,
this marker guided us out toward Atlantic in the St. Andrew Sound |
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Pink Flamingos on the shore of Cumberland Island National Park
where we anchored for the night |
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