3.12.08 up anchor at 0810 and headed N on the St Johns River to Sisters Creek and the ICW. We had the current in our favor for little over and hour.. Cruised for 50 miles today and anchored on Floyd Creek...the weather is beautiful and we would have cruised longer if there hadn't been a large sound and a bit of ocean to cross before Jekyll Creek Marina..the wind is down .and the water fairly smooth but didnt want to get caught in the middle after dark. So an early stop and supper with a warm sundown. We saw several dolphins today but none close enough to photograph.
we saw several interesting boats...this one had a boom system..

similar to a Nonsuch sailboat (perhaps it is one) and then there was this one ..didnt really get to see the boat.

Both dogs used the back "lawn". Hope it continues..there are many places where we cant get ashore...tonight is one.

8.13.08 We took the alternate route up Floyd Creek since we had gone so far up to anchor anyways...and it looked like an interesting route... "at G A21", we nosed up to shore and I stepped off with the dogs...it was really just a huge shell mound. They are piled 3 & 4 ft deep in places and you definately want to have shoes on when you step off the boat...

We crossed 2 sounds today...St Simons was very flat...but Buttermilk Sound started to get pretty lumpy ...though not an uncomfortable ride. Anchored in Back River, Queens Island "G181", and had a beautiful sunset...

3.14.08 Good night at anchor....several large swells during the night but the boat rode them well...The Bulwagga anchor seems to be doing a good job with the change of tide and current direction...so far..so good...I still sleep with one eye open...and each new noise has me looking out the window...what is unusual for us is...when we go to bed at low tide...you dont see a whole lot since you are 8 or 9 ft lower than at high tide...then you wake up...look around and there are lights where there wernt any before....the first night took me a few minutes to realize we hadnt dragged anchor...

We crossed Sappello Sound with a nice ride..no wind.. Got a lot of cheers from a trawler going S

Jim thinks they were yelling "Loopers"...they were towing 2 boats....

The next sound was St Catherines STM 620...an hour and a half before high tide and a stiff crosswind made it pretty choppy...lots of white caps, foam streaks, and freckles on the waves....and Jim was busy steering with the push and pull of both....but we were both happy with the way the boat handled...We were going to anchor before the next sound but Jim noticed we'd be doing Hell's Gate , GA at low tide if we waited till morning so we went on thru....slack tide...good decision...we are anchored in Moon River..StM 595. Savannah , GA tomorrow...