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| Dawn in St. Mary's |
We arrived at St Mary's, Georgia on Saturday after a uneventful four or five hour run on the ICW. Since we first traveled down the Ditch(ICW) we were warned by many boaters to avoid transiting through Georgia at all costs. We did not heed their advice and we have cruised through with some stress but no problems. You do have to be alert at all times and follow the markers and your charts diligently at all times.
A Canadian couple in a small Non-Such(type of boat), decided to overtake us, which did not make me feel too happy, but shortly after passing they decided to cut some red markers and came to a sudden stop when they ran aground on a shoal. I don't need to tell you how I felt as we passed by on the correct side of the markers. Not long after we passed they backed off and got underway again only to put the pedal to the metal and zip by us once more to make sure they got to St Mary's before us. Just as an addendum to the story, we could have blown their socks off if we had cranked up the engine just another rev or two but we were in no rush and decided to let them feel good and superior to us lowly Americans!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Once again we experienced the power of our armed forces on our way down the sound. We passed a Nuclear Submarine base with huge hangers and one Submarine tied up to the dock. needless to say security was high and we slid on by as quickly as possible. For those of you who have followed our blog on previous occasions you remember the stories and pictures about Cumberland Island. As we passed this time we only saw one wild horse on the shore.
As promised the week in St.Mary's is living up to expectations. Each evening at 5:30 happy hour is held at the local hotel. 4 draft beers for $5, and we all bring snacks to share. The town provides transportation to the grocery store etc. so Jane has made a few trips to stock up for Thanksgiving. She is making sweet potatoes and cranberry sauce and I am making a trifle for desert. The turkey and ham will be provided by the town and everything else provided by boaters.
The boating community is very diverse here. Of course there are many Canadian boats but there are also boats from England, Australia and New Zealand joining all of us Americans preparing to celebrate Thanksgiving together. We will miss our family but we wish them and all our friends a very happy and peaceful Thanksgiving.
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