Heading to Georgia!

Good morning everyone!  Happy Thanksgiving week!

Paul and I are en route to St. Simon's Island today - which is in Georgia.  We had a really lovely day on the ICW yesterday and anchored near Beaufort, SC last night - very peaceful and lovely.

We encountered some cool stuff along the way yesterday - enjoy the photos:

 

From my "perch" behind the Captain's seat - a look at our wake during a very calm day.

A very calm day on the ICW



I didn't get to my camera fast enough for a  better photo, but a bald eagle along shore.



Going under a bridge - you can see the sign with numbers on the right - most bridges have this.  Obviously, not an issue for us, as we're only about 24' high, but many sailboats with tall masts play close attention to this!  In addition, lots of birds hanging out here and trying to dry off their wings.



Some pelicans just hanging out . . .



Some dolphins playing in our wake as we got close to Beaufort . . .



Just north of Beaufort is the "Tides House" - this is where the Big Chill was filmed.  I am 99% sure this is the house - a lot of trees have grown in, so not 100% . . .



Sunset at our anchorage last night - beautiful!

So, we are heading "outside" today - in other words, instead of travelling the ICW which is very shallow and winding in northern Georgia - we are heading out into the Ocean and travelling along the coast.  It saves us about 70 miles and the conditions are great today, so it hopes to be an easy ride.  Paul is able to put the auto pilot on and it's a lot less stressful for him.

We'll be in touch again soon - sending lots of love, Jen & Paul

Today's Quote:
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.  ~John Fitzgerald Kennedy