Friday - Monday, March 19 - 22, Jekyll Island and finally, Cumberland Island

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Friday, March 19

There was still plenty of wind overnight offering us some gentle rocking with the waves hitting the hull. It was nice to know that we were secure tied to a dock. It was a beautiful day to enjoy a beach walk and lunch out dining outdoors and a DQ treat on the walk home.

One of our dock neighbors here. There are many live aboard at this marina and most have dogs and there are a couple of cats. 

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Saturday - Sunday, March 20 - 21

A coastal gale. 

Windy, cold, rainy. And then more windy! 

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Monday March 22

10:20 AM: We left the marina at low tide though with plenty of water on the south end of the creek. We hoped to take the western route as it would be calmer but we needed several hours of tide coming in to cross a shallow area. So off we go towards St Andrews Sound with a North wind at 20+ mph.  Yeah! 😳

I know! These photos don't look bad. It is really hard to capture wave height in a photo so trust me.

It started off with 2’ seas but ended up with 3-4’s. We’ve transited it worse than this before and we've transited when in perfect conditions. Not this time. 

Yes, it was bad but could've been much worse. Bella even survived without incident. 🤢  

We later heard on the radio that the seas were 5’+ after we crossed and on the news that gusts were up to 40. 

The Cumberland Island lighthouse 

(still in the St Andrews Sound)

As we enter the river behind Cumberland Island, it was very calm and we spotted 4 of the wild horses grazing on the low land there. 

And lucky us! The Coast Guard offered us a “courtesy”inspection and the real fun part was that it was while in the St Mary’s River with 20+ mph winds and hefty gusts. Lots of wind and current! We got a glowing report from them.

Not a great photo but you can see the small Coast Guard boat on the port side as they disembark us from the swim platform. Unfortunately a large wave hit them and they got soaked. 

After we anchored, the winds calmed down quite a bit. It is still a bit cold and windy and will miss going ashore this time. We will plan on exploring Cumberland on our return trip.

On to St Augustine tomorrow!

Miles today: Jekyll to Cumberland Islands: 27

Total miles: 210.6

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