2/25/16 Thursday Isle of Hope Savannah, Ga

Just as we expected we woke up this morning to still 35-40 mph wind gust. AND It was cold!!!! Yesterday was so warm the wind did not seem bad at all, but today the wind would cut you in two!!!

We decided to do chores on the boat, clothes to wash, Rod had some electrical things that needed attention. So plenty to do!!! Around noon there was some things Rod needed from the hardware store so we went and got the marinas loaner car for a short ride into town. We then decided we wanted Japanese for lunch but no one knew where there was one near by so instead we chose Chinese. We went just down the street from the hardware store to Wangs II. It was just what we needed!!! I had sesame shrimp with fried rice, Rod had sweet and sour chicken!! Plus the entree came with a cup of egg drop soup!! The lunch size portions were so large we brought home leftovers. Always good to have leftovers for night at anchor!!

We will be untieing in the morning and heading on north toward home!! We should be in Beaufort, SC tomorrow evening, Saturday in Charleston, SC and Sunday pull into our slip in Georgetown!!! 

That's the plan anyway!!! 

Please pray for our last few days of travel, I still have concerns with the winds!!!

Sorry no pics today, we did not do anything that warranted a pic of !!!! ha 

I'll let you know of tomorrow's travels!  Love to all,  Fran & Capn Rod 

2/20/16 Saturday Jekyll Island, Ga.

We officially left the state of Florida around 10am this morning as we crossed the St Mary's River in the St Andrews Sound!! We are now in the state of Georgia!!! We left Fernendino Beach on Amelia Island this morning around 8am, to some of the calmest waters we have had the entire trip!!! The water crossing the sounds were great for cruising across!! I had bought my sea bands for sickness yesterday, but thank you Lord I did not need them!!!! 

We arrived at Jekyll Harbor Marina around 10:30am. I was shedding clothes just after we got here to shorts and a tee shirt!!! They put is in a good dock that has cable TV hook up as Rod said it was a must we be able to watch the Daytona NASCAR race on Sunday!! Lol   The dock hand Chris, said he very much understood as he would be watching also!! 

We quickly settled in and got on the bike and rode into town. They have renovated the downtown area around the conference center and it is one beautiful place. They call the area Beach Village. The bike paths on this island are nicer than the street!! Lol   We spent a couple of hours walking through the area and then rode about 12 miles on the scenic bike path on the north end of the island. We plan to do the south end tomorrow morning (before the race comes on at 1pm). The Marina offers a golf cart for travel but the bike is so easy to ride and can really cover more of the trails than the golf cart can. 

We were blessed again with another great travel day and a great day of sight seeing! Paula sent me a text and told us of the ISS passing across the sky around 7:35pm this evening. We watched it go across the NW Sky in and out of the clouds for 5 minutes!! What a treat to witness! 

The weather is predicted to be sunny and warm all weekend!! I hope you have the same!

Much love and blessings to all, Fran & Capn Rod 

Crossing the dreaded St Andrews Sound!! Look at that water, smooth as glass!! Whew!!!!! Blessed again!!

Docked on the beautiful Jekyll Island, Ga.

Saw this majestic guy sitting right above the dock on a power line.

God ended the day with a beautiful firey sunset!!

2/15/2014 Saturday

Good evening to all!!! Well we have enjoyed Brunswick, Ga for the last day and half! and we're done!!! Maybe there is more going on during the week but Friday afternoon at 5pm they roll up the sidewalk!!! We rode our bike all day today even though it was 53 degrees and the wind chill was 47 degrees! As long as we stayed out of the wind it was a great ride!!! We probably rode 15-20 miles looking at old homes and seeing some of the historical places here in town. We did find a small farmers market and purchased some potatoes, tomatoes and of course boiled peanuts!!! We found nothing open for breakfast except a Subway so we had a breakfast sub!!! We did take the advise of some people and went the mile and half to eat dinner at the Marshside Grill and feasted on a prime rib sandwich and a Shrimp PO Boy!! We also shared a bowl of Brunswick stew! but we both agreed it was good but not as good as Sherrys !!!   She does make some good Brunswick stew!!!! We were sitting on the boat back deck this afternoon and a sail boat went by waving to us so we waved back, come to find out it was a couple we met in Georgetown last summer Ken and Michelle on their boat Scallywag!! We went down and visited them a while and we are going to meet them in Savannah  in a couple of days, spend some time together and have dinner!!! This is their home port and they have a house here!! Great to meet up with boater friends we meet!!! 

We have checked all tide charts and we will have the best travel time tomorrow if we leave here by 7am so Rod will have to make me get up early!!! I'm ready to move on!!!

Attached are a few pics I took today, not a lot here photograph!!!

Love to all !!! Hope it is beginning to warm up some for you !!! I want warmer weather to be there in Georgetown when we arrive!!!!   Keep us in your prayers for safe travels!!!!

Oh also Rod is going to patch the starter on our engine till we get home, it is a simple fix!!! I hope the patch work holds out!!!

Ms. Fran and Capt Rod 

Rod thought this was a great replica of a WWII ship!! Pic below.

It was so detailed!!!!

Look at this Prime Rib sandwich!!! That's a 2 day meal!!! I love left overs!!!

And a shrimp po boy !!! Rod ate it allll!!! Yum