Florida at last

After leaving Big Tom Creek, we went out St. Catherine sound into the ocean again. The wind was light and variable and the most we saw was about 8 knots, and that was a gust! Mostly it was 5 or less. Another motoring day. But at least we missed some of the endlessly winding and shoaling Georgia creeks that comprise the ICW. We had hoped to make it to Fernandina but instead came in St. Simon Sound (what's up with all these sounds with saint names?), cruised behind Jekyll Island at very, very low tide (only running aground twice in the channel), and anchored in Umbrella Creek just before sundown. We had no company except the marsh birds. A really beautiful setting.

This morning (Monday) the creek was really socked in with fog so we got a late for us start. We pulled up the anchor around 8:00 and headed through St. Andrews Sound and the Cumberland River to Fernandina. After getting fuel we anchored off the town dock and went into town for lunch. It's a pretty and historic town with lots of very cool shops, but we restrained ourselves and came back to the boat empty handed. Tom has since gone back with his fold-up-bike to see if he can find beer and diet Coke. Poor thing had a terrible headache last night which I think is caffeine withdrawal. He drinks gallons of diet coke at home and has not had nearly that much on the boat.

Its hard to see but this is a submarine we passed along the Cumberland River having some sort of work done to it

So we have finally made it to Florida and it is much warmer here right now.  We'll head further south tomorrow but don't know where exactly.  Maybe St. Augustine.