Darien, Ga

Thursday & Friday December 6 & 7, 2012
31 22 046 N
81 26 133 W

Another uneventful run through the Georgia swamps today, ending up at the free dock in Darien. The dock (and the town) are about 8 miles up the Darien River, but the appeal of the free dock makes it worth while. We have been here before, and we are expecting a bit of weather, so its also a good place to shelter.

The fishing lady

Over the last few days we have crossed paths many times with a young solo-sailor on a small ketch and we invited him to accompany us to Darien. He arrived a few hours after us and we helped him make a landing. The current runs fairly strong in the river and there is no staff at the free dock. When we arrived there was a couple of ladies fishing, and they took a line from Deidre.

The volunteer "Harbor Master" visited shortly after we arrived. It was his birthday - born on December 7, 1941, the day the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor - and so we invited him on board for a drink. He was an interesting old codger to chat with. (Although only 6 years older than me!). He explained that the city had decided to make the dock free (back in April it cost us about $25) in order to attract boaters. We were also entitled to a free glass of wind at the new antique shop and wine bar. The three of us took advantage of the offer then continued on for dinner at the local fried fish restaurant.

We decided to stay another night to duck the weather and to do some grocery shopping. I also need to make some beginning efforts on the December DeFever Newsletter, and this would be a good time to do just that. .

Foggy morning

The tide and the current is an issuer on the river, and we decided that we would have to leave a bit before dawn on Saturday. We were awake at 6AM only to find that fog had rolled in and visibility was inadequate  After a conference on the dock, we went back to bed. The next opportunity to leave will be at 1/2 tide about 1PM. That will only give us 3 or 4 hours to get to an anchorage.