Crescent River

Sunday January 26, 2014
Australia Day
31 30 137 N
81 20 153 W

Shipyard

We were on our way at 8:45 AM and anchored by 4:45 PM and managed 53 NM. A little warmer today, calm and overcast. We are anchored a mile or so off the ICW in about 20' of water. There are no sounds at all, very peaceful.

Once a boat leaves the Savannah area on the ICW all signs of civilization fade away. This is what the Georgia section of the ICW is renowned for. Today was 50 miles of marsh, "hammocks" and a tangle of rivers and creeks. There are no roads, bridges, houses etc. And today we only saw a couple of boats all day. Tomorrow will be basically the same until we hit Brunswick. I would guess that we had to travel two miles for every one  made. Last year when we went north in the Atlantic direct from Brunswick to Charleston it was 140 NM and 20 hours. Following the ICW will take 4 days between the same places. But the weather has been just too bad to go offshore

While on the subject of the weather another winter storm is forecast to arrive Monday night and last 2-3 days. So tomorrow afternoon we will be looking for a protected anchorage to hunker down in for a couple of days.