Departed the Wahoo River at 7:00AM and arrived in Brunswick, Georgia at 2:00PM
Today's miles- 55 Total trip miles- 1,273.
We had a 7-hour day but wanted to get to Brunswick where we will be leaving the boat for the next couple of months and the holidays. It was a good trip and the Brunswick Landing Marina where we are leaving Irish Rover is well protected from storms and the dock we are on has a few live a boards who will be watching our boat for it's stay. We are looking forward to getting home to see our kids and two new grandsons. We will begin the blog again in January when we continue the adventure.
This tug was hauling a long dredge line.
Another tug pulling a large dredging platform.
This is our last bridge for a while. This connects Brunswick with Jekyll Island. As we approached, we noticed a large ship coming.
We gave this ship a wide berth at the bridge to let it pass.
It was a car carrier from Europe.
This is a shrimp fleet just before our marina. You can buy shrimp right off of the boats!
This is the old court house in Brunswick.
Sunset at our new marina.
This is an old style McDonald's in Brunswick.
There are old oak trees with Spanish moss all over this area.
Some neat old cars also!
Every evening around 5:00 there is a happy hour at the top of the dock. We toast the sundowns and tell stories. There is a great group of people here.
We visited the Georgia Sea Turtle Center where the care for sick and injured turtles.
One of the "patients"
Another
We visited Jekyll Island and the beach seems to go on forever.
The blog will continue in early January when we get back down.
Enjoy the holidays!!
Hello! I've been reading your very interesting blog - thanks for posting! We are hoping to retire in a couple of years and purchase a suitable vessel for doing the great loop. We are currently looking at a Marine Trader 1978 and are wondering what you like and don't like about yours. I am also wondering how important you think it is to have a flying bridge. I noticed in one of the photos you were bundled up - wondering why you didn't use the lower helm! Must be the view?! We have also looked at a couple of pilothouse trawlers without flying bridges.
ReplyDeleteOur plan is to leave from our hometown in Nova Scotia when we set out so want something that is seaworthy but also appropriate for the intracoastal (if that's possible!). Any info/tips you would like to give us would be much appreciated!
Thanking you in advance and happy travels!
Nita