Georgia!

Georgia with its many waterways and marshes has very high and low tides and some places low water to begin with. This has made it difficult to leave early like we usually do. Having had a full moon last Thursday night has made the tides even more extreme. The planning is very important to be able to not go aground. We have a five foot keel beneath our boat and it's a wing keel to boot. The wing makes it more difficult to get yourself off if you go aground. One advantage if you go hard aground with a wing at least you stay upright. We have seen in the past boats totally on their side when the tide is at dead low. Not a pretty sight. Georgia also has only 100 miles of coastline but with all the switchbacks, it's about 150 miles on the ICW. We in the past, when the weather permits have gone out in the ocean. Weather this time is not cooperating. The thunder storms build by early afternoon. 

Yesterday morning we had to ask for help for the first time to get off the dock. The wind and tide had us pinned tight to the dock. I guess there is a first for everything. 

We went as far as Isle of Hope and took a dock at the Marina. I did some laundry and Larry worked. We didn't have as nice of an evening to sit in the cockpit. There were thunderstorms building off the coast and the winds were high all day and it was very humid. 

We are underway as I write this and plan to anchor this evening. Hopefully the weather won't be like our other anchorage. 

I don't have many pictures to share with you but we did see a very beautiful classic boat yesterday. Even though it is a power boat I'll share the picture with you.