Why reinvent the wheel as they say. Bob has summarized our first 3 days, complete with map. So here it is folks.
Cornucopia" Update: 3 FEB 2012 Friday.
We departed the Skidway Ramp at 8:50 A Wednesday morning. The night was chilly, and the morning very breezy, but the afternoon weather was sensational.
Later in the afternoon around 2:40 PM with a run of 35 miles, we decided we had enough travel for our first day out and dropped anchor at the mouth of Cattle Pen Creek.
We left Cattle Pen Creek at 8:40 AM on Thursday Morning. The skies we completely overcast,but the temperature was comfortable --no jackets or sweaters needed. The forecast stated a 30% chance of thunderstorms in the morning and afternoon. Well, this never happened. The rest of the day was really sensational with hot temps and good visibly once the sunlight broke out.
At 3:00 PM we dropped anchor just off the ICW G#125 called "Wally's Leg" a creek which flows into the main course of travel. The sun sets early at 6:00 PM with a brief period of civil twilight. We also had guests come in to anchor here "Irish Smiles" from Bern, South Carolina.
At 8:10 AM next morning (Friday), we again headed south. A wrong turn ended up in a small creek where local Shrimpers are docked and have their warehouses. Getting turned around to get out is tough in small creeks. The "Cornucopia" has no steering unless water is moving over the rudder. If you have seen freighters and oil tankers being positioned into a dock by tug boats, then you can understand our problem.
We intended to travel westward once reaching Saint Simon's Sound, but changed plans. While making the five mile passage through the sound. The wind, waves, and strong currents "rock-n-rolled" us for over one hour, and we turned back into the ICW near the north end of Jekyll Island.
At 11:00 AM Friday, 3 FEB 2012, we are currently docked at Jekyll Island Marina.
CONCLUSION:
With the sun at low angles this time of year, the visibly is difficult. These sections of the ICW through Georgia are more difficult to navigate than those in the Carolinas and Virginia. You need to stay most diligent to your marks. Also we found several markers are missing and/or have been changed. New markers have also been added using the letter "A" after the given number.
Hope all is well in your section of the World.
Bob
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