To Isle of Hope Marina outside of Savannah -- June 8

The Captain took the dinghy this morning to explore the beach at the north end of St. Catherines Island. He landed after running for about a mile and a half in the dinghy and then walked the beach for 45 minutes. It was clear that the forest lining the beach had burned relatively recently.




With no traffic on the beach you could see the patterns left by the receding waves.


The only footprints I saw in the sand were from some cloven hoof critter that I suspect was a wild boar because of how the prints regularly led to holes dug in the sand. Maybe it was digging up crabs for breakfast!


After about half a mile I made it to the NE corner of the island where the beach widened and turned to the south along the Atlantic. That was the first time I saw signs of civilization, with some tire tracks in the sand. 



When I returned to Craunological II the First Mate was waiting to help land the dinghy. 


The funny thing about this little adventure is that I had to pass all of these people on the NW corner of the island to reach the place where I landed the dinghy. 

After lunch at anchor, we only had a 30-mile run to the Isle of Hope Marina, which is on the south side of Savannah about ten miles from downtown. We stayed here on our Intracoastal trip two years ago and liked the place. They have free loaner cars, and we signed up for one from 5 to 7 so we could do a bit of grocery shopping and get some dinner. 

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  1. Laurie CookJune 9, 2024 at 2:41 PM

    I just got caught up with the interesting postings of your adventures to date!
    So happy you are happy, content and on your way!!
    Have fun and stay safe xox

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  2. Pam RJune 11, 2024 at 9:26 AM

    Love being able to follow your Journey!

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  3. Kim PJune 14, 2024 at 8:18 PM

    Thanks for the people pics! Keep up the greta blog!

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