The India Jayne

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

3-27-16

JEKYLL ISLAND

Jekyll Island Marina

Stayed at Jekyll Is. a few days. Very interesting history. Late 1800s private club for Rockefellers, etc. Now State owns it and is doing restoration of old homes from club era. Rode bikes all over the island and also took a guided tour.

Tom and Paula on Life's Travails

BRUNSWICK LANDING

GEORGIA

3-31-2016

Stopped at Brunswick Landing to fill up with $1.75/gal diesel and, due to weather, stayed a couple of days. Met some really nice people there, Mike and Robin, took us provisions shopping in their car. The place had free laundry, and, get this, free beer all day in their very nice lounge.

Also met Mike and Cyndie on Imagination. Traveled with them the next two days.

ISLE OF HOPE

4-3-2016

From Brunswick we anchored out on the Crescent River on our way here,

Traveling with IMAGINATION in the background and some gulls diving for fish in our wake.

Crescent River off Sapelo Sound - still in Georgia

4-3-2016

Isle of Hope Marina, which will serve for our Savannah base. There are docks at city front but also constant wakes from tugs, ships, tour boats. Not good security either and no on-shore facilities. So side-tie docked here yesterday in strong current between two other yachts, very tight, only a couple feet fore and aft. Encountered another couple, Phil and Sally, on a boat we'd met earlier at St. Augustine, so enjoyed going to dinner with them last night. Oddly, they are from Alameda. Also on the Loop.

Sally Ann

They are shooting the movie Bay Watch here at the Marina. Should be interesting to see. Our boat will be in the background. I offered to star in the episode but have had no response yet.

Baywatch crew changed the Marina name for the filming

Monday, April 4, 2016

Tues, 3-29-16

Up to Jekyll Island

The St. Augustine Fort.

Sally and Phil from Sally Ann in world's smallest Boston Whaler

That's it. We like it to come up clean.

Holding down the aft deck

Restaurants are ok, but try the India Jayne if you really want a good meal.

R&R concert in Ft. Pierce's square, along with the farmers' market.

Pelicans, pelicans, everywhere.

White Ibis

After departing Ft. Pierce we anchored behind a jetty at Eau Gallie Anchorage south (Melbourne, Fl.) to protect us from the predicted north wind. The wind came, but the waves wrapped around the jetty and hit us from the side. We had a beam sea ride for an extra day until it was safe to weigh anchor.

Cormorants all in a row

Colorful water and lots of bird and sea life.

As winds subsided we pulled out for New Smyrna anchorage, Rockhouse Creek Inlet. Good holding bottom. Short dinghy ride to Hidden Treasure for dinner. Good dinghy dock.

Pirate Ships attacking fort at St. Augustine

Downtown Historic District, St. Augustine

St. Augustine, northeast Florida

Next day we left made it to St. Augustine Municipal Marina Mooring ball field

On our St. Augustine mooring ball. View from top of Fort built in 1600s by the Spanish, 17' thick walls.

The Bridge of Lions at St. Augustine, opening for vessel traffic.

Castillo de San Marcos at dusk, St. Augustine, settled by the Spanish in 1565. It is the oldest city in the US.

Fast and deadly.

Expensive to replace the 30' props on this mega-tug.

Squall

Stealth attack ships under construction

Fog rolled in. Where are we?

The Jekyll Is. Harbor has courtesy bikes for boaters to get around.

Jekyll Island Club was formed on a private island in the late 1800s. Charter members were wealthy people of the day, Rockefellers, Vanderbilts and such. They came in their own yachts or private railroad cars to spend winter months in privacy and rustic splendor. The Island was purchased by the State of Georgia in 1947 and is preserved for the public to enjoy.