Old Faces, New Places

One of the interesting aspects of traveling by boat down the ICW is how many times we meet people we know along the way. Usually it’s a boat that we met in one anchorage that we meet again in a new place.  This time it was at least a little pre-arranged.

We stopped just outside Savannah GA to spend a couple days with Tony and Ann DiNicola, live-aboard friends from Herrington Harbour. They are wintering in the Savannah area while they have a number of projects completed on their Catalina 42. It was great to see them and catch up on what they’ve been doing in the 14 months since they left the Chesapeake.

While in Savannah, with Tony and Ann’s help, we continued our search for the best burger on the east coast. So far the competition has been fierce with the edge so far going to the Bull Market in Beaufort SC. But there are a lot of miles left in the competition.

Lyn also added to her lighthouse collection with a stop at the Tybee Island lighthouse. The lighthouse is adjacent to a WW2 bunker built to protect the coast from invasion. The lighthouse is much nicer!

Savannah also holds the record for the coldest temperatures so far on our trip. The polar vortex caught us and dropped the temps to 23 one night. Fortunately we were tied up at the marina and were able to run the heaters off shore power.

Thurs morning it was time to move on. Sixty miles later, we are now anchored in New Teakettle Creek, not far from Jekyll Island. Next stop is St Mary’s GA for the Cruisers Thanksgiving we’ve heard so much about.

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