Captain's Log Week 4

12/2/10
To Isle of hope GA
Really nothing to report. Motored all day. Easy day in the ditch. Remote marina at mile 590, I think we were in bed by 9:00pm.

12/3/10
To Tea Kettle Creek
Another day of motoring all day, that's the down side. The upside is that Laura found a really fantastic anchorage. Just absolutely pristine. We were anchored in 10ft of water in Georgia's low country. There wasn't a tree in sight just 3 ft tall reeds all around to the horizon. We also got treated to one of the best double sunsets I have ever seen (double in that the light is mirrored on the the surface of the water). We have been using a website called cruisersnet.net. It is a really useful site for people cruising on the atlantic coast. The information about marinas, bridge closings, and anchorages is often more up to date than the guide books.

12/4/10 To Jekyll Island GA
Very cold morning, especially without the heaters which we have when we are docked.
We traveled to Jekyll Island on the southern boarder of Georgia. I'm really excited to make it to florida tomorrow.
Jekyll Island marina was our chosen stop for one reason... They boasted a a hot tub and we wanted it! In the end it was a cold tub that after an hour of waiting for it to heat up, turned into a luke warm tub, but it was still nice. We are planning on taking it easy tomorrow and spend the morning at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center.

12/5/10
To Fernadina Beach
We started the day off with a bike ride to the Sea Turtle Center as planned, it far surpassed my expectations. We ended up with a kind of impromptu private tour with one of the volunteers at the center. learned a lot and got to see a lot of really cool Turtles. See Laura's post about the trip for more details.

12/6/10
To St. Augustine FL
Really long day but we made great progress lots of miles covered. Really missing that motor. We had a hard time getting through some bridges as the currents we strong enough to almost over power our one motor. We went under one bridge at all of 1.2knots with full throttle! Currently we are docked on the outside of the seawall and it is really rough, might be a long night.

12/7/10
To Daytona Beach
I fell down on deck while steping out of one hull and walking to the other (I was a also on the phone with Yamaha at the time). It was a spectacular fall and I thought I had broken something for sure. It really hurt. Fortunately nothing was broken but all my corners (knees and elbows) are really bruised. I wonder what the Yamaha guy thought was going on when the cell phone I was holding went crashing across the deck?

12/8/10 To Titusville
Nothing exciting today other than during a long motor we were treated to a Rocket launch from Cape Canaveral. Very cool.
We docked at a small marina in Titusville. Included with our docking fee was a coupon for a free drink at the local bar. I'm guessing that is a promotion that pays big dividend. The other nice thing about our stay in Titusville was that right after docking we got word from Yamaha that they would indeed be giving us a new powerhead for our starboard motor. Additionally they agreed to have the parts shipped overnight to the mechanics in Southport NC and to also pay to have the motor shipped back to us wherever we are. =)
Finally!!!!

12/9/10
To Vero Beach
A new record for longest day on the water! We went about 70 miles today. We in the Vero Beach Mooring Field which was recommended to us by Larry and Roberta Jones. Good suggestion. We had a great night rafted to another catamaran, and it was only $13. Used the Dink (dingy) today for the first time on the trip. Despite having a rebuilt carburetor and a bunch of other work recently done, she isn't all that I could want. Basically she will only run with the choke out. Not so good. Will have to have the mechanic who puts our other engine in look at it.