NH docks at Jekyll Island & Thunderbolt

April 12th Nana and Nandad dock at one of their favorite spots in GA - Jekyll Island. Of course, right away , we were on the courtesy golf cart heading to historic downtown. We found ourselves on the fishing pier located on the Clam Creek Picnic Area. There we found a family using chicken legs in a net catching blue crab - fascinating. Our grandsons Cillian and Liam would love this activity. We also saw the remains of the Golden Ray which capsized September 2019 off the coast of Georgia near St Simons Sound with 4200 new cars onboard. Apparently an error made during loading caused the incident - whoops! 

While cruising the Golden Isles Nana tried to capture the wild horses on Cumberland Island - always a lovely sight. 

You can see Nandad shadow, not so much the chicken legs! and the blue crab which by the way was put back into the water

Here you can see the remains of the Golden Ray which had to be cut into pieces. The machinery alone is fascinating and the project is still ongoing.

Unfortunately because I had to zoom in again to catch the horses they have become very blurry. However you get the idea. Some day Nana will return to Cumberland Island and hike with the horses. 
April 13th Tuesday.  A very long day and stressful day cruising this beautiful section of the ICW. As described by the Waterway guide it is visually interesting and physically demanding. The route winds past many of Georgia’s barrier islands. The currents are very strong with many swift rivers and choppy sounds add to the mix of varying depth meaning everybody has to pay attention - no reading today Nana!  Anchoring can be tricky in GA so we decided to call Thunderbolt Marina at MM 583 for a slip. There is a great restaurant called Tubby’s which we will have to visit next time. Due to Nandad’s very swollen ankle ( he slipped while visiting the fort at Fernandina) and our level of exhaustion we had the perfect dinner onboard in the pilot house as the NO SEE’UMs were vicious!

A little history on Thunderbolt Yacht Basin