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Date:Wed, 23 Nov 2022 22:54:00 GMT
St Mary's GA
Lunch Icecream and Fudge!
Today we slept in. Every muscle in my body hurts. I feel like I am
recovering from a car crash. Eventually we got up, washed up, washed our
hair and decided to go into town. But we are moving slow.
Our dingy lift is working great. We added a sling/harness to the motor so
we can lift it into the boat without worrying about dropping it overboard.
We met our buddy boat at the dock and went to lunch at the Greek resturant
right off the water. It's called "The Riverside Cafe"
It's a marvelous little place and the food was excellent!
I would recommend it to anyone anchoring here. The town is
small and a couple of the shops are going out of business. (which is sad)
due to flooding from storm surge repeatedly. There's lots of nice stuff for
gifts to send home. There is home made fudge and icecream here as well at
the "Market on the Square". The town is friendly to boaters and the
waterfront park is beautiful. There is a bait shop with bathrooms right off
the dinghy dock which is free and trash cans right by the dock.
There are hanging swinging benches and a playground for kids. We are
staying for the Boater's Thanksgiving at the hotel here tomorrow.
The marina mentioned in the
guide books is gone, washed away in the hurricane. But some of the broken
pilings are still there. So where you see a marina on the charts don't
anchor there because at low tide you'll be sitting on broken log pilings
punching holes in your boat. The river has a swift current and of course
there are winds going against or sidewise to the current so give your self
plenty of room from other boats. The anchorage is big with room for 20
boats or more. It was pretty full when we got here. The depths range from
8-25 feet and it holds well but make sure your anchor likes to be turned
around because the current shifts.
I'm going to bed early tonight and Hannah is making a custard pie and
stuffing for Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow. I think we're going to work on
the steering perhaps Saturday or Sunday.