We slept in until shortly after 0800 and it felt good! The day was supposed to be lazy however after checking the weather, the weather window has been extended. Tomorrow was not looking so good but Monday appears to be better. Jorge decided that maybe we should move a bit today and stage our jump off position from a different inlet. Okay, Plan B was now in effect.

Boating 101 is to always have a full tank of fuel. Cruising 101 says to leave room to top up at a marina and bum showers. We took the cruising course and topped up with fuel and bummed real showers!

The weather was warmer today, at least we couldn't see our breaths. By noon we were shedding a layer of clothes and travelling with just light jackets on (mind you the enclosure was securely in place.) The skies were mostly clear but there was a bit of cloud covering by late afternoon.

Savannah house along the ICW.

Causton Bluff Bridge, 26', Savannah, Georgia.

Causton Bluff Bridge opens on request.

 

We anchored in Vernon Creek just north of mile 600 on the ICW, a very pretty and protected spot. Tides in this area are 8'. We set anchor around 1500. In total we only did 20 sm today. We are going to get up early tomorrow and reevaluate the weather for Monday. If it is still looking good, we will move to an anchorage 3 hours closer to the ocean and plan to do an outside passage the next day. If the weather deteriorates we'll head down the ICW.

Sunset in Vernon River, Georgia.