AMELIA ISLAND FLORIDA to JEKYLL ISLAND GEORGIA / Thursday, March 10 (Day 48)

Admiral's Log:      8:05am, Thrs., 3/10/16

                          Temp:  68

                          Winds:  5 mph

                          Speed:  11 knots

We pretty much saw all there was to see on Amelia, so decided to make a quick one night stop on Jekyll Island. Another day of currents, but this time they were helping push us; we had a 4 knot push. We saw Salty again heading south, but don't think they saw us. 

OSV Ships

Demagnetizer

We passed by King's Bay Naval Station where nuclear subs are stored and worked on. Pretty cool if I do say so myself. The two OSV boats (offshore supply vehicle) flank the subs and are filled with 200 degree water so if a heat seeking missile is launched, it will hit the OSV instead of the sub. The skeletal looking structure is a demagnetizer. Subs create static electricity when they move through the water, so they must be demagnetized once they return. All those tall towers around the repair 
buildings are lightning rods.

We docked right behind Zephyr and had lunch at "Rah" with Paul and Denise. Then we walked around the old town, touring the hotel and "cottages" of some notable dignitaries; like J.P. Morgan, Pulitzer, Vanderbilt, and Marshall Field.

Jekyll Island Hotel

Crane House

Cherokee House

Goodyear House

We got a call from Mel and Ann (Morningstar II) that they were heading our way from St. Augustine. A long day for them, but they were anxious to catch up to us so we can all go to Savannah together on the 14th. About an hour out, Mel called to say he had run aground. Not a good thing in the boating world. The channels along this area are well known to be hairy. One of the markers was almost washed ashore and Mel got too close, and bam. Poor guy, he had to call Sea Tow to drag him off. He thought while he was waiting for the tow, maybe he could free himself. So he lowered his dinghy and then got his line hung in his prop! So Tow Boat had to tow them all the way into the marina. Needless to say, he was ready for a drink when they finally made it to the marina.

After all the commotion, we had "docktails" on Morningstar, and called it a night.