Savannah Heat Wave
We started out the day with Aislin and Benito making homemade corn tortillas for breakfast. Sylvia from Eos drove up from Brunswick and picked up Benito to bring him back home. He is flying home to Japan for several months. We miss him already and look forward to his return. …
Day 2 to Savannah
Day 2, from Sapelo Sound to Savannah. Once again very nice waves, very little wind. We spent the day motoring. Benito and Ben kept trolling for fish, hoping for better luck. Benito put some tomatoes and onions on the grill to make some salsa. We were…
Off we go!!
June 13th, we left Brunswick for Savannah. Our friend, Benito, came along to help. Our autopilot was rebuilt had finally been mailed to us in Brunswick so we headed to Savannah to be installed. The seas were beautiful. Not enough of a breeze to sail so we had to motor…
School’s Out for Summer
June 12th. School’s out for summer! Even on the boat we continue to celebrate Family Fun Friday, and this FFF was extra special… the kids’ last day of school! Although we had to get ready to go which included cleaning the boat (inside and out), doing laundry, filling the…
Happy Anniversary, Baby!!
Kim and I celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary on June 11th. The kids had been making secret plans for more than a week. We had to wait on a weather window to make our next trip, so we spent a few extra days (much to the kids excitement) in Brunswick…
On the hook
We finally succeeded in spending a night out on the hook (on anchor). We took the boat to a protected anchorage between Lanier Island and St Simon’s Island. It was a beautiful day, not too hot with a steady breeze. There were several pods of dolphins in the area. We…
The horse that threw us
Tuesday, May 26th, we decided to get back on the horse that threw us. The boat was hosed off, the linens washed, everyone had recuperated from Sea Trial #3 and the weather looked beautiful. We decided to head back out and just sail on the Brunswick River. The sky was…
Happy Birthday !
I had a fun birthday celebration aboard Wonderstruck. The kids decorated the boat with streamers and balloons. We spent the day at Driftwood Beach (now one of my favorite places). We then ate fish tacos at Bubba Garcia’s on St Simons Island. Then we returned to the boat for presents…
Sea trial #3
My parents came to visit for Memorial Day weekend and we decided to take the boat out. The plan was to take the 6 hour trip down to Cumberland Island, anchor overnight and then return. We checked the weather, it looked good. We checked the sea forecast– waves 3-5 feet,…
Sea trial #2
Sea trial #2 went off better than sea trial #1. We had full tanks of diesel and plenty of water just in case for our “three hour tour”. We motored out and then I took the helm to get a feel for the boat. I’m sure the people fishing on…