DAY TWELVE -- September 28, 2009

7:21 am -- Wacca Wache Marina is calm and still this morning as the sun comes up -- we may be the only transient boat here.

7:43 am -- after breakfast and a look at the weather forecast we’re off.  The Inland Waterway is indescribable this morning -- wide with forest rising out of the water on either side --  blue skies ---  about sixty degrees -- all by ourselves.

Oops -- we’ve come across a lone sailboat tooling along under power not sail.   We think it is a boat that was anchored at the inlet outside the marina last night.  It is not unusual for sailboats to drop anchor in a number of inlets carved out just for this purpose along the waterway.

8:50 am -- we are passing the 400 mile marker and about to go out to the open seas -- let’s see how far south we go today.

2:13 pm -- the open seas are treacherous -- the bouncing around is even annoying Captain Ed.  The winds are coming directly at us from the southwest.

At one point I suggested a bathroom break --- meaning that Captain Ed reduces speed so we can go below and use the facilities.  The seas were so bad  that I just could not continue down the ladder.  I said, “Nevermind, I’ll hold it”.  Well -- Captain Ed would hear none of that, he said “Pat, keep going you are now committed”.  Finally I got up the nerve to continue --- it was not easy.

4:43 pm -- we dock at Delegal Creek Marina on Skidaway Island,  Georgia.  It was a little confusing to get in but now that we are here -- it is great. 

Mary and Ed have friends that live here -- Tom and Jan Schendorf. 

7:02 pm -- Jan arrives to take us to her house for a drink and then to their club for dinner.   We have a nice boat visit waiting for Ed to finish his chores.   Skidaway Island looks just like what one would expect of the deep south -- low hanging trees and homes that blend into the landscape.  There are 4500 homes on the island -- a small city.  We arrive at the Schendorf’s  -- meet Tom and have a glass of wine.

8:06 pm -- at the club our dinner is great and the company superb.   Back at the dock the Navigator is lit up like a beacon -- we are happy to see it.

Tomorrow we expect to make Jacksonville -- Hallelujah!