Bobby feeding the fish off Cumberland Island, GAJekyll Island Club and one of the rustic millionaire's cottage, Jekyll Island, GA
A nanny's comments in a letter sent home about winter life on Jekyll Island
Before we left NAS Jacksonville, afternoon thunderstorms pushed us hard into the dock rubbing the rub rail across dock bolt heads. Part of the metal rail popped off. We spent Tuesday evening (10 Jun) finding a spot where a rivet was completely gone to place a holding screw to keep the metal rail against the rubrail. Unfortunately, we moved the boat back to this spot to allow another vessel use of the dock 2 days before. A cosmetic issue to fix when we lift the Star out for a bottom job and check the rudder post later this year.
The calm morning of the 11th we headed downriver on the St. John's back to the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) catching the ebb tide and making good time. By the afternoon, we are finally out of Florida and anchored off Cumberland Island, Georgia where we spent last Sunday.
Pulling out his fishing pole, Bobby feeds the fish...they get shrimp, and he hooks a baby shark he throws back. Consumption of dinner occurred earlier, as Jenny was not waiting on the hunter/gatherer to provide the daily sustenance.
From Cumberland Island, our next landfall is Jekyll Island Thursday and Friday. The ultra-rich Victorians (Morgan, Crane, Rockefeller, Pulizter, Goodyear, etc) established a hunting club in 1886 and it continued until 1942. Later, family mansions were built, some without kitchens, as everyone went to the club to eat meals served by well-known chefs of the era. All arrived by yacht to the private dock, except for Morgan, his yacht,the Corsair II, anchored out due to its length of 304 feet (required a crew of 70-80). In 1912, Morgan and others met here secretly to establish the Federal Reserve Banking System to prevent financial panics like the one in 1907 (among other reasons). The exclusive club was open 1 Jan - 31 Mar as a rustic winter country manor retreat. The Depression, income tax and WWII impacted the residents and the ability to get help (servants), so the club finally shut down. The State of Georgia bought the island and has spent years restoring the buildings (2 left), they also require 2/3ds of the island remain in its native state. The original club is now a 4-star hotel and rooms in most of the mansions are run by the hotel. Bike/jogging paths cover the island. The Civil War movie, "Glory", final battle scene attacking the Confederate fort on the beach was filmed here. The producers built a boardwalk to the beach.
We hiked to the historic district for the day and had a lovely lunch at the Crane Cottage. Relaxed by the pool at the marina in the late afternoon, and are now prepping the Star for a 2-day offshore passage from St. Simon's Sound to Morehead City/Beaufort, NC. Trying to get in some sailing and relief from the almost $5/gal diesel fuel prices.
The calm morning of the 11th we headed downriver on the St. John's back to the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) catching the ebb tide and making good time. By the afternoon, we are finally out of Florida and anchored off Cumberland Island, Georgia where we spent last Sunday.
Pulling out his fishing pole, Bobby feeds the fish...they get shrimp, and he hooks a baby shark he throws back. Consumption of dinner occurred earlier, as Jenny was not waiting on the hunter/gatherer to provide the daily sustenance.
From Cumberland Island, our next landfall is Jekyll Island Thursday and Friday. The ultra-rich Victorians (Morgan, Crane, Rockefeller, Pulizter, Goodyear, etc) established a hunting club in 1886 and it continued until 1942. Later, family mansions were built, some without kitchens, as everyone went to the club to eat meals served by well-known chefs of the era. All arrived by yacht to the private dock, except for Morgan, his yacht,the Corsair II, anchored out due to its length of 304 feet (required a crew of 70-80). In 1912, Morgan and others met here secretly to establish the Federal Reserve Banking System to prevent financial panics like the one in 1907 (among other reasons). The exclusive club was open 1 Jan - 31 Mar as a rustic winter country manor retreat. The Depression, income tax and WWII impacted the residents and the ability to get help (servants), so the club finally shut down. The State of Georgia bought the island and has spent years restoring the buildings (2 left), they also require 2/3ds of the island remain in its native state. The original club is now a 4-star hotel and rooms in most of the mansions are run by the hotel. Bike/jogging paths cover the island. The Civil War movie, "Glory", final battle scene attacking the Confederate fort on the beach was filmed here. The producers built a boardwalk to the beach.
We hiked to the historic district for the day and had a lovely lunch at the Crane Cottage. Relaxed by the pool at the marina in the late afternoon, and are now prepping the Star for a 2-day offshore passage from St. Simon's Sound to Morehead City/Beaufort, NC. Trying to get in some sailing and relief from the almost $5/gal diesel fuel prices.
Jenny by and Bobby in a live oak tree on the bike/jogging trail
Proof of temperatures in the mid-90s, Jekyll Island, GA
