We arrived back to the boat on Tuesday May22. It was just as we left it with the exception of a little mold on the packs stored under one of the seats. Somehow they were damp, but Cindy got them cleaned up. We spent the next couple of days stripping varnish off the rails that had not been refinished and Cindy got the new varnish project started. I had to work Thursday, so not a lot of help from me. We managed to provision from the bikes. A Winn Dixie was only a mile away, but my #3 Duluth pack was heavy on the return trips. We met Jim and Judy Haily, our dack mates on the catamaran next to us. Really nice people and we hope to meet up with them down the line. They are headed north as well in another day or so. We got under way Friday afternoon and put on 33 miles to just south of Darien on the Rockdedundy River. Lots of current at this spot with the tidal swings. Saw an alligator cross our path mid river yesterday but pictures didn't show it very well. Plan to pass a real shallow spot this afternoon, Hell Gate, and may need to wait for the tide to rise a bit when we get there. It is about 3.5 feet at the shallowest and we need 4, so it will depend on timing. It is sure nice to be out of the marina and back in the swamps of Georgia.
Engine Hours 5023.4
Genset Hours 5577.7

Sunrise this morning

Georgia horseflies on the bimini yesterday

Good tidal assist yesterday, 8.5 knots

Cindy fnally able to read a bit after all the varnishing