Port of Call: Brunswick, Georgia
Subject: Under way again
Sovereign has spent the last five weeks tied up at Brunswick Landing Marina while we attended to the necessities of our first time back in our "home port" in nearly two years.
Shortly after we arrived, the folks at Georgia Power in Brunswick put on a welcome home luncheon for us. We brought photos and mementos of the trip to share. It was wonderful to see everyone again, and we very much appreciated the luncheon.
We rented a car and drove to Atlanta and then on to Tennessee to visit family and friends. We stopped at the Georgia Power/Southern Company office in Atlanta and visited with lots of old friends. Thanks to all of you who treated us to meals. It was a little strange to be back at 241 Ralph McGill, almost like we'd never left.
Upon our return to Brunswick, we did a few jobs on the boat (like end-for-end
the anchor chain) that are best done at a dock. We attended a Sailing
Club meeting, and got to spend time with friends from Brunswick and Fernandina.
Again, we appreciated all the visits and going out to eat.We also visited the doctor and dentist for the first time in two years. Cathy had a tooth that had broken while we were in the Bahamas crowned, and we both had suspicious growths that had appeared over the course of our trip removed by a plastic surgeon.
We have stocked Sovereign with about three months worth of provisions. This morning we will visit the farmer's market, top up the water tanks, and give Sovereign the last fresh water "bath" she is likely to see in a long time. Then we will cast off the dock lines and head north again.
We are planning to head to Maine and possibly Nova Scotia for the summer, weather and time permitting. Our trip north will most likely be a mix of day-trips up the Intracoastal Waterway and short one- to three-day trips offshore, depending upon weather. It should take us about six weeks to make the 1300 miles from Brunswick, Georgia to Southwest Harbor, Maine.
I have been trying to decide whether or not I should continue with the CruiseNews, as the U.S. East Coast is an area that we have already covered. But so many people have expressed a continued interest in hearing about our travels that, at least for now, I will try to keep the News coming. Even though it's old ground, I suppose that there are always new sea stories in the making.
Smooth sailing,
Jim and Cathy