Holiday Inn Brunswick

Got ready to leave yesterday and discovered that the Windows program on our computer would not operate! Mike worked at it all day and still no luck. So we stayed the night and got up in the morning to try again. Thought we had success and prepared one more time. With a deadline of 2 p.m. to make a decision, we're waiting we baited breath.

Just to let everyone know, we're leaving Brunswick tomorrow morning, at last. The fellow re-doing our sail system arrived this morning with our sail, put it up and was gone by noon. Wow, it looks great Of course, we need the cover yet. That will be the week after Thanksgiving. However, we are now ready to start the trek south. We hope to be in St. Augustine by Saturday where we'll stay until we have the sail cover.

Recently I went to Sapelo Island, an island you can go to ONLY if you have an invitation. In my case, it was to particiopate in the once a month tour by the state DNR. They offer short tours twice a week (see their website for more details) but on the last Tuesday of the month, they off an extended tour of the island, the RJ Reynolds Mansion, and the Sapelo Island Lighthouse. I went there for a couple of reasons - for one thing, I like ...

... Barbara Jeans" on St. Simon's and a short drive up route 17, before you get to Darien, "Mudcat Charlie's" is a good place to try. I must admit that I was a little disappointed in Mudcat Charlie's the last time I ate there (Sept. '09); the meal wasn't quite up to par, but still pretty good. On Friday nights, there is a small band outside on the deck and kareoke for the brave souls willing to ...

stayed at the King and Prince Hotel, really nice rooms, recently renovated, comfortable mattresses, roomy, good views of the beach, pretty good food at hotel, better food in local restaurants. Great Realtor on St. SImons Island, Ann Barnes w/ Signature Properties Group, Inc., here looking for a house and she found exactly what we wanted.

... up on the Dodgers. She told me she had a special treat for me when I was relaxing in the recliner, so I shut my eyes and...Ta Da!!! Snicker's Ice Cream Bars...Jackpot!

Needless to say we had a great time together. We went down to the village (my favorite part of the town) and poked around the shops and people watched at the pier, and just walked around Mallory St ...

ST. SIMONS ISLAND IS THE LARGEST OF GEORGIAS SEA ISLANDS.IN 1736 GEN.OGLETHORPE ESTABLISHED GEORGIAS FIRST MILITARY OUTPOST AT FORT FREDRICA WHICH IS NOW A NATIONAL MONUMENT AND PARK.ONLY REMNANTS OF THE FORT AND BARRACKS AND OTHER FORT BUILDINGS REMAIN UNDER OLD OAK TREES ON THE BANKS OF THE FREDRICA RIVER.DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR THE ISLANDS OAKS WERE MILLED LOCALLY AND USED IN WARSHIPS LIKE ...

... When we finally got to the Fort we realized we were on the wrong side of the waterway and didn't have time for the hour long boat ride and tour. We took a picture from a distance and moved on to the Fountain of Youth which clearly, is more important! This is where Ponce de Leon found the Fountain of Youth. We were welcomed by a peacock proudly showing off his feathers. He took a bow and we thanked him for his ...

It was nearly 11:00 a.m. by the time we awoke, completed our morning routine, gased up the truck and hit the road. We have no idea if we will make it to Florida today. The kids have two things on their agenda for today -- Chick-Fil-A (sweet tea, here we come!) and Sonic -- neither of which we have "up ...

... River to Florida: "Study your charts before beginning this passage - the next 140 miles are visually interesting and physically demanding. You'll use your compass, depth sounder, GPS, radar and binoculars as you wind along serpentine rivers and cross choppy, open sounds." Well, we certainly used all of these items except radar, which we don't have but could have used on our final day. Later, I intend to complete a log entry entitled "Cruising Through Georgia ...