Beaufort to Savannah to Walburg Creek

We have come a long way.  We left the cute little town of Beaufort heading for Savannah.  We now are winding through many rivers, cuts and creeks.  Gone are the long straight canals where you just set the autopilot and go.  But the scenery is better.  We are still in marshes but in Georgia now there are trees almost to the water with marshes in front of them.   Oh, and before I forget again, we are seeing dolphins several times daily as we head south.  They love to come up right in front of the boat.

Yesterday we stayed in Savannah, GA.  What a neat town!  Very historical and the waterfront uses all the same buildings that were built in the 1700 and 1800's.  Back then they were bars, guess what they are now. . . You guess it, pubs.  Touristy but neat to walk through.  However, Savannah is pricey.  Moorage was 2.50-3.00/ft and it's rolly because there are no breakwaters.  Dock just lies along the edge of the river.  Also, Savannah is one of the busiest ports on the east coast and all those ships have to go up the river past the moorage.  The river is not very wide.  We met one of these ships as we turned onto the river and there is barely enough room between the markers for the ship itself.  Then while we were walking around town, more ships came in.  Get a load of this!

Watching the ships is a favorite pastime of the tourists.  That and the candy factory where we watched this guy make salt water taffy.

After a very rolly night as ships left Savannah all night, we left there this morning and made our way further south and are now anchored in beautiful Walburg Creek.  There is an incredible deserted beach at the north end of St. Catherine's Island, which is a barrier island, so the ocean is just right there.

 Molly and I played frisbee on the beach till she was tuckered out and then Jon and I watched this beautiful sunset.

It doesn't get much better than this!