Monday, November 12, 2012

Just another day on the ICW

Sometimes getting from the Atlantic ocean into a nice port takes way too long.  Such was our problem getting into Savannah.  It was beautiful scenery but we don’t like to backtrack and decided to stay in the ICW (the Intra coastal waterway that runs up and down the east coast) for a couple of days after leaving Savannah. 

Our day on the ICW is like this:

Keep all red channel markers on the starboard.  Keep all green channel markers on the port side and head somewhere between the two.  Watch the GPS to make sure you are heading the right direction.

Watch the dolphins glide in front of you and dive just as you are ready to take a picture.

Watch the pelicans dive beak first for their dinner.

Listen on the radio to the shrimpers complain about the swells or the lack of fish…basically just complaining about everything!

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See the beautiful swamp grass sway on the shoreline and gleam as the sun hits it.

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Take photos of optical illusions.  This boat really is in a channel of water on the other side of this sandbar Smile.  We anchored right behind him for the night. 

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