Continuing our adventure South towards Florida we spent one night anchored near Wrightsville, NC.
Moving on we decided to do an over-night as the wind was on our Starboard beam…perfect for heading South. During the night the wind changed its mind and headed directly for us making us “Sail To Weather” which is rough on the boat and the crew but we made it through the night. We made good time and ticked off many miles…totally missing South Carolina altogether. We decided to stop in Savannah, GA, stretch our legs, and tour this city we have not seen before. Heading in towards the Savannah River we passed Tybee Lighthouse.
On this route the Savannah River connects to the Wilmington River heading towards Thunderbolt where we decided to dock instead of Savannah which has limited and expensive dockage. In Savannah the Hyatt Marina wanted $3.00 per foot and Thunderbolt Marina was only asking $1.75. On the way into Thunderbolt you pass the Bonaventure Cemetery which is a 150 years old and lies on a bluff on the Western shore. It is famous as part of the best-selling novel and movie “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil”. It is also famous for being haunted (just about everything in Savannah is haunted) including packs of ghost-dogs????
We arrived safely at Thunderbolt Marina and quickly realized we were one of the smallest boats here. What a great marina! We woke up this morning to a box of warm Krispy Kreme donuts and a paper delivered to our cockpit sometime before we woke up…now that is service!!!! Then we caught the bus to Savannah only a short walk down the road.
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