Mon May 25: Brunswick GA to Wahoo River Anchorage

In which local fans wave us goodbye...

We decided to get right back on that horse, so once again I was behind the wheel and we came off the dock with nary a cross word spoken.  Of course there was no wind or current, the fairway was huge and there were no boats behind me.  But a win is a win...

As we leave Brunswick we are once again overwhelmed by the carcass of the Golden Ray, the car-carry freighter that capsized on the way into the port last Sept.  Someone's insurance mega-dollars has been hard at work all these months in a mammoth operation to remove the ship and minimize damage to the environment.  It's a unique project never undertaken before - and worth Googling to read about.  Over the summer a 240' tall machine will be coming in to cut the monstrosity into 7 pieces, each cut made with a huge chain saw covered in diamond dust.  Each cut will take 24 hours to complete.  I would hate to be the neighbors.  Special 39-ton lugs each computer calibrated to each piece of hull have been attached so that the giant machine can then pull each piece out of the water, as cars and other debris rain down into a specially constructed webbing net, and onto the barge that will take it away.  The residents of St Simons have had a front row seat to all of this, since the capsized carrier towers over their sea view.

This does not do the size of the thing justice - but you can see how small St Simons looks to the left.

Dottie and Jack waved us off from one of the local piers - you other readers should take note that this is very heart-warming to us seafarers!  Here we are, passing by - notice the NEW KAYAKS!!:

This could be YOU driving, if you come visit us! (Photo credit - Dottie)

It was smooth sailing, literally, to our anchorage.  Looks like we will be getting some lousy weather for the next few days, but the anchorage wasn't too bumpy, and we like a bit of rain on the hatch as we drift off to sleep. Rick was going to be up in the night to check things, but what good would it do to have two of us awake?!?

Salad for dinner - I was too tired to finish.