After a Christening, to officially give our girl her name and ensure good luck for our journey, we left Isle of Hope ~ 7am; destination Jekyll Island, GA Weather is a bit cold and blustery, but we have the nice warm arms of the Gypsy Soul to keep us warm underway. Traveled entirely on the ICW and aside from some spots where the water was a bit shallow (at least for our comfort on the first ride) it was a spectacular day. The boat handled really well even in some fairly substantial winds. While underway, we really roughed it with a home cooked breakfast, and showers for all. Capt Dennis was a smooth operator at the helm.
We even had our first bridge opened for us - what a hoot. Turned out that from Savannah to Daytona we would have 5 opened for us; so easy, all you have to do is ask, and voila!
Day 2 Jeklyll to St. Augustine; Another long day (9 hours), but it will make for a quick day 3. Same weather as yesterday, just a bit warmer. After arriving in St. Augustine, we made our way to JP Henley's for a cold brew, then off to Harry's for dinner. What a tough life!
Day 3 Daytona Beach - had a very lazy start to the day with today being a short ride home and arrived in Daytona ~ supper time. Again, Capt Dennis put the "girl" into her slip like he'd been doing it for years. Really senic ride today. Long straight runs on the ICW with lots to see along the way. Escorted by Dolphins, followed by Seagulls and even saw a couple camping on a small island.
What a trip we had - good times, great friends - we are truly blessed!
