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| The trip from Jekyll Island south to Georgia's southern most barrier island, Cumberland, provided another great sail. We had to sail out toward the ocean a bit to go around a shallow area in St. Andrew's Sound. With the north winds and the current against us, we felt the ocean swells washing inland giving us quite a ride. We had not felt those swell since we have been on the more protected waters of the ICW. We sailed past King's Bay, a Navy submarine base, shown above, and all seemed quiet. As we sit at anchor across the ICW, you could hear taps being played at sunset. |
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| As we were coming in to anchor next to Cumberland Island, we had to edge around a shrimp boat anchored in the channel. They are quite impressive with their wings and nets outstretched. |
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| This morning we took the dinghy ashore to join visitors to Cumberland Island who had crossed over from St. Mary's on the ferry. Paulene, the National Park Ranger, gave us a tour of Dungeness. It is what is left of Andrew and Lucy Carnegie's mansion they built here in 1884. It once was a four story mansion with a higher tower in the middle front of the house. She said the chimneys and tower could be seen from St. Mary's across the harbor. At its prime, they employed over 300 people to help run the house and grounds. Now it belongs to the Park Service. About 95% of the Island is part of the National Park. You can visit, hike, bike, and camp. You must come to the Island by boat- either your own or on the ferry from St. Mary's across the ICW. |
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| After our tour as we continued to explore, Paulene's husband Brain, a Parks maintenance worker, came along and shared some citrus fruit (tangerines, grapefruit, and sour oranges) with us he had picked from the trees on the Carnegie grounds. He also showed us the olive trees and had Jay pick a few black olives. They taste very bitter until you do a special soaking in a saltwater brew. |
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| Then on for an ocean beach walk to get our toes wet and collect some shells. We found an unusual starfish but of course left it to swim another day. It was a beautiful day on the beach. |
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| The walk from the ocean back across the island to the dinghy dock took us through this live oak forest with palmettos underneath. We thought the low curvy branches of the trees caused by the strong ocean breezes over the years were especially interesting. |
