Cumberland and Jekyll Island’s

We started off early  form St. Augustine along with Brown Eyed Girl and our leaving was not pretty.  We had a tough time with the wind and current but made out without any major problems. No one was hurt and we didn’t hit anything.  All and all a good thing.

We ran to Jacksonville Beach on a Saturday ( we had at first thought not to travel on weekends due to more boat traffic)  and except for an idiot in a sport fisherman that nearly ran us down (and did not slow down) it went well.  We were able to restock supplies and get some laundry done when we got into port.

Sunrise

The cranes name was Clyde 

We thought Jack, Owen and Will  would enjoy the cranes

Sunday we cruised to Cumberland Island where we anchored for the night.  We held well even with three foot tides / current changes.

We took  the dinghy to shore and had a nice walking tour of the island and Dungeness ruins.  In the late 1800’s one of the Carnegie brothers bought the island and built a huge estate.  He had 9 children, when they got older he built most them houses on the island as well, some of which are still standing.  Part of the agreament when the land was given to the National Park Service  was that the horses that were apart of the Carnige property would be left on the property and they remain to this day in the wild.   

Dungeness ruins on Cumberland island

Wild horses

Ruins at Cumberland Island

Beautiful sunset while at anchor

After an uneventful night at anchor we moved North to Jekyll Island.  This is where the mover and shakers of the late 1800’s built an exclusive hotel and community of “cottages” that they would spend the winter at.  The whole island is now owned by the state of Georgia (yes we are finally out of Florida) and is being restored to it’s original splendor.  We toured the area by tram and were able to go into two of the homes and then walked through the Jekyll Club Hotel that is open to the public along with several of the homes from that time that are now open for rental as well.

Red bug

Indian Mound cottage owned by Rockefeller

Jekyll Club Hotel

Cherokee cottage

The first of the cottages built at the Jekyll Club

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Morgan Center with indoor tennis courts
J.P. Morgan

Crane Cottage ( 17 bathrooms )

Crane Cottage ( he was the Crane of Crane Plumbing)

One of the lions at the entrance of the Chiicote home

Faith Chapel

We were able to skype with Kate and Will who were celebrating their third birthday today, we wish them a very Happy Birthday, just sorry we were not able to join in their celebration with them.  Promise that we will be there next year.

Good night for now,

Mary and John