Adventures at Sea

SATURDAY MARKET & SUNDAY MASS: Nourishment for Body & Soul. Fernandina, FL to Jekyll Island, GA Yesterday we tied up at Fernandina after a four hour cruise from St Augustine just in time to get to the Saturday Farmer's Market. Fernandina is a charming old port town with many shops and restaurants and the market is just a few blocks from the marina. We stocked up on tomatoes, strawberries, olive tapenade, homemade bread and frozen meatballs to add to our pasta sauce--the next time we cook on board(?). We've been eating out a lot! Sunday morning we walked to St Michael's Church for 8 o'clock Mass. We were greeted along the way by residents sitting on front porches of pretty old homes along tree lined streets. We headed back to the boat for a 10 o'clock departure. The deckhands at the marina were most helpful in getting us off as we had to turn the boat around in a narrow space with a slight current and unfavorable wind. We followed the Intracoastal Waterway along Cunberland Island and arrived at Jekyll around noon. It was a short ride but somewhat tricky at times, especially navigating through open water between Cumberland and Jekyll Island in rough seas. Terry saw horses on the beach on Little Cumberland Island. We've been enjoying traveling with the Sullivans on board The Whimaway Two and will miss them when we part company on Wednesday: they will return to Vero Beach and we will head North. We plan to spend a couple of days on Jekyll, exploring the natural beauty of the island via the lengthy bicycle paths that run along the beaches, marshes and lush trees laden with Spanish moss. David called to wish me Happy Mother's Day and ask where he might send my card and gift. I said he could send it to Harbour Town Yacht Basin in Hilton Head where we plan to be May 18-28. That's where the harbor master from St Augustine will be sending my little red purse that I left behind in the bathroom at that marina. Don't ask...!