Adventures in the Deep South - Part 2

Tuesday, November 11, Savannah to Brunswick and St Simons, Georgia
Tuesday morning we took a bus tour of Savannah while waiting for the props to be repaired.  It was a beautiful day, there was a Veterans Day Parade in the city, and we were on a tour with a very animated tour guide.  We almost forgot why we were there!  Until we got a call from the shop telling us they could not repair our damaged boat props.  After anxious calls to the boat manufacturer--it would take several weeks and a ton of money to get new props--and to the boat yard where the MollyBelle was waiting on stilts without her propellers, the owner of the boat yard suggested we take the props to a bigger repair shop farther south in Brunswick, Georgia.  So off we drove to Tyler Dominey's propeller and metal work shop in Brunswick...thank goodness for GPS directions!  Tyler assured us that he could fix the props.  Our anxiety was growing so we decided to treat ourselves to a relaxing overnight stay at the beach on St Simons Island!

Launching the MollyBelle

Wednesday & Thursday,  November 12 &13,  St Simons to Beaufort
This story is getting too long!  I'll try to summarize:  Wednesday afternoon we picked up the repaired props and drove back (almost two hours north) to Beaufort.  Thursday the props were reattached and the MollyBelle was launched at Marsh Harbor Boat Yard at high tide.  We went back to the boat and stayed overnight at the Beaufort City Marina in preparation for our Friday morning departure and return to cruising and heading home.

Friday, November 14: Beaufort, SC to Isle of Hope, GA
MollyBelle is back to cruising!  We are heading south and will be home in Florida in a few more days!  I guess we were in too much of a hurry to get home because we got a ticket for going too fast in an "idle speed only" zone on the ICW in Georgia.  Although the Captain is usually very careful to slow down in the designated slow zones, he must have missed a sign.  It wasn't until long after we had tied up at the Isle of Hope Marina, near Savannah, that the zealous Georgia Ranger pulled up alongside our boat and told us that he was in his truck when he saw us cruising too fast on the waterway.  So he drove his truck to his boat and proceeded to search the ICW until he tracked us down at the marina.  He wrote up a violations ticket with a phone number to call for more information.  Upon calling that number, Dick was informed by the office of the Assistant District Attorney for the county that it would take at least a month for them to determine the outcome of our case.  So the Southern Saga continues...