Thurs. April 24    0745-1530   

56 miles      North River, GA to Beaulieu, GA

There is a very nice advantage (as long is there is no wind) to having flat land all around you when you are at anchor. You get to see the most amazing sunsets and sunrises.

Sunset Wednesday night.

 

 Sunrise Thursday morning.

 

Today’s travels took us through more winding waterways and past 3 Sounds. A Sound is a body of water (like an inlet) connecting rivers to the ocean.

 

 

Sapelo Sound looking east toward the Atlantic Ocean.

It's so calm you can't see where the water ends and the sky begins.

 

We also had one area to get through that we were told to only come through at mid to high tide. It’s named Hell Gate (pretty self explanatory isn’t it). This narrow channel is about ½ mile long and 100 foot wide, has a lot of shoaling, and an 8’ tide. We timed it perfectly at high tide and had 11-12 foot of water under us. Let’s see: we draft 4 1/2’ + an 8’ tide (you do the math if we had gone at low tide)

 

We anchored near the town of Beaulieu, GA on the Vernon River. Our next stop is Savannah, GA where we plan on spending a couple of days to see the sights.

Beaulieu anchorage.