May 2, 2010
Cumberland Island is a great spot to visit. We met up with our friends Susan and Danny Godin from “Potest Fieri”, whom we toured the island with. The island was owned by Thomas Carnegie who built several “cottages” for himself and his children. As you can see the main house was destroyed by a fire in the 1960’s however the sense of the mansion is still visible.
The island is best known for the wild horses that run freely and the fact that JFK junior was married in the small chapel on the island.
The family eventually donated it to the National Park Service who operates it as a camping and walking only island. It is a very unique and beautiful place.
Our next stop was Jekyll Island, another playground for the rich and famous in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. We took a guided tour of the historic district which included several of the houses. This island is operated by the State of Georgia and again is a very interesting and beautiful. After all these historic tours we really felt like tourists, which I suppose we are.
We were then committed to the trip through the marshes and savannahs of Georgia on the ICW. While this is an interesting trip it requires considerable planning to coordinate for the tides as there are several spots that have “skinny” water. The trip takes two days on our boats as they travel at 8 knots so we anchored in Kilkenney Creek. This was a very quiet anchorage in the middle of nowhere.
It was then on to Savannah, with another anchoring spot in Turners Creek on Wilmington Island. We arrived in downtown Savannah yesterday with “Potest Fieri” and spent a very hot and humid afternoon walking around the riverfront historic district. We had a nice dinner in an old warehouse restaurant called “The Cotton Exchange”.
Today we are off on another “touristy” guided tour of the historic district to learn more about and find spots to explore in this busy, historic, and interesting southern port city.
Cumberland Island is a great spot to visit. We met up with our friends Susan and Danny Godin from “Potest Fieri”, whom we toured the island with. The island was owned by Thomas Carnegie who built several “cottages” for himself and his children. As you can see the main house was destroyed by a fire in the 1960’s however the sense of the mansion is still visible.
The island is best known for the wild horses that run freely and the fact that JFK junior was married in the small chapel on the island.
The family eventually donated it to the National Park Service who operates it as a camping and walking only island. It is a very unique and beautiful place.
Our next stop was Jekyll Island, another playground for the rich and famous in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. We took a guided tour of the historic district which included several of the houses. This island is operated by the State of Georgia and again is a very interesting and beautiful. After all these historic tours we really felt like tourists, which I suppose we are.
We were then committed to the trip through the marshes and savannahs of Georgia on the ICW. While this is an interesting trip it requires considerable planning to coordinate for the tides as there are several spots that have “skinny” water. The trip takes two days on our boats as they travel at 8 knots so we anchored in Kilkenney Creek. This was a very quiet anchorage in the middle of nowhere.
It was then on to Savannah, with another anchoring spot in Turners Creek on Wilmington Island. We arrived in downtown Savannah yesterday with “Potest Fieri” and spent a very hot and humid afternoon walking around the riverfront historic district. We had a nice dinner in an old warehouse restaurant called “The Cotton Exchange”.
Today we are off on another “touristy” guided tour of the historic district to learn more about and find spots to explore in this busy, historic, and interesting southern port city.
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so jealous of your travels! we can't wait to have you back home.
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