Elegant Oak and Moss


Georgia Low Country

Photos and text of the sailing voyages of Ketch 22 on the US Atlantic Coast


They don't call it low country because it's economically depressed, although some might argue to the contrary.   It's called low country because it is low, in elevation to be precise.   Somewhere not to far from what's commonly called sea level.   Regardless, it's not a place to be missed.   Hot and muggy in the summer and coolish in the winter .   Mosquitos and other flying predators are affectionately referred to here as 'Flying Teeth'.   I'll leave the derivation to your imagination.

Relaxing in Brunswick

Sidney Lanier Bridge The bridge in all it's glory.

The Scourge of the Flying Teeth Beware of Flying Teeth.

Bridge Close Up Sidney Lanier Bridge close-up.

Altamaha-Brunswick Canal The Altamaha-Brunswick Canal.

Jumbo Shrip at $3.75/lb??? Jumbo shrimp, $3.75 a pound??

Spanish Moss in Brunswick The Brunswick Oak.

B'wick City Hall The Brunswick City Hall.

Spanish Moss Is it Halloween yet?

B'wick Neighborhood with Spanish Moss A Brunswick neighborhood.

Housing and Moss Home of the fuzzy trees.

St. Simon Island St Simon's Island in the distance.

The Birds These are not Flying Teeth.

Stephen Foster Country Looks like the Swannee River.

Fishing For Food Catch em and fry em.

More Time In the Yard New bottom paint.

Brunswick Marina The looooong Brunswick Landing Marina.

Fernadina Graveyard Sleep easy, in the shade.

 

Jekyll and Saint Simon Islands

The ICW is protected from Atlantic Ocean storms and wave action by many barrier islands.   Jekyll and Saint Simon Islands are great places to explore and study early US history.

 

Jekyll Island Hotel Jekyll Island Hotel pier.

On The Way On the way to Jekyll Island Hotel.

Follow the Road Nearly at the Jekyll Island Hotel."

There's Brunswick A look across the water.

The In Crowd Was Designed Here The Jekyll Island Clubhouse.

Bagpipes A'walking An early evening's entertainment.

Clubhouse Grounds The Jekyll Island Clubhouse grounds.

Red Eye'd Squirrel What are you looking at?

Isolated St Simon Island Marina A Saint Simon Marina

Bridge in View Sidney Lanier Bridge, way over there.

Park Grounds Ft Frederica State Park gounds.

Spanish Moss A touch of gray.

 

A well Deserved Refurbishment

After three years in Central America with minimal maintenance, Ketch 22 was ready for some labor and Isle Of Hope Marina was a great place to get things done.   I also got a lot of work complete in Brunswick prior to my arrival in Savannah.   And the list was long: a new windlass installed, a new backup VHF antenna installed.   Bottom paint, new prop, fixed leaks (handrails, main traveler, port/starboard hull/deck joint - my knees are still sore), installed a new windlass (it's beautiful), re-installed the radar reflector because the Brunswick yard crew that wrapped Ketch 22 in plastic, dismantled it without apparently knowing what they were doing  (they removed the halyard from the mast head block, leaving it in a pile on the deck), installed a prop shaft ground, installed a new VHF antenna, cleaned things up a bit as the shrink wrap in Brunswick didn't keep the bugs or the dust out, replaced the second bilge pump sensor (first one failed in Barillas El Salvador), 4 new batteries, got the head working (new exhaust hose), and probably some other stuff that I can't remember...

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