MONDAY APRIL 12TH

A small convoy of 6 boats left before 7 a.m. as we had to navigate through some shallow waters and we were all trying to time it with the tides.  As we passed the end of Jekyll Island we spotted this PT 19 at the airstrip. The photo didn’t turn out the greatest. The PT stands for primary trainer. Many pilots who flew in WWII took their initial training in a plane like this. One of those guys was Ross’ dad, Jim. Not only did his dad go on to be a pilot of a B24 bomber during the war, he also later built a PT 19 and flew it. Along with many other planes he’s built over the years.

We only had a short way to go today but the fog rolled in just as we arrived at St. Simon Island.  Great!!

Made our way in safely and Ross got busy washing off the boat. Besides being coated with salt, there is yellow pollen everywhere. The locals tell us it is Live Oak and Pine pollen. It makes us sneeze and everything is covered with a layer of yellow. When it gets windy you can sometimes see little tornados of yellow.

With the boat bath out of the way, we went exploring on the bikes. It’s a complete different feel here compared to Jekyll. There are lots of tour buses, shops, tourists, eating establishments and homes.

There are also gigantic Azalea shrubs everywhere!! They range in color from peach to salmon to white to every shade of pink.

We toured the lighthouse museum, but the lighthouse is closed for renovations so we weren’t able to climb it.

When we returned to the marina we were pleased to find Peggy and Alan Hill of the Muriel June on the same dock. The last time we saw them was the morning we left Carrabelle, Florida to cross the Gulf of Mexico. They invited us to the their boat for an enjoyable visit, good wine and nummy appetizers.