On March 28th we passed through Doboy Sound, St. Catherine's Sound and Sapelo Sound. The next day we passed through Altamaha Sound, St. Simons Sound and St. Andrew's Sound.
As we made our way through Cumberland Sound to Amelia Island we were approached by the Coast Guard. They insisted we make haste to clear the area as a warship was coming in from the sea. We did what we could and mustered a whopping 4.2 knots. Two massive Navy ships came out to guard the channel. A submarine came in as well.
We "hastily" motored on past the Navy's degausser.....a strange looking "garage" in the water that's used to neutralize a ship's magnetic field.
Our passage through the sounds is ever exciting. Our resource information points out areas in each sound for fishing.....including for sharks should we wish to try our luck.
We found sounds and inlets were places of gorgeous beaches. Most were punctuated with a beautiful lighthouse. We've promised ourselves we'll return someday to explore the beaches of Jekyl Island and especially Little Cumberland Island. We were truly enamored by their beauty.
We had a great ride surfing with the tidal flow out into the Atlantic Ocean at St. Andrew's Sound but were dreading the long slog that lay ahead against the tidal current up the Cumberland River. Much to our delight we were able to put the head sail up and sail all the way to our anchorage that night in Delaroche Creek, off the Cumberland Dividings.
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