Day 111


We spent the last few days anchored off Cumberland Island, and at first I thought it was just a long stretch of shoreline — nothing to get worked up about. Then Steve casually mentioned the hiking trails and the fact that it’s a National Park. Well… that changed everything. Much to my surprise, the island turned out to be absolutely gorgeous, with way more to explore than I ever expected.





Alligator






This is what the Carnegie Estate looked like.


History hasn’t been a first priority for me, but this place reeled me right in. Cumberland Island is Georgia’s largest barrier island and was once the Carnegie family’s winter escape. In the late 1800s they built their grand home, the Dungeness Estate. After Lucy Carnegie passed away, the family abandoned it in 1925, and in 1959 it burned — with a little whisper of possible arson. Today the ruins are preserved, and wandering through them feels like stepping into another lifetime.

Yesterday we tackled even more trails — quite a few steps.


I was afraid to sit down fearing my legs would lock up. We wrapped up the night finishing the last two episodes of 24. It only took us two and a half years (on and off), but we finally crossed the finish line.👏

I even drove the dinghy again — smooth sailing right up until the landing, which I saw coming and still managed to botch in classic Donna panic fashion.

This morning we pulled anchor at 7:30 and started a big push north on the outside, aiming for Charleston. If all goes well, we should glide in before sunset tomorrow.

 We’re following a fellow boat, Boarealis, so we can look out for each other — which is perfect for my watch shift, when I’m quietly chanting “no boats, no surprises, no weird ocean shenanigans… just calm seas 😜

OFF TO A GOOD START!

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