Thunderbolt Marina
“The most important thing is to enjoy your life—to be happy—it’s all that matters.”―Audrey Hepburn
It was a wonderful day to spend exploring Savannah…just warm enough for shorts but not hot enough to break a sweat as we walked from one beautiful sight to another. We walked a total of 6.92 miles today (I have a phone app that keeps track).
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Thunderbolt Marina
“The impulse to travel is one of the hopeful symptoms of life.” ― Agnes Repplier
Today we arrived in Thunderbolt which is a suburb of Savannah. As soon as we were docked and settled in we called Uber and went into Savannah with Charlotte and Magnus. We spent the afternoon walking through a few of the beautiful parks and squares. Charlotte and I did a little shopping while the guys figured out where we should have dinner.
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Wahoo River – Anchorage
Brunswick Landing Marina
“Roads were made for journeys not destinations” ―Confucius
I’ve been away from the daily blogging for a while so it’s going to take a little time to get back in the habit. Today we finally left Florida…after 746 days! Of course we haven’t been in Florida the whole time, but The Pearl has, except for the five weeks we spent in Abaco last spring. It is definitely time to move north.
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Fernandina Harbor Marina Mooring Field
“Watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.” – Roald Dahl
We spent the day playing in Fernandina Beach. It’s one of our all time favorite places to visit. It’s full historic buildings, beautiful old oak trees draped in Spanish moss, cute bouquets, a great beach, fun places to eat and fresh seafood, but the thing I like the best are the people who live here. They have that southern charm and graciousness that you only find in the south. I really enjoy that.
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Fernandina Harbor Marina Mooring Field
“Life is a journey, and if you fall in love with the journey, you will be in love forever.” — Peter Hagerty
We’re finally moving north…although it’ll be a very slow pace. We’re not in a hurry to get anywhere. In fact we really don’t have any particular plans…keep moving north just fast enough to stay in the 75º temperature range. We’ve enjoyed Jacksonville and I think I appreciate it a little more each time we’ve stayed here. The marinas in the Ortega area are full of nice people, the views are pretty, everything you need is close and there is always something going on in Jacksonville.
The only thing we’ve had troubles with in Jacksonville is the railroad bridge that separates the Ortega marinas and downtown. When it’s broken or being worked on there is now way out! They had a lot of issues with in 2014…it was closed for weeks and when it did operate it was on a limited schedule. We didn’t think to check on it this morning until we were underway. The bridge was closed until 11:00; we got there at 8:30. We tied up to the dock in Riverside Park and enjoyed the pretty morning having a second cup of coffee, watching a little TV and organizing the dock box. The delay actually meant we were closer to the out going tide that gave us a push and we were only an hour behind our intended arrival in Fernandina Beach.
We spent the evening visiting with friends. We only had a short visit with Jim and Betsy on Smiles, but we’ll see them again hopefully in Isle of Palms later in the month. We had dinner with Charlotte and Magnus from Swede Dreams…catching up with all their adventures in the Bahamas this winter. All there pictures made us wish we could have gotten there this season, but there’s always another year.
Leaving Ortega
The Ortega River Bridge
Looking towards downtown Jacksonville and the railroad bridge that can hold a boater hostage when it doesn’t work.
Riverside Park…this is were we’ve spent a lot of Saturdays enjoying the farmers market and listening to great music.
We won’t miss this bridge
Good-bye Jacksonville
On of the large ships we saw today on our way past the Jacksonville port.
This little cruise ship got a little close the pilings on it’s way through. This is the bridge at Sister’s Creek. By the time we come south again…not sure when, it will be replaced by a taller one.
This part of Florida looks more like the low country of Georgia and South Carolina.
A great dinner with our friends Charlotte and Magnus
“Son this boat is going to change your life. I’m not saying it’s wrong, I’m not saying it’s right, you just need to know where you’re about to go. Once those sails catch the wind you can’t turn and go back again. It’s going to set you free and you can’…
Rockport Harbor
It’s a funny thing coming home. Nothing changes. Everything looks the same, feels the same, even smells the same. You realize what’s changed is you.” —F. Scott Fitzgerald
Our first week back in Texas was filled with sunshine, warm temperatures, the Texas Pearl and best of all family. The wind is still blowing like crazy in Florida and the Bahamas, so we are glad we made the decision to come home and catch up with family and friends.
Texas Pearl in her new permanent slip. I didn’t like it at first, but it’s growing on me.
We had the running gear cleaned before we headed out on a short cruise.
What a beautiful winter day.
Leaving Rockport Harbor
Our new captain…our son Eric
The view coming back into the harbor
Texas Pearl in her new slip
We are loving the view from the back deck.
A picture looking north of Rockport Harbor, Little Bay and the beach.
A close up of Little Harbor and Rockport Beach
Looking north at the historic downtown area of Rockport and the harbor
This is Fulton Harbor which is about three miles north of Rockport Harbor
Family time
We spent a wonderful weekend with our oldest son and his family. We had fun with Graham at the children’s museum in Austin called Thinkery.
Fun at a local farmers market in Austin. The day started out a little cloudy, but cleared up quickly.
Kyle and Brytanie have enjoyed Jester King Brewery for year, but this was our first visit…now we know why they enjoy it so much. A wonderful place to enjoy the day with great beer and wonderful pizza.
A few of our samplings
Only in Texas can you spend the day at a brewery and the whole family can have fun. This is a huge sand box for the children to play in and behind it is a pasture where people can play soccer, football or fly a kite.
Graham kept us entertained all the way home.
