On May 26 ,we said goodbye to Sunbury and headed for the Isle of Hope near Savannah, Georgia. The cruise was beautiful through the marshes and uneventful, even through the section called Hell Gate a very narrow, very shallow canal. Captain John spotted two trawlers ,obviously on their way back to their home port of Savannah, and nestled in behind them. Normally, we would pass the slower trawlers but, he decided this was home territory for them, and they probably wouldn't go a ground hence we wouldn't either. We pulled into the lovely Isle of Hope Marina, which would become our home for the next two months.
Memorial Day Weekend turned out to be a great, special time. Cait and her boys surprised us by joining us on the boat. We spent a fun- filled day at the beach on Tybee Island and really enjoyed the weekend playing and catching up.
The next day, June 1, we rented a car and drove to Naples, Florida in order to see Tansy and the kids and celebrate dad's 88th birthday.
Hey, where's the rest of the candles!!!
We all had a blast going on our first airboat ride and enjoying one of our very favorite past times, swimming in the Gulf. Eventually, we had to leave GaGa's and Gramps' admitting that we all hope we can do it again next year!Thea, our youngest granddaughter came back to the boat with us and spent almost three weeks.
We toured all the hot spots in the area and even made it up to Charleston for a carriage ride, played mini golf in Hilton Head, and swam,swam ,swam in the Atlantic. Well, not really swimming, just jumping and getting pushed down by the amazing force of the waves. I had lots and lots of fun and wasn't even all that sore! Thea helping wash the boat????
We drove Thea back to Ky, arriving June 29. Captain John and I have been spending the last week enjoying the holiday and catching up with family and old friends--young ones too!! We truly enjoy our grand Loop adventure, but it's always nice to take a pause and revisit those we love and have cherished for years. See you back in Savannah next week.
