Sarah comes to see Owl Moon

March 18-22 It was spring break at Hood College, Sarah's last before she graduates this May. We flew down together on Friday, arriving in time to get settled in before happy hour at the clubhouse. The plan was to use Owl Moon as a base to see some of the sights in the Golden Isles of Georgia and not actually go anywhere aboard Owl Moon.

 It was great to have Sarah finally come aboard Owl Moon.

Saturday we went to Driftwood Beach on the north end of Jekyll Island. The island is eroding at that end, so as the beach moves inland, trees die and eventually become driftwood on the beach, creating some very interesting visual effects. The beach is flat, with hard sand and we were able to take a nice walk on the beach with Sarah in her wheelchair.

After the walk, we made it to the Jekyll Island historic district in time to catch the last tram tour of the day. It was a very interesting tour that included going into some of the “cottages” of the wealthy families who wintered on Jekyll Island in the late 19th and early 20th century.

We ended the day with a drink, oysters, and diner at the raw bar on the wharf where families came to the island in the days when it was only accessible by boat.

Sunday we went to St. Simons Island to check out the beach there.  Not expecting much of a beach day, we were pleasantly surprised by a comfortable day to hang out a bit on the beach.  Again, it was a flat and hard sand that was allowed us to bring the wheelchair out on the beach.

After the beach, we toured the St. Simons Lighthouse and Lighthouse museum and then drove down the avenue of the oaks before heading back to Brunswick.

We were all, Diane in particular, impressed by the live oaks in the area.

Last stop was to see Lovers Oak in Brunswick, estimated to be about 900 years old with a 13 foot diameter trunk.

A front came through Sunday night (snow up in Maryland) with 30 knot gusts at the dock.  Monday morning, John made pancakes for breakfast, the first real meal prepared aboard Owl Moon…the breakfasts of oatmeal and lunches of PB&J don’t count.  Monday was a much chillier day…definitely not a beach day.  Sarah and John returned to St. Simons Island to see the grounds of Christ Church, Frederica.  That evening, John cooked the first dinner aboard Owl Moon…a simple meal of pasta, pesto, sausage and sautéed red pepper, but a meal prepared in the galley nevertheless.