John: Charleston to Brunswick, GA (anchored) Chris: St. Pete Beach, FL (hoteled)
November 12-16, 2022
This is the second time this year that John has moved Lailia while I am traveling – the last time he moved her across the Chesapeake to Piney Narrows, the marina that was our Maryland homebase for the summer. This time he moved her a lot further to Brunswick, GA where we planned to meet on Wednesday.
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Our friend, Abby, was in St. Pete at the same time so she and I were able to take a walk at Boyd Hill Nature Preserve. This time with her was a gift for me and helped me get some Vitamin N before I spent the next three days teaching inside a windowless room.
John had some windy days traveling, including a sporty trip across the Port Royal Sound. (I am not a sporty fan at all.)
John’s skills are really showing – he was able to haul Lailia’s anchor in some high winds. Normally he steers while I take care of the windlass so Lailia’s movements are very controlled. Being solo meant that he had to be very methodical as he moved from the helm to the bow.
My trip from St. Pete Beach to Brunswick, Georgia took about nine hours – there’s not an easy way to get from one place to the other (the Brunswick airport is so small that only one major airline serves it, maybe a few times a week). A flight delay also added to the joy, but I did get to hang out with another workshop leader in the airport and view a fiery sunset through the terminal window.
Brunswick Landing Marina is a good landing spot for us – they have nice facilities. We’ll spend a day there before we start heading south again.
Life on Lailia 