Plum Orchard to Brunswick Landing Marina, Brunswick, GA (docked)
June 24, 2025
If low tide is at 2:45 pm and we travel at 5 knots average, when do we need to leave the anchorage to get through Jekyll Island which is about 20 miles from here to make sure there’s enough water?
We left a little before 7:00 and made it through pretty easily.
To get to Brunswick Landing, we had to travel through St. Simon Sound. There’s a small, deactivated lighthouse in the tip of Little Cumberland Island that’s almost invisible due to the sand dunes around it.
Shrimp boats were in our in the sound, too. The boats are followed by lots of birds and dolphins.
Higher tides make a huge difference in Jekyll Creek, so traveling today was a lot less nerve-wracking. Seven- and eight-foot tides move a lot of water!
Same marker – different tides
As we got closer to Brunswick we could see a Coast Guard helicopter hovering. Closer in we were able to watch the training activities of baskets and swimmers being lowered from the chopper to a Coast Guard vessel below it. These are some precision activities – the helicopter seemed to stay in place throughout the entire activity.
We’re tucked into Brunswick Landing Marina for the night. Tonight we’re doing more boat math to decide where we’re going to stop tomorrow. Little Mud River isn’t fun on a low tide.
It’s been a really hot day and our engine also throws off a lot of heat. We’re able to hang out in the air conditioned lounge and stream some Netflix while we wait for Lailia’s air conditioner to cool her down.
We traveled about 27.3 nautical miles (just under 31.5 statute miles) today.
Life on Lailia 