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This is why we love cruising the Georgia Coast! Sapelo Island to Savannah on the Loop
Planning for the slack tide in Savannah gives us a very early departure from Sapelo Island. This morning is the type of morning we think of when we think of “Georgia Coast”. Beautiful water, remote, and tons of wildlife!
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Blessing of the fleet and a stunning twilight cruise through the Georgia ICW
It is finally the day for Pivot’s crew to experience the 54th Annual Blessing of the Fleet in Darien Georgia! It is a day to remember and we conclude it with a twilight cruise, leaving the free town dock, and venture down the Darien River towards our anchorage for the evening.
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One Day in Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Elizabeth City, North Carolina is one of the friendliest towns along the Intracoastal Waterway and in this guide, we are sharing some tips and tricks that will ensure you enjoy your time in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. With a beautiful, walkable downtown area, Elizabeth City full of local businesses and southern charm, it’s sure to…
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Exploring Darien’s Blessing of the Fleet Festival
Pivot is docked on the free dock next to historic downtown in Darien so we are primed for the 54th Annual Blessing of the Fleet Festival! It wouldn’t be a day on the Great Loop if it didn’t have some excitement and for today that happened when a boat literally ran into Pivot on the…
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Exploring a new town off the beaten path in Georgia, Darien
We had a fantastic holding in Fort Frederica throughout the blows and had been brainstorming what to see next! Looking through Navionics and Google Maps, we saw Darien was a town not too far away and had a festival on the upcoming weekend. Why not give it a shot! Nothing went according to plan but…
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Anchoring next to Fort Frederica, a National Monument, in St. Simons, Georgia on the Great Loop
In today’s video documenting our Great Loop, we journey North from Jekyll Island, Georgia to the Fort Frederica National Monument on St. Simons Island, Georgia.
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Boat chores in St Marys before our twilight cruise goes awry
Now that our guests are gone after we spent 3 days exploring Cumberland Island, we have some tidying up to do! Any day on the loop can be eventful like this one proved to be. We decided to cruise to Jekyll Island and arrive around sunset, but St. Andrews Sound had other plans…
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Cruising with dolphins on the Georgia ICW (Cumberland Island to St. Marys)
We are sad to leave Cumberland Island after our fantastic weekend but it is time to continue North on the Great Loop! We have a 9-mile cruise to St. Mary’s, Georgia up the Cumberland River to the Georgian ICW. Our surprise for the day was a pod of dolphins coming to say hi and swimming…
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Remote Anchorage in Plum Orchard on Cumberland Island (least visited area)
After a wonderful day hiking yesterday at our Sea Camp Anchorage in Cumberland Island, we decided to take a cruise North to a much more remote part of Cumberland Island, Plum Orchard! In Plum Orchard, there are tours of the (still standing) Manor multiple times of day but it is not easy to get there.…
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A windy day exploring and learning about Cumberland Island (cruising from St Marys Georgia)
After our breakdown yesterday in Fernandina Beach, we were extra cautious leaving St Marys Georgia. But all checks pass, so we decided to really dive into Cumberland Island with our family, Uncle Westby and Aunt Patti! They both have a background in Science and Biology, Westby is even a high school science teacher, so they…