2016 Spring Cruise

It seems like its been forever since Elixir was underway, so it was with great anticipation that we said goodbye to Brunswick Landing Marina at the end of April and set sail for South Carolina.

All of our trips to date had been south and so we decided to see what was to the north.  We debated about whether to travel long days and make it all the way to Virginia and back or to travel short days and just visit South Carolina.  The latter won out and so our plan is to enjoy what South Carolina had to offer, in a leisurely fashion.






Shortly after our departure, we rounded a bend and were surprised by a large cruise ship.  Its not every day you see a cruise ship on the ICW.  The American Star travels up and down the ICW giving its passengers a different kind of adventure from its ocean going sisters.

Our first few days were spent anchoring along the Georgia ICW enjoying the beautiful sunrises and sunsets that one sees when the only thing that separates you from the horizon is marsh land.
It is always so quiet and peaceful sitting at anchor surrounded only by marsh and water.  The only sound is the lapping of the water against the side of the boat broken by the occasional call of a nearby bird or splash of a fish as it falls back into the water.  You wonder what made it decide to leave the water in the first place, but not finding an immediate answer, you return to your day dreaming.