Fort Fredrica was our last stop in Georgia. We were both impressed with the marshes here. The development is not overwhelming and the marshes feel wild. The waterfowl are abundant. In the Herb river we saw several wood storks as well as ibises and herons of all sorts. We especially liked the fact the one of the rivers was named Herb River and we took the opportunity to toast the Willis clan. Tom greatly enjoyed my singing as we passed the Moon River of Andy Williams fame. I am very surprised he hasn't asked me for a repeat performance. The intracostal continues to meander through rivers and creeks, man made canals and big sounds with ocean inlets. Quite impressive. On the larger waters we often saw shrimp boats. I remember being quite enamored by these since they will often sell shrimp at wonderfully low prices. However, when they have lines out, they are working and they are serious about work. If your mast was in the way of their arms I am not too sure the arms would come up! They have very limited maneuverability with their nets are out and we gave them a wide berth. Georgia also has remarkable tides. They generally run about 9 feet and since it was a moon tide they were even higher. these tides give a great boost and with them we travel at almost 8 knots. the reverse for reasons which seem a mystery(to me) but probably have to do with what inlet is closest. When running against them we were lucky to see anything more than 4 knots. We looked and looked for wild horses on Cumberland island but I think that you really need a hike to see them and as much as we liked Georgia we are still pushing to get south.
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