We are in St. Mary's

We ended up staying in Price Creek for 2 days. One day Packet jumped off the dinghy in hot pursuit of a pelican. When we weighed anchor on the 20th we had part of what looked like a crab trap attached along with lots of mud. We arrived in Steamboat Creek and anchored where the guide told us to, by the octagonal building, but we did not see the boat ramp and floating dock up river, so we took Packet ashore on private property, as the guide did not tell us the ramp and dock were up river and around a bend. We did find that the next morning. We by-passed Charleston, however we did see Alpha Tango( a boat we met at NEB) in the harbor. Maybe we will stop in the spring. On Nov. 21, Sat. we left for Beaufort, SC. We walked to town for ice cream and took the courtesy car for groceries and ate a Luther's. The town is nice, but there are only little shops filled with antiques, art, gifts, not a shop for restocking provisions unless you bike or borrow a car. we had had rain all day, but the late afternoon and evening in Beaufort was nice. 11/22 we arrived at a marina called Isle of Hope outside of Savannah. There we met up with a boat we had been with in Price Creek. this was an easy marina to get into, I did laundry, again nothing nearby, but they had 2 cars you could borrow. 11/23 we left for the Duplin river in Georgia. After we anchored we went in search of the sandy beach described in the guide only to find there was no beach due to high water unless we went out of the river and around the point. so we pulled up to the ferry dock, with signs telling all unauthorized persons not to land. Dave took Packet and spoke to a gentlemen who told us it was ok, the state of Georgia now owns the dock and the research center and we would be welcomed. There is the estate of J.R. Reynolds on the property, but it was quite a hike from the anchorage. We saw dophlins while we were going in and coming out of the river. On 11/24 we stayed at the Jekyll Harbor resort Marina, very nice. did laundry again, had dinner at the pub with Diva the boat we had met in Price Creek. 11/25 we arrived in St. Mary's for Thanksgiving. there were many boats anchored in the river, but we went through them all and anchored up river with plenty of room. Thursday, Thanksgiving about 200 plus cruisers ate dinner at a hotel The local people supply the turkeys and ham and the cruisers bring the side dishes and desserts. It was a lot of fun. There was music in the evening in the town park, but we did not stay for it. We have been here ever since, and hope to leave tomorrow(11/29). We have been resting and enjoying the town and the other cruisers, most who have left today. We will make our way to Daytona either in 3 or 2 days depending. We may stop in Fernandina Beach tomorrow if we can get a mooring. Oh, just so you are not jealous of us being in warm weather, it was in the thirties last night, had the heat on.