Isle of Hope

Day 10 & 11
Jan 11 & 12, 2016
Monday & Tues
ICW Georgia

Day 10 & 11  We came to Thunderbolt GA and found both the marinas full and unable to take us. Since Stricklands were very uncomfortable Sunday night from the cold and wind on the hook we continued on hoping to find another marina. We found the one at Isle of Hope was officially closed Mondays but you could leave a call back number and dock yourself.  Mitch took the lead and we tied up on a face dock there.  It was a nice marina with laundry and showers etc. 

Journey needed some repairs and a competent mechanic looked at it and found a part that was causing generator problems. The issue was getting one or fixing the existing one. After a search the decision was made to fix the old part. That fixed the generator and we planned to be off Tues morning but then another issue was found by the mechanic that dealt with the exhaust. That would require staying another couple of days. 2 nights in a marina are high dollar items and a 3rd or 4th was a budget breaker so the decision was made for us to travel on Wed. and stop when  we reached the GA/FL border at Cumberland Island and wait on the hook for the Stricklands. They are faster so they can catch up after their repairs were completed. 

Days have been sunny, warm and beautiful. Nights cold but tolerable inside a heavy sleeping bag. Stricklands got some bad news while at Isle of Hope.  Their garage/storage building flooded AGAIN. It had a ft and a half of water in Octs flood and now had a foot of water. What a dilemma should they go home to deal with the mess or what? Thanks to good friends that are going to handle it for them and they can continue on to FL.  Good friends who you can count on are worth a pot of gold. I treasure the ones we have who are always there in a pinch. Feeling blessed Life is Good.