New Teakettle Creek

11/29/07 New Teakettle Creek
ICW 646.6

We motor sailed through both Sapelo and St. Catherine Sounds today. It was so nice to see the jib unfurled. I was very aware of how much I’ve missed sailing! With the jib out, we were able to reduce the engine speed by 400 rpms and still maintain the same SOG – 9.4 mph. True wind speed was 12 knots out of the east and the tide was with us. We’ve changed the B&G settings to mph since the ICW is in statute miles not nautical miles.

Since I was out of bread and we are anchoring both tonight and tomorrow night, I decided to baked bread aboard! The oven is slower than mine at home, but it does the job. When the bread was finished, I was on a roll and baked brownies with chocolate chips and nuts for Bob. After having home made bread and home made beef barley soup for lunch -- I just might be back on another one of my “phases” -- as my offspring used to call them. Baking the bread was actually enjoyable and using the pressure cooker to make soup is so easy. It’s looking like the “Bread and Soup Phase” may be returning!!

We passed several shrimp boats today. The boats were being followed by hungry pelicans. We also saw two more pods of dolphins -- they continue to evade my camera.

We’re anchored tonight in New Teakettle Creek, and yes, there is an Old Teakettle Creek that we passed along the way. We're in the middle of a Nature Preserve. Frankly, it doesn’t look any different than all of the other wide open marshes we’ve traveled through in Georgia! There’s nothing in sight but bull rush, water, and sky… and an occasional pelican, egret, or dolphin. “Second Spree” and two other boats are the only signs of civilization.