We made it to Georgia After A Big Adventure

We decided to forego the Thanksgiving festivities in Beaufort, SC because that would slow our progress South too much. We decided to travel with Yvonne and Jonathan "Speranza" for the next few days and celebrate Thanksgiving in a beautiful, quiet anchorage with them. On Saturday we motored to Fishing Creek Anchorage. We invited Yvonne and Jonathan for dinner. After a fun filled evening, Y & J attempted to row their dinghy back to their boat against a VERY strong opposing current. They were quickly swept away from our boat and theirs. Jim swiftly grabbed the motor & leaped into Porty - unfortunately leaping wasn't a good idea - Jim fell into the 49 degree water, clutching the motor, and Porty flipped on top of him in the pitch dark! Jim quickly swam back to Kismet, with motor in hand, got Porty righted, and again set out on the mission to rescue our friends who were drifting further away. Jim finally got the motor attached and running, after bailing out Porty. We thought all was well, until the motor stopped because a line got wrapped around the prop. Now Jim had to row back to Kismet against the STRONG current - he was successful. Now after releasing the line, for the third attempt, Jim motored, in soaking wet clothes - to find Y&J and tow them back to their boat. Fortunately, they threw an anchor out to stop their progress. Jim located them quickly and the rescue was a success! Needless to say everyone was relieved! On Sunday we all headed to Beaufort, SC. We anchored in front of the Town Marina. Chores had to be done here. Grocery shopping for Thanksgiving fixins and filling propane tanks. Beaufort really is a BEAUTIFUL town. We toured the National cemetery there and had burgers & beer at Luthers. We were "on the road again" on Monday. We anchored for the night in Wright River. The sunset was absolutely spectacular. Had dinner on Speranza, safely dinghied back to Kismet, and slept well. Today we crossed the Georgia border, the winds were blowing 10 - 20, and the sky was cloudless. We decided to anchor in the Vernon River and go through Hells Gate tomorrow in high tide.