A Genteel Sport! (Day 168)

From: Brickhill River North Anchorage, Cumberland Island, GA MM696.1
To: Jekyll Harbor Marina, Jekyll Island, GA MM 684.3
L/L: 31 02 76N 81 25 36W
Distance Traveled: 13.2
Hours Underway: 2.5
Hours Motoring: 2.5
Hours Sailing: 0
Elapsed Time: 2.5
Average Speed: 5.3mph

Weather: Overcast; temp range 48 to 63; light wind out of the east clocking to the southeast; showers in the evening

The Jekyll Island Croquet Club on the lawn and in action

Comment: Most of our 13.2 miles was accomplished into a foul current. After fueling and pumping out the holding tank, we tied up to the face dock at the marina. Once secure, we borrowed two marina bikes to ride to the Jekyll Hotel where we watched members of the Jekyll Island Croquet Club (JICC) on the lawn in front of the hotel. The participants were dressed in their sporting whites. There were four teams on the lawn with two matches being contested. After watching for a few minutes, it became apparent to us that they were not playing according to the “California Croquet Rules.”

A good stroke!

The JICC had the lawn reserved for their competition from 12 o’clock noon until 4 o’clock in the afternoon. Anna Marie and I will not be able to get lawn time during this brief stopover.