DAY 290, TUES. MAY 2, 2012
DEP BRUNSWICK, GA (mm680+) 07:00 ARR.SUNBURY CRAB CO (mm620+) 2:45
D. 72.2sm / 4363.6
We are finally under way, and the boat is running very smoothly. The bottom wash seemed to give us a couple of mph more than before. Cruising through GA is pretty tense. We are in narrow waterways with lots of turns, and shoaling on the insides of the turns. You can't just be in the channel, you have to be on the correct side of the channel as the depth can vary from nothing to 10'. We must not only watch the markers, we have to constantly monitor the depth and stay in the deeper water. especially around turns, of which there are many. We turned off the ICW at the Medway River for the 4 mile trip to the Sunbury Crab Co, and it was worth the effort. When we arrived, the owner, Elaine, and her 2 sons, Clay and Joe were there to take our lines and help us get secured. We were the only boat there and Elaine invited us up to the bar for a free beer which we gratefully accepted. Even though the restaurant was closed they made dinner for us and Elaine sat with us and told us about her family and business. We started out with the most delicious steamed clams in garlic sauce and an entrée of fresh shrimp grilled to perfection. I mentioned to Clay that I always wanted to watch a pro pick crabs, so before dinner he came out with 2 large blue claw crabs and showed me his secrets. It took him about a minute a crab, about 1/ 10th the time it takes me. Needless to say if we ever come thru here we will most definitely stop here.
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| THE MARSHLANDS OF GA |
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| SHRIMPER |
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| AT SUNBURY CRAB DOCK |
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| A LONG WALK ACROSS THE MARSH |
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| THE SUNBURY CRAB CO RESTAURANT |
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| PAT WITH ELAINE (THE OWNER) |
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| THESE STEAMED CLAMS WERE DELICIOUS! |
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