Saturday 14th November Back River, GA mile 651 (38 miles)

We headed off early to take advantage of the outgoing tide. The tides in Georgia run 8-10’ in places and some areas of the ICW get so shallow that it is not navigable at low tide. We scorched across St Catherine’s Sound and then the Sapelo Sound, both of which are tricky if weather conditions are not favorable. We approached the gauntlet of Creighton Narrows, a twisty and serpentine shoaly run just on the wrong side of the tide. Needless to say we hit bottom and with the skipper’s creative driving skills we wiggled free to reach the other end unscathed. We were approaching the notorious Mud River at low tide, which is impassable for our 5’-9” draft, so we ducked into Back River where we had a wild picturesque marsh setting all to ourselves.

Met the Grey Ghost exiting Kilkenny Creek............



Coming through Creighton's Narrows



Sunset in Back River