Went ashore yesterday and walked the 7 km loop around the south end of the island. Through Dungeness, the ruins of the Carnegie family estate, along salt marshes to the sand dunes and onto the beach on the Atlantic side of the island. Then a path through the marine forest and camp ground back across the island. Feral horses all over the island and on trails where we had to step aside to let them pass. Majestic giant live oaks, magnolia and palmetos create an otherworldly forest. 
Today we returned with Duane and had a picnic lunch near the old estate. Saw an armadillo beside the path and a turtle crossing a field. 
Completely in awe of this island. 

Winds were consistently 10-15kts SW, building waves with a short period. Made for a very long bumpy ride all day and night. Sailed for about an hour coming out of Charleston but then beating into it, slowed by the waves would have taken us three days to get here. Around 5am wind and waves started settling down and wind shifted to a beam. We were able to motor sail and made good time (7kts) for the last few hours so made our goal of coming in the entrance to St. Mary’s at slack tide.

Clear skies all day and night so the sunset, stars, moon rise (around 2:30AM) and sunrise were all spectacular.  Not much sleep.
Absolutely gorgeous anchorage in the Cumberland Sound and a beautiful hot day. Looking forward to exploring the island tomorrow. 

Overnight from Charleston to Cumberland Island outside route

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