Colin and Dawn do the Loop: Brunswick

Another historic town that was named by the British after the ancestral home of King George III - Braunsweig in Germany. Five nations have claimed the town - Spanish in1540, French in 1562 who sought to establish a haven for the French Huguenots, then the Spanish again in 1565, then the British in 1736 until the revolutionary war, the civil war followed with the Confederate flag flying until 1865 when the USA flag was flown once again. It is a port city & J.A. Jones company built 99 Liberty ships in 3 years during WWII.
This was a good marina with all the facilities, the historic town within walking distance and FREE laundry. Yeah 2 hours of chores. We bought fresh fruit & veges at the Sat farmers market and new tubes for our bikes (fold up ones that came with the boat & yet to be tested). We refuelled here with best price for fuel so far @ $2.47 a gallon. (about $1 a litre).
The coastal creeks of Georgia "thread their serpentine routes through the marshes" and we could often see a sail or mast miles away across the marshes tucked up in their own little creek with names such as Buttermilk Sound, Wally's Leg Creek, & Teakettle Creek. Despite the hugely annoying & viciously biting March flies (no regard for the month) the creeks offer a good choice of anchorages; tonight we are in Dulpin Creek. Mud Creek was the one that offered us no favours - it is the shallowest part on the ICW and we waited for the tide to rise along with 2 other boats before proceeding. Because we are running virtually parallel with the coast we often cross inlets which have large shipping, confusing buoys and strong currents - his is where Colin starts to dredge up all his long forgotten skills and so far we have had no mishaps.