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Bats, turtles and pigs

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Rudy and Jill
Fri, Apr 25, 2014 7:28 PM

There we were,1315 hours, 10 miles off Georgia's coast, northbound with our drifter and mainsail set. It was wonderful cruising for the third day in a row. In our experiences, unbelievable weather as we usually seem to be offshore in 20-30 knots rolling along, instead of 8-10 knots. Jill was off somewhere sleeping and when I looked up, I saw a mud dabber's nest hanging from the foot of our drifter.
 
The problem was, when I ran my hand along the foot of the sail when I set it that morining, that nest wasn't there. Looking closer, I discovered that it wasn't a nest, but instead a small furry bat, about 2/3rds the size of my hand. There he was, hanging upside down, apparently sleeping. Took a few pictures and left him alone. He stayed there for a couple of hours until we handed in the sail... that was kinda cool, especially in the middle of the day, 10 miles from land!
 
Then, yesterday, we came within a few feet of very large leatherback turtles, miles apart, again while we were about 10 miles offshore of Ga coast. We estimated that their shells would have measured about 3.5' long. There heads were quite large, too.
 
Today, we motored up the Inracoastal when, coming around a bend, there was a herd of black colored pigs forging along the shoreline of an undeveloped island. Fresh pig for supper was negated when it was discovered that Jill didn't have a hunting rifle with her.
 
Tomorrow, maybe a whale sighting.

Rudy and Jill
Just south of Savannah, Ga.
Briney Bug- a 34 foot sail-assisted trawler
850-832-7748

There we were,1315 hours, 10 miles off Georgia's coast, northbound with our drifter and mainsail set. It was wonderful cruising for the third day in a row. In our experiences, unbelievable weather as we usually seem to be offshore in 20-30 knots rolling along, instead of 8-10 knots. Jill was off somewhere sleeping and when I looked up, I saw a mud dabber's nest hanging from the foot of our drifter.   The problem was, when I ran my hand along the foot of the sail when I set it that morining, that nest wasn't there. Looking closer, I discovered that it wasn't a nest, but instead a small furry bat, about 2/3rds the size of my hand. There he was, hanging upside down, apparently sleeping. Took a few pictures and left him alone. He stayed there for a couple of hours until we handed in the sail... that was kinda cool, especially in the middle of the day, 10 miles from land!   Then, yesterday, we came within a few feet of very large leatherback turtles, miles apart, again while we were about 10 miles offshore of Ga coast. We estimated that their shells would have measured about 3.5' long. There heads were quite large, too.   Today, we motored up the Inracoastal when, coming around a bend, there was a herd of black colored pigs forging along the shoreline of an undeveloped island. Fresh pig for supper was negated when it was discovered that Jill didn't have a hunting rifle with her.   Tomorrow, maybe a whale sighting. Rudy and Jill Just south of Savannah, Ga. Briney Bug- a 34 foot sail-assisted trawler 850-832-7748