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Cumberland Island, Georgia

Cumberland Island is located just north of the Florida / Georgia border.  There are a few places to anchor and dock your dinghy - we chose the National Park Service docks closest to the Dungeness Ruins. It was oppressively hot, as 3PM in the Georgian summer often is. We'd love to go back when it's a wee bit cooler and explore the rest of the island. 

Independence at anchor in front of the park docks
Wild horses greeted us immediately - they are everywhere!
Dungeness Ruins


We went on a march to the beach. It was, quite possibly, miles of thinking the beach was just around the corner, but it never was. It was a wee bit hot and prayers for death were offered. 
Hastings was a solid "meh" on the horses. 

This is the story of Matt, Lucy and Hastings, the crew of the sailing vessel Dulcinea, a 1985 Cabo Rico 38.

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6 comments

  1. TheCambriansJuly 8, 2016 at 11:33 AM

    Cumberland Island looks like an amazing place to spend the day. I'm not that interested in touring historical buildings, but show me a set of ruins and I'm all in!

    Stephanie @ SV CAMBRIA

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    1. LucyJuly 8, 2016 at 12:04 PM

      It's a pretty neat spot. Apparently, the Carnagie's had wild 1920s parties there, and must have thought they'd be young and rich forever.

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  2. LiesbetJuly 8, 2016 at 11:34 AM

    Cumberland Island was one of our favorite destinations along the ICW! Yep, I remember walking to the beach, thinking it was not too far... Except, we did it close to dusk on a chilly October day, many years ago, so our photos were not as pretty as yours. But, we were the only sailboat at anchor and didn't see any other visitors. We did see plenty of horses. Our dogs were pretty indifferent to them as well. Enjoy it on a cooler (part of the) day soon.

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    1. LucyJuly 8, 2016 at 12:07 PM

      If we take the ICW south at the end of the season, we'll defiantly be back. Hastings has mostly shown no interest in any wild animal: manatees, horses, dolphins, turtles - he did want to chase a peacock here in South Carolina though!

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  3. UnknownJuly 20, 2016 at 12:49 PM

    This is now on my bucket list of places to visit. Looks amazing but think I will visit in cooler months. :) Amazing place!

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    1. Boat Life Larks - S/V DulcineaJuly 21, 2016 at 9:01 AM

      There is also a van tour that drives you around in the AC, and saves you from the death march :-)

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