Day 260-261- Walburg Creek, St. Catherines Island, Georgia

Since Lauren found out about the lemurs on St. Catherines Island, that is where we are heading! It was only less than ten miles backwards, so it didn’t take too long, only about an hour and a half. We crossed back across St. Catherines Sound and made our way into Walburg Creek. The north end of the island was all sandy beach, so we stayed close to that so we could land the dinghy easily. We found our spot, dropped anchor and waited. The waiting is critical to make sure the anchor is holding tight and not dragging. After we were confident in the anchor, we headed to shore.

There were a couple of boats beached with people hanging out on the beach, so we landed far away from them. We walked all the way around the island to the Atlantic Ocean side. We brought our binoculars to help us search for these elusive lemurs and other wildlife. At one point we made our way a short way into the island and I saw an armadillo (I think) and a couple of snakes, but no lemurs. We turned around when we came to a creek/marshy area with no easy way to cross it. We got back to the beach and again avoided the few people that were still hanging out and made our way back to Klondike. I think Frank enjoyed the long walk and time he was allowed to run around off leash. We had dinner and decided to stay another night since we liked this anchorage so much.

Day 2- We again went to the beach to let Frank run and continue t look for lemurs. We did some research about the island:

St. Catherine’s Island is comprised of over 14,000-acres and 30-square miles of land.

What makes this island so incredible is that it has been inhabited for at least 4,000 years.

In fact, the interior of the island is not open to the public, as it is a privately owned island that works on multiple conservation projects.

The island serves as an undisturbed slice of nature, with habitats for many different animals, mammals, and birds such as osprey, sea turtles, and lemurs to name a few.

In fact, some guides have even nicknamed St. Catherine’s Island as a sort of “Noah’s Ark”, where animals can establish their own breeding colonies, building up the number of rare or endangered species.

According to Georgia’s state laws, all beaches much be open to the public, however it is only the interior of St. Catherine’s Island which is off limits without an appointment.

The entire island was even declared to be a National Historic Landmark, in order to protect the area from human beings.

I copied and pasted the above from the website ‘Only In Your State‘ and the pictures of the lemurs are as close as we came to seeing them…

We planned tomorrows trip- we were planning on going to Savannah, but there is mixed reports about the free dock there being closed and possibly an anchorage close by, so we’re not sure exactly where we will end up…