Brunswick, GA - Day 40 and 41

Day 40 and 41
10/31/15 - 11/1/15

The next stop we had planned was Jekyll Island, GA with a short side trip to Brunswick, GA for fuel.  We wold arrive there on Saturday, but when we realized there was no Catholic church on Jekyll Island and there was in Brunswick we changed our reservation while we were underway to stay at Brunswick instead.  We pulled into Brunswick behind a freighter going under a bridge very similar to the one in Charleston.

We docked and then walked into town to find the church so we could attend Saturday evening Mass.  We found that about a 5 block section of the town's main street was in the process of being converted to a set for a movie that was to begin filming on Monday.  The film is "Live by Night" starring and being directed by Ben Affleck.  The street is being transformed to look like 1925 Ybor City, a section of Tampa, Fl. where a lot of Cuban immigrants settled and was once the cigar rolling capital of the world.

We found the church and went to Mass, and then back to the marina.  On the way back we found a farmer's market and bought some tomatoes, a very nice cantaloupe, and a huge head of cabbage.

Back at the marina we found that we were invited to the marina's Halloween party featuring free wine, beer, and food, so that settled our plans for the evening.  We liked the place so much we decided to stay another day.

We spent the next day doing boat maintenance, fueling the boat, and getting to ready to depart the next day.  While pumping out the holding tank I was having a problem and eventually determined that the vent was clogged.  While trying to remove the hose to clear it, I snapped the fitting off right at the tank.  I cleared it then did a quick Rube Goldberg patch job.  I'm NOT opening that tank to fix it, someone else can do that while we're in Stuart.  Duct tape is my friend.

The founding fathers were so happy that we stayed for the additional night that they had a band come and play for us in the park next to the marina.

The next morning we decided that we would walk into town before we left because filming for the movie was supposed to begin.  We were hoping to see Ben Affleck or any other famous actors.  We did finally see Ben and managed to get a few pictures of him having his morning coffee and a cigarette while the crew was getting ready to begin filming.  I must say, overall Brunswick, GA was a pleasant surprise!