The Place to Share |
|
![]() Copyright 2002 Alfonso Vazquez-Cuervo - See Terms of Use |
|
Our Route Summary
|
|
Entry
|
![]() |
Exit
|
|
![]() |
What We SawThe annual trip with "The Boys" is a 14 year tradition. Paddling the "Oke" and twisty, "turney" rivers and streams with these guys is what makes paddling even more special. Since fire and drought have disabled the "Oke" venue we settled on the Satilla River in southeast Georgia and were not disappointed. The Satilla River flows, winding some 270 miles from coastal swamps to St. Andrews Sound in the Atlantic Ocean. The river's name comes from an officer in the Spanish Army, Saint Illa, which was corrupted to "Satilla" over the years. English, French and Spanish explorers navigated the river before Savannah was founded in 1733 by Gen. James Oglethorpe. |
This unpolluted river has abundant wildlife and the
"tannic" stained water gives it a mirror
quality that is beautiful. Numerous wide white sand bars
on the inside of bends in the river provide ample room
for 14 paddlers. The trip took a total of three days of easy paddling. One leg found us in a downwind which we quickly rafted up, raised a tarp and sailed for more than a mile. |
![]() |