9 and a half loop

Legend

Boat
Cycling
Driving

Paducah, United States ‐ Sep 3, 2019
37.052985, -89.171219 ‐ Sep 2, 2019
36.978147, -89.136543 ‐ Aug 31, 2019
37.599544, -89.515572
38.225505, -90.360489 ‐ Aug 30, 2019
Alton ‐ Aug 29, 2019
Hardin ‐ Aug 27, 2019
40.278478, -90.082054 ‐ Aug 24, 2019
Peoria ‐ Aug 23, 2019
41.311855, -89.205551 ‐ Aug 22, 2019
Ottawa ‐ Aug 21, 2019
Seneca ‐ Aug 20, 2019
Joliet ‐ Aug 19, 2019
41.841943, -87.593994 ‐ Aug 18, 2019
Kenosha ‐ Aug 17, 2019
Milwaukee ‐ Aug 16, 2019
Sheboygan ‐ Aug 15, 2019
44.057986, -87.61322 ‐ Aug 14, 2019
44.574817, -87.40448 ‐ Aug 13, 2019
44.799378, -87.286377 ‐ Aug 12, 2019
Sturgeon Bay, United States ‐ Aug 11, 2019
Green Bay
44.888958, -87.418213
44.785734, -87.311096
44.588511, -87.4292 ‐ Aug 10, 2019
44.082653, -87.640686 ‐ Aug 9, 2019
43.373112, -87.853546 ‐ Aug 8, 2019
42.569264, -87.808227 ‐ Aug 7, 2019
41.868538, -87.611847 ‐ Aug 5, 2019
Saint Joseph ‐ Aug 4, 2019
42.356514, -86.312714 ‐ Aug 2, 2019
42.625876, -86.228943 ‐ Jul 30, 2019
43.215185, -86.347046 ‐ Jul 29, 2019
43.726452, -86.476135 ‐ Jul 23, 2019
44.052064, -86.522827 ‐ Jul 17, 2019
44.515114, -86.245422 ‐ Jul 16, 2019
44.858789, -86.082001
45.01239, -85.774384 ‐ Jul 15, 2019
45.080309, -85.972137, United States
45.222677, -85.543671 ‐ Jul 14, 2019
45.175261, -85.491486
45.108423, -85.599976
45.28455, -85.406342 ‐ Jul 13, 2019
45.36276, -84.988861
45.749319, -85.155029
45.796255, -84.803467 ‐ Jul 12, 2019
45.769439, -84.715576
45.816358, -84.60022
De Tour Village
46.094186, -83.83667 ‐ Jul 11, 2019
Hilton, Canada
Hilton
Hilton
Johnson
Thesselon ‐ Jul 10, 2019
46.161761, -83.038788 ‐ Jul 9, 2019
Spanish
46.148443, -82.386475 ‐ Jul 8, 2019
Sables-Spanish Rivers
45.99887, -81.975861
45.981695, -81.909943
45.994099, -81.576233
Killarney
Unorganized Centre Parry Sound ‐ Jul 9, 2019
Unorganized Centre Parry Sound
Bynge Inlet ‐ Jul 6, 2019
Unorganized Centre Parry Sound ‐ Jul 5, 2019
San Souci
Big Chute ‐ Jul 4, 2019
Severn ‐ Jul 1, 2019
Orillia
Lagoon City
Brock
44.546441, -79.049377
Kawartha Lakes
Kawartha Lakes
Bobcageon
44.466131, -78.498688
Selwyn
Buckhorn
North Kawartha ‐ Jun 30, 2019
Peterborough
Otonabee–South Monaghan
Buckhorn
Trent Hills ‐ Jun 29, 2019
Trent Hills
Brighton ‐ Jun 27, 2019
Frankfort
Quinte West ‐ Jun 26, 2019
Bath ON ‐ Jun 23, 2019
Oswego, United States
Oswego Canal ‐ Jun 22, 2019
Niagara Falls ‐ Jun 21, 2019
Clay NY ‐ Jun 18, 2019
Sylvan Beach ‐ Jun 13, 2019
Little Falls, NY ‐ Jun 11, 2019
Amsterdam, NY ‐ Jun 9, 2019
Halfmoon NY ‐ Jun 8, 2019
42.793385, -73.688049 ‐ Jun 3, 2019
Coeymans NY
Norrie Mills State park ‐ Jun 1, 2019
Croton-on-Hudson ‐ May 31, 2019
New York ‐ May 30, 2019
Brick Township ‐ May 29, 2019
Atlantic City ‐ May 28, 2019
Miss Chris Marina Wildwood NJ ‐ May 27, 2019
Delaware City, DE ‐ May 26, 2019
Kentmorr, MD ‐ May 25, 2019
Hampton City ‐ May 20, 2019
Manteo, NC ‐ May 17, 2019
Englehard, NC ‐ May 14, 2019
Hatteras Village, NC ‐ May 9, 2019
Oriental AGAIN ‐ May 3, 2019
Swansboro ‐ May 2, 2019
Topsail / Surf City ‐ May 1, 2019
Oak Island ‐ Apr 26, 2019
Little River ‐ Apr 24, 2019
Pawleys Island ‐ Apr 23, 2019
Sullivan's Island ‐ Apr 22, 2019
Beaufort again ‐ Mar 20, 2019
Bull River ‐ Mar 19, 2019
Sunbury Crab Company ‐ Mar 18, 2019
St Simon's Island ‐ Mar 16, 2019
Amelia Island 3rd time ‐ Mar 15, 2019
Daytona Beach 3rd time ‐ Mar 13, 2019
Canaveral Canal ‐ Mar 12, 2019
27.988793, -80.551414 ‐ Mar 9, 2019
Melbourne ‐ Mar 6, 2019
27.456036, -80.319414
27.116972, -80.142946 ‐ Feb 28, 2019
26.7732, -80.041924
26.770901, -80.017719
Miami
Miami ‐ Feb 26, 2019
Miami
Fisher Island
Fort Lauderdale ‐ Feb 20, 2019
Fort Lauderdale
West Palm Beach
Jupiter
Fort Pierce ‐ Jan 11, 2019
Sebastian ‐ Jan 4, 2019
Port Canaveral ‐ Dec 8, 2018
Daytona Beach
Palm Cove Marina ‐ Dec 7, 2018
St Augustine ‐ Dec 6, 2018
Green Cove Springs ‐ Nov 21, 2018
Georgetown Landing Marina ‐ Nov 20, 2018
Sanford ‐ Nov 14, 2018
Acosta Creek Marina ‐ Nov 12, 2018
Doctors Lake Marina ‐ Nov 11, 2018
Jacksonville ‐ Nov 10, 2018
Amelia Island
Darien, GA ‐ Nov 9, 2018
Delegal Creek Marina ‐ Nov 8, 2018
Beaufort ‐ Oct 10, 2018

Here for a month now - went through Michael here
Charleston ‐ Oct 8, 2018
32.722908, -79.822234 ‐ Oct 7, 2018
33.871195, -78.029007 ‐ Oct 6, 2018

Overnight cruise to Charleston
BLNG SPG LKS, United States ‐ Oct 5, 2018
North Topsail Beach ‐ Oct 4, 2018
Oriental ‐ Oct 3, 2018
Chocowinity ‐ Oct 2, 2018
Climax ‐ Sep 28, 2018
Washington ‐ Sep 26, 2018
Bath ‐ Sep 25, 2018
Belhaven ‐ Sep 24, 2018
Coinjock ‐ Sep 23, 2018
Chesapeake ‐ Sep 21, 2018
Norfolk
Deltaville ‐ Sep 20, 2018
Patuxent River ‐ Sep 19, 2018
Tilghman Island ‐ Sep 17, 2018
Queenstown ‐ Sep 16, 2018
Chestertown ‐ Sep 12, 2018

Holed up for Hurricane for a week or more
39.294102, -76.181927

Entering Worton Creek
39.528641, -75.86517, United States
Chesapeake City ‐ Sep 8, 2018

Schaefer Canal House
39.561609, -75.561004

Schaefer Canal House
Wildwood Crest, United States ‐ Sep 6, 2018

Utsch's Marina
Atlantic City ‐ Sep 3, 2018

To Atlantic City. Moving along!
Point Pleasant ‐ Sep 2, 2018

Back in Manasquan - staging for Atlantic City run. Met my sister's friend that happens to be a harbor host for AGLCA
New York ‐ Aug 31, 2018

Staten Island - waiting out high winds
Croton-on-Hudson ‐ Aug 29, 2018

Long push to Stoney Point
Hudson ‐ Aug 28, 2018

We "Crossed our wake" - for the triangle or little loop - in Troy NY. Heading south - changing color to show difference
Mechanicville ‐ Aug 26, 2018

2 nights in Mechanicville - free dock again. Love it!
Fort Edward

Was going to stay at Fort Edward but forged through
Whitehall ‐ Aug 25, 2018

Free wall in White hall NY - fun pub crawl of all 3 bars - lol
Ticonderoga ‐ Aug 27, 2018

Through Ticonderoga - cool fort!
Addison ‐ Aug 24, 2018

Nice night at Port Henry Marina. Great little spot
Westport

Getting out of Lake Champlain. Definitely will spend more time in this area next time we come through. First time back for me in 40 years - Jay's first visit. Summer 2020 we will spend a lot of time here!
Colchester ‐ Aug 23, 2018

Spent a night in Colchester. Champlain Marina - very nice place. Beautiful bay!
Rouses Point ‐ Aug 21, 2018

Back in USA - customs check in was not just by phone - had to pull into a dock. Went through fine. Stayed at Barscomb Marina for 2 nights due to weather. Nice place. Good locals - as usual. ACtually watched a search for a body of a guy that jumped off the bridge we came under just a few hours before we came under it
Saint-Georges-de-Clarenceville, Canada ‐ Aug 20, 2018

Heading to Lake Champlain - back to the US!
45.714682, -73.190856 ‐ Aug 19, 2018

Turned south - stopped in Auberge Handfield. Super cute place. Like old France! People much nicer here than in Montreal
Sorel-Tracy

Cruised at 14 MPH! St Lawrence Seaway gave us a boost to Sorel in a hurry!
Montréal ‐ Aug 15, 2018

Got through the Montreal locks and lift bridges amongst the commercial traffic. Pull into Royal St Lawrence Yacht Club at 6:30 pm to be greeted by a nice bar tender. Will stay a couple of days
Summerstown ‐ Aug 14, 2018

Did our Canadian Customs reporting in Cornwall. Crazy currents getting there. Quiet night, simple stop
Ogdensburg, United States ‐ Aug 12, 2018

2 days in Ogdensburg. Stayed at another place we had no business pulling into in a 42 foot boat. Pat and Gil at River Front marina were great! Good Tiki Bar
Alexandria Bay

Gotta stay here some day - stopped for fuel. Great lookin' spot
Clayton ‐ Aug 11, 2018

Nice stop in Clayton. Toured Wood Boat Brewery and Coyote Moon Winery
Wolfe Island, Canada

Gorgeous day crossing Lake Ontario!
Mexico, United States ‐ Aug 10, 2018

Beautiful creek - biggest boat ever been in it, we are told. Nice people at Salmon Country Marina
Mexico

Turn into Little Salmon River
Oswego
Oswego

Rough seas, but need to get to Mexico Bay to get to Sandy Shores by car to pick up packages
Oswego ‐ Aug 9, 2018

Good day's trip all the way to Oswego
Clay ‐ Aug 8, 2018

Make the turn into Oswego Canal
Clay ‐ Aug 7, 2018

Weather "forced" us into Pirates Cove. Really nice place. Will have to do a good review for them. Good times at Dock Grill
Clay
Pennellville
Brewerton
Central Square

Crossed Oneida Lake
Sylvan Beach ‐ Aug 6, 2018

A night on the free dock again in Sylvan beach. No power here though, but what a place! 1950's amusement park and beautiful sunset on a 1950's beach. Party at the Crazy Clam
Utica

Through Utica
Ilion ‐ Aug 5, 2018

Nice night in Ilion - got to re-provision here.
Little Falls

Through Amsterdam
Canajoharie ‐ Aug 4, 2018

Free dock in Canajoharie - lots of trains - good pizza delivered to boat
Amsterdam

Through Amsterdam
Rexford

Schenectady NY - 6 locks today.
Waterford ‐ Aug 2, 2018

Waterford Town Visitor Center free dock - 24 hours. Pay 10$ for electricity. Free showers and pumpout, too. AND a great book for free on the canal systems. Looks like we're waiting out a rainy day on Friday
Troy

Sign here - Champlain or Erie canal decision time! Actually, it's so close to the free dock, it's easy to come back out if you decide on Champlain
Troy

Troy Lock #1 = "Federal Lock".
Rensselaer ‐ Aug 1, 2018

Albany Yacht Club - another good spot. But, we were heading for the free dock, so our stay was pretty short. Motored in the rain, but sun came out in time for docking.
Port Ewen ‐ Jul 31, 2018

Kingston was a cool stop. Met more nice people. Dinner on water front. Guy at the marina went out to buy beer for us
Marlboro ‐ Jul 30, 2018

A night at a quiet yacht club. Great members here as well. LOTS of trains!
Wappingers Falls
Newburgh

First cop pull over here. PAssed safety inspection - no problem!
Cornwall-on-Hudson
West Point

Lots of shots of West Point from the water.
Philipstown
Cortlandt

Bear Mtn Bridge - Beautiful!
Tomkins Cove
Tomkins Cove

Winding our way up the hudson
Stony Point ‐ Jul 29, 2018

2 days in Stony Point NY. We had a visit from brother Scotty and wife Cheryl and kid Tommy - delivered Jay's scooter present from our kids. Fun with the locals! Tom, Sara, Kevin and Pierre
Valley Cottage ‐ Jul 28, 2018

Under the new Tappanzee, heading for Stony Point NY
Irvington

Cruising up north more
Edgewater ‐ Jul 27, 2018

A night in Edgewater. Not a great marina, and an unremarkable town, but lots of good food, and a lot cheaper than NYC. Beautiful views across the river!
Weehawken
New York

Passed the statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, and Hoboken train station on port side, Manhattan and world trade center on the starboard side
New York

Verrazanno Narrows - Bridge was the longest suspenson span in 1962, The base of the towers are closer together than the tops to account for the curvature of the earth
Sea Bright

Good swell action today, but no chop.
Manasquan

Back out into the Atlantic to make the run for NY Harbor
Point Pleasant ‐ Jul 20, 2018

Came through canal to Johnson Brothers Boat works. Will be staying a week while waiting for weather clear enough to go outside to NY
Point Pleasant
Brielle
Brielle
Point Pleasant Beach

Mansquan Inlet
Barnegat Light

Barnagat Light inlet is now "at your own risk"
Long Beach Township

another outside passage to Manasquan Inlet
Atlantic City ‐ Jul 19, 2018

Beautiful water today. Nice temperatures. GREAT cruise. Staying right inside the Absecon inlet at the Atlantic City Aquarium.
North Wildwood

What a nice day at sea! WAAAAY better than the Delaware bay
Wildwood

Outside passage to Atlantic City
Cape May ‐ Jul 18, 2018

2 Days at Canyon Club resort marina. Very nice place. Good Looper discount. Got to see Michelle and Lynne Parisi.
Cape May ‐ Jul 16, 2018

What a relief to make it into the Cape May canal!
Chesapeake Bay

Very rough water today!
39.558032, -75.560975

Throught the C&D Canal
Chesapeake City, United States ‐ Jul 15, 2018

Wanted the free dock, but staying 2 days, so payed the crazy rate at the Inn. Monday night we'll stay on free dock
Chesapeake City
Earleville

On the way to C&D Canal
Galena ‐ Jul 14, 2018

A night in Georgetown. What fun people there. Met Todd, with the hover bikes - and Bob, a fellow looper.
Betterton ‐ Jul 13, 2018

Decided to check out the Sassafrass River. Beautiful river - clean, fresh water
Rock Hall
Rock Hall ‐ Jul 12, 2018

A night on the free wall. Good time at the harbor shack. Great little town. If stay 2 nights, there's a marina for 1/ft after you burn your 1 day free
Lusby ‐ Jul 9, 2018

Solomons had a good spot at Calvert Marina. $1.00/ft - stayed 2 days. Met great people at the on site cafe/bar. A lot of Career military
Reedville

Going to Solomons. Seas are a bit rough today
Deltaville ‐ Jul 8, 2018

A stay at Deltaville. Cute little town. Marina in process of being renovated. Approaching channel was a bit dicey.
Diggs

Beautiful day on the Chesapeake Bay!
Hampton
Norfolk

Staging for Chesapeak run.
Norfolk ‐ Jul 7, 2018

Stayed downtown Norfolk at Waterside Marina. Great spot for the price. 1.50/ft with plenty of stuff to do. Nice facilities as well.
Elizabeth City ‐ Jul 6, 2018

Arrived after 9 1/2 hours! Perhaps that's the new story I tell for the boat name - that's the most we want to run at one time anymore! :) Stopped at The Pelican Marina for a couple nights
Elizabeth City

SOOO many crab traps to dodge!
Manns Harbor

Managed to dodge storms, Got through Bridge before high winds would force us to wait. Across the Albermarle we go!
Columbia

After Pungo-Alligator Canal, got to the Alligator river, and knew we had to forge through to Elizabeth city
Scranton ‐ Jul 5, 2018

Stayed the night at Dowry Creek Marina. Didn't see any of Bellhaven... next time! Racing the winds!
Belhaven
Hobucken
Oriental

After a month at Deaton's Yacht Service - a FABULOUS yard btw, we thought we were going to wait till the weekend to head out again - but then, I saw the wind forcast - so, off we went!
Oriental ‐ Jun 6, 2018

Oriental Marina and Inn - this is THE spot. Got to catch up with my old friend (and former boss), George on the phone - great little town... Marina with Tiki bar 20 yards from our door. Met people that know George. We'd stay longer if we weren't trying to get to Elizabeth City
Beaufort

Turning north into Adam's Creek on the way to Oriental
Swansboro

Swansboro looked interesting. Might want to stop there in the future
Sneads Ferry ‐ Jun 5, 2018

Made it Swans Point Marina. Real old school fisherman's marina. Rough facilities, rough, but nice, occupants. Don't recommend it if you're looking for a long stay somewhere. Boats whiz by, close by, lots of wakes.
Surf City

Thought we were going to stop here but decided to push on to Sneads Ferry
Wilmington

Took a day down on Monday to fix a few things and see Terry and Stacey off to Oak Island. Wrightsville beach bridge was our test of our height - we are slightly over 16' - cleared the slightly over 16' brigde with room to spare!
Southport ‐ Jun 3, 2018

Terry and Stacey took us to John's birthday party. Fun time, good food. One more night on the boat with Terry And Stacey
Shallotte

Passing through on the way to Southport, NC
Myrtle Beach ‐ Jun 2, 2018

Marina at Grande Dunes. Big Change from our Georgetown spot. Got to visit with Chris and Al - Sean's good buddies! Lamb chops on the sun deck were delicious!
Murrells Inlet

Cruising into Myrtle, the stretch on the Waccamaw river before Socaste was stunning! Next time, I think we anchor in here somewhere
Georgetown ‐ Jun 1, 2018

Georgetown was a blast. Great little Marina - no frills - small, but perfect. Dinner on the waterfront on the rooftop of Buzz's Roost with our waitress, Fred, who was an absolute hoot!
Charleston - St James ‐ May 31, 2018

FINALLY - back underway. New water tanks, old friends (Terry and Stacey) and heading north!
Beaufort ‐ Apr 4, 2018

Docked at Gordon's for a while. Next time we take off, will head to Georgetown
Beaufort
Beaufort
Beaufort

Taking long route - couldn't get under sams point bridge
Beaufort
Beaufort
Beaufort

Taking boat over to Gordon's dock. Placing dots to show the route
Beaufort ‐ Mar 29, 2018

Stayed at the Downtown Beaufort Marina a week. Was fun to be back and see everyone again. Hung for a week but no weekly or monthly rate here and we can't afford it! L OL
Saint Helena Island

Almost home!
Skidaway Island ‐ Mar 28, 2018

Spent some time in Brunswick waiting for wind and rain to go away. Was a good place to stay a few days. Went on finally to Delegal Creek Marina at "The Landings" on Skidaway Island. Great stop for a night!
Brunswick ‐ Mar 24, 2018

Caught up with 5 other looper boats. Docktails was fun. Nice staff here as well. Thought we'd head out next day, but weather is not looking cooperative!
Brunswick

Go north to free beer!
Jekyll Island

ICW goes right, but we took a left to get to the marina with free beer!
Saint Marys

Jay made it past the Navy yard this time without pissing them off! LOL
Fernandina Beach ‐ Mar 23, 2018

Called Fernandina Marina when we got here to see if they could get us in. They informed us that they only had a few slips since the hurricane damage, and that the only thing they had available only had 3 feet of water at low tide. We turned around and went into Amelia Island Marina, which was closed, but we pulled in and settled up with them in the AM.
Jacksonville

Really good cruising day out of St Augustine. Originally planned on stopping here, but had more daylight left, good weather, kept going
Saint Augustine ‐ Mar 21, 2018

Rivers Edge Marina and Hurricane Patty's. I almost ruled out this marina due to some reviews, but when none of the others would answer on Sunday, we decided just to cruise through San Sebastian creek and pull in some where... And this is where we landed. Very happy with the place!
Marineland ‐ Mar 18, 2018

Passing by here was pretty cool. We almost stopped here for the night but it was such a nice day for motoring and it was still early when we got there
Daytona Beach ‐ Mar 17, 2018

Daytona Beach for St Patricks day, Bike Week AND Spring Break. Really nice stay in an inexpensive DIY Boat Yard, but this one was super nice. Onsite Chart House, which is out of our price range for dinner, but they had a kickass happy hour with a happy hour menu that was great.
Mims ‐ Mar 16, 2018

Canal was cool - all along here super nice anchorage and camping islands
Mims

Passing this canal was beautiful.
Titusville

Water turned brown, but still nice things to see. Went past Cape Canaveral. Another nice, yet pricey marina... although the people here (marina people, not other boaters) seem a little put-off-ish. Didn't like them a year ago when we came here to see a boat for sale
Sebastian ‐ Mar 15, 2018

Pretty water to Sebastian. Tried to stay at the state park - even got a confirmed reservation through Dockwa - but, once I spoke to the dock master there - we were sent over to Sebastian River Inlet - another DIY yard
Vero Beach ‐ Mar 14, 2018

PAssed through Vero - looks like a good stop next time
Fort Pierce

Got to Fort Pierce - hadn't done laundry, so made sure we got that done. Had dinner with Chris Garrett and Peggy Hopkins - had so much fun we forgot to take pictures. Ubered to get groceries. Not much else done. Water was pretty.
Stuart ‐ Mar 12, 2018

Port Salerno - GREAT place! Nice DIY yard. Cheap dockage, nice waterfront
Stuart

On the way to port salerno
Stuart

Route over to Port Salerno
Stuart ‐ Mar 11, 2018

Had to pull in here due to air in fuel line - stopped at Riverwatch Marina that didn't want us there - kicked us out Monday morning
Canal Point ‐ Mar 13, 2018

Crossed Lake Okachobee
Clewiston ‐ Mar 10, 2018

Roland Martin Marina - chased.. or mean.. chased by.. a ton of bass fishing tournament guys. Fun night with live music - rain, interesting place to stay.
Alva ‐ Mar 9, 2018

Finally pulled out of Owl Creek. Spent a night at the Franklin Lock State park
Fort Myers

Finally leaving Owl Creek. Great Boat yard - excellent work. But, we had enough. Glad to be off blocks and in the water again
Alva ‐ Feb 27, 2018

Another week on the boat on blocks in the boat yard. No, we didn't drive through the gulf, but the map didn't draw the curves we drove
Tallahassee ‐ Feb 25, 2018

Nice party yesterday - lawn games, good food. Wonderful people! Today we have some rain in the forecast and will probably go to "the whip" for a beer.
Tallahassee ‐ Feb 23, 2018

Did laundry in Crystal river - and Checked out the Rural King store - it's like costco version of Tractor Supply. Once laundry was done, we drove on Hwy 98 to Pete and Kathy. Went through Suwanee River and Cross City, Wakulla Springs - nice drive.
Crystal River ‐ Feb 22, 2018

After 2 days of climbing over "Miss Nansea" the boat we had to raft up to, the boat gets pulled out. The jump right onto the repairs. We rent a car to drive around to look for a cheap place to stay between Owl Creek an Tallahassee. We end up in Crystal River for the night. Ate at Crackers, had some fun.
Owl Creek Boat Works and Storage ‐ Feb 21, 2018

After making some phone calls, we are instructed to take the boat up to Owl Creek Boatworks - as we're driving up this creek, we were wondering if our boat was small enough to get in there. We turn left into a creek, wondering about depth, and it curve to the right, where we have to then make another left turn into a smaller creek. Umm, not sure about this - and then we make another right turn around a bend and HOLY COW! There are 100+ feet yachts in here - old river boats, old 25' beam catam [...]
aran tour boats. There's guys running all over the place getting shit done. This is the place to get your boat fixed! Oh, BTW - we have a leak in the fiberglass around the starboard shaft that needs to be fixed, too, now.

Carrabelle to Ft Myers
North Fort Myers ‐ Feb 20, 2018

Boone docking here on some unused docks between a condo complex and Marinatown. Was too late to find dockmaster at marina town. Fired up the generators, made a couple of phone calls - guess we're here for the night.
Cape Coral

On our way to get our prop fixed tomorrow. Well, we pushed our luck a little too hard. The vibration finally cause the shaft to give up - we are now on 1 engine again. And, our original plan to anchor was changed to get somewhere easier to navigate than Bimni Basin - which is in the Canals of Cape Coral
Sanibel

Making the turn into Callosahatchee river.
Bokeelia ‐ Feb 19, 2018

It's now Monday, so we decided to stay in the GICW to Fort Myers - that, and it got really windy again. Passing through all these islands was beautiful, which I missed a lot of because I was working while underway - and Jay was busy handling all the wakes and waves so we didn't get many pictures.
Englewood ‐ Feb 18, 2018

Docked here for the night - at Royal Palm Marina and Snook's bar and grill. Interesting marina with live music, and when the music was done, they had a 20 foot by 30 foot TV projection on the side of their building! Yes, I said FEET. It was like being at a drive-in theater. Tough wind to anchor in, but we had an Aussie helping us and describing to Jay how to handle the throttles and rudder and transmission to maneuver in. VERY helpful!
Venice Beach

Venice Inlet was interesting. Manmade canal into a BUSY channel - passed by crazy anchorage at Crows Nest. Next year I think we'll anchor here as well.
Anna Maria

Taking the outside. Nice Day
Tierra Verde

Saturday on GICW is too busy but outside run will be nice. BEAUTIFUL day!
St Pete Beach ‐ Feb 17, 2018

Short trek down GICW to stay at Leanne and Mike Rowe's dock. Great people! Great Spot. We biked over to the beach to catch the sunset and then had some delicious Mexican food at Agave restaurant! Visited with the Rowe's a little in the AM, but took off to do an outside run to Englewood FL the next day
Clearwater Beach ‐ Feb 16, 2018

Docked at Clearwater about 11:30 am. Tired and full of adrenaline at the same time. Our buddy boats immediately napped, but we had to walk the dog that just held everything in for 22 hours, and then we wanted showers and food - so we ended up staying awake and eating at The Bait House. Early to bed!
G.O.M. ‐ Feb 25, 2018

It's now about 1am, and we are starting to make our way back onto original courseline after veering off - and we completely lost rudder control Keep in mind, we are the last of 3 boats in our floatilla - and the only one without auto pilot. We steered for a while with just engines, but then some current must have moved the rudders into a position where we were just going in a counter clockwise circle. Meanwhile, Jay is below, figuring out how to fix it - and he did! Took about 10 minutes to [...]
tal and we were back under control. BUT - GPS was in some crazy refresh mode trying to catch up with all the directional changes, and it just showed us spinning around. Again, keep in mind, it's dark, foggy and we have no visual reference to see if our GPS is lying or not. We had to just stop and let everything settle down. Once we got the boat able to show us a direction, we then had to get turned around in the RIGHT direction, and catch up to our floatilla! Scary moments for sure!
G.O.M. ‐ Feb 15, 2018

We left Carrabelle 1:30 pm 2/15/2018 - putted out to dog island with "Second Wave" and "Time Out" - our buddy boats. It was foggy, but seas were really calm. We left Dog Island at 3pm as scheduled. It was right about here that our electronics laden buddy boat spotted a barge in his AIS that was about 30 miles out and we altered course to avoid intersection. We gave the barge a dang 4 mile allowance! In the dark, fog middle of the night
Carrabelle ‐ Jan 24, 2018

Looks like we'll be staying here for a while waiting for weather to cross the gulf. Probably won't happen until after I get back from Bluffton visit. Met up with Bill Hauskins from Glenwood Springs! Turns out he knows Robin and Nancy really well, and we actually played softball with him back in the 80s. Unbelievable. Good Marina - we are right next to bathrooms and laundry, although since we may be here a while, they are talking about moving us. Town is cute, but we were hoping to get [...]
some work done on the boat that may not be available here.

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Mobile to Carrabelle
Carrabelle ‐ Jan 21, 2018

Arrived at The Moorings at 12:30 - fueld up and then Met up with Pete and Kathy! Hung out at the boat for a while, then went over to Pirates Cove for dinner and drinks. So much fun with them and their friend Scott!
Apalachicola

As nice as Apalachicola was, due to need for better Wifi, we decided to pull out and head to Carabelle. Departed Scipio at 9am. Cold again in the AM, but it warmed up nicely.
Apalachicola ‐ Jan 13, 2018

Scipio Creek Marina - 2:30. Ellen's first day up on fly bridge all day. BEAUTIFUL trip through canals an Lake Wimico. So much wildlife and interesting scenery. Pulling into Apalachicola was also cool. Felt like we were boating right through town. Cool place. People at marina are wonderful as well. Trae - the marina owner drove us through town and pointed out the best places to go. Went to Owl Cafe for Duck Fries - yum! We wanted to go to Hole in the Wall for Oysters, but by the time [...]
we got there the were closed. Ended up at Boss Oyster - but then we realize we really should have gone to "The Station" instead. Final stop at Tamara's - where one of the bar tenders took us to the liquor store and then back to the boat. Thanks Tiffany!
Panama City ‐ Jan 19, 2018

Depart at 7:10 am - WARM and sunny -
St Andrews Marina ‐ Jan 24, 2018

St Andrews Marina at 2pm- I think next time we'll use Panama City Marina. Took Uber rides to get Jay a new phone. Tried verizon - ended up staying with Sprint. Marina nice - Town nice - but we forgot to get the key to the bathroom for after hours.
Panama City Beach ‐ Jan 18, 2018

Lots of dolphins here today. Seemed like we ALWAYS had them swimming in our wake today!
Panama City Beach

Canal was nice, warm and protected. Made good time!
Santa Rosa Beach
Santa Rosa Beach

Lots of dophins today. Have signal in boat all day and working was a breeze.
Fort Walton Beach ‐ Jan 19, 2018

Off at 10am. Was our first really nice day! Hooray! Took Bimini on fly bridge down.
Fort Walton Beach ‐ Jan 18, 2018

Stayed at Free city dock. No power, but would have had water if the line hadn't broken from the hard freeze the night before. Crawfish nachos at the grill just outside the park. Docked next to sail boat with some sketchy people, but all worked out.
Pensacola

Lots of Jets and other aircraft flying around. Beautiful beaches! Passed "Flighttown" building
Pensacola

Leave at 10am - had dinner at Sunset Grille last night - talked to retired Army guy at the bar - super nice and interesting guy here from Michigan.
Pensacola ‐ Jan 16, 2018

Arrived here about 3pm. Good shower! Nice guys on dock and office. Restaurant closed, no car, but all good. Super cold still! When will we have WARMTH??!
Orange Beach

First experience of Dolphins swimming in our wake here. Just passed some interesting place that we should try to stay next time through!
Bon Secour

Crossing Mobile Bay was nothing to be nervous about. We had calm water and followed the advice from the Dog River marina guy.
Mobile

Depart 6:40 am The 2 days here were OK. Got legal work done, paid 17$ to have someone else do our laundry. Ate delicious Tom Ka soup from Fuji San - Jay got new shoes (he needed them anyway, but the mud episode sealed the deal)

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Demopolis to Mobile
Mobile ‐ Jan 14, 2018

Dog River Marina - docking with 1 engine, in current and wind makes for a fun experience. 4 guys on the dock trying to help us in! At the fuel dock at 2pm. Will stay there before moving to transient spot while Jay fixes the shaft. Marina has no water running due to cold - so no showers or laundry. Did have a truck but it's the repair shops' parts truck - so it was out - Eddy took Jay in for the parts he needs to fix the shaft - move to our power pedastal about 4:30. Go over to Grand Marin [...]
er for dinner and to watch the Saints game.
Mobile

Turn into small channel - rough water - heading into Dog River. Freezing!
Mobile

Pictures taken of the new Navy ships, and Mobile skyline. Heading into the bay. Warnings about the bay and staying in the channel, and our depth finder going out made for a nail biter!
Chickasaw

Getting pretty industrialized.
Bucks

Keeping the line on Mobile River now
Mount Vernon ‐ Jan 13, 2018

Anchor here for the night. Hollister not real happy -- almost lost her when she wouldn't come back to the dingy. She and Jay came back to boat muddy. That meant no morning dingy ride to shore for the dog.
Frankville

Favorable currents, running on 1 engine. Jay was able to secure the shaft so we don't lose it and then sink the boat from the resulting hole.
Coffeeville Lock and Dam

The last lock on the Tombigbee - and we lost control of our port transmission. The shaft separated from the engine. Had to lock in on 1 screw - hit the lock wall. Oi Va! out of lock at 7:21
Silas

Due to rain and fog - stayed 2 nights at Bobby's. Wifi was bad, and I de-programed PDQ wifi booster. The PDQ support was fantastic though - still will need to send it to them once we are in Mobile.
Bobby's Fish Camp ‐ Jan 11, 2018

Around 3pm, we heard there was supposed to be high winds and thunderstorms, so we decided NOT to anchor, and to press on in the dark to get to Bobby's. The river started getting very pretty as it was getting dark. Some hills and peaks. Didn't see a boat or barge ALL day, until it was dark and foggy - and on a bend! Boating in dark was a bit nerve racking. We finally turned off all lights and dimmed the Lowrance screen, and it was better. Got to Botty's at 7pm with tremendous relief!
Demopolis Lock and Dam ‐ Jan 24, 2018

Beautiful free flowing dam and waterfall. They say about 3 boats a year go over the dam. This is probably why they wouldn't let us through in the fog.

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Columbus to Demopolis
Demopolis ‐ Jan 11, 2018

Stayed here almost a week due to bad weather and waiting for our new packages for Wifi and Cell booster. Wirie Pro were assholes and when the thing stopped working, they were completely un-helpful. Demopolis is an OK town. Pulled off dock at 8:45 because the lock would not let us out with it being fogged in.
Demopolis ‐ Jan 6, 2018

Arrive in Demopolis about 12:30. King Fisher Bay marina. Nice facilities, but lots of rules to follow. Sally Anna pulled in after us. Another crew change. Almost got shot by hunters up river yelling at us just to slow down. They were afraid our wakes would sink their little boat. Dumbasses!
Boligee

Passed Sally Anna here - they were BLIND - driving like idiots! Almost ran right in front of us!
Boligee

In lock at 7:40, out at 7:59
Aliceville

Dingy into shore for Hollister and to use bathroom. Beautiful sunrise! Anchor up at 7:10.
Aliceville ‐ Jan 5, 2018

Dropped anchor about 4:30pm. First night on the hook. Had to dingy Hollister into shore. Nice park. Would be fantastic stay if it wasn't so cold. Got AT&T on the Wirie so we did have TV and internet. Got drunk and at Crawfish Jambalaya. Jay crawled around the engine room for a while
Aliceville

Got under Hwy 17 bridge at 2:09
Aliceville Lock and Dam

Another wait - arrived at 12:30 - didn't get through until 1:30. But, HEY! We are in Alabama!
Columbus

After breaking out of the ice in the marina, had to wait 20 minutes for the lock to be ready for us. in at 9:30, out at 10am.

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Midway to Columbus
Columbus

Stayed in Columbus for a week waiting out some windy, cold weather. Peg Leg Mike stayed behind working on Electronics, 3 other boats came and went - well, one couple gave up and left by car for a month. Sally Anna was right next to us for a couple of days. They did a couple of crew changes. Good restaurants in Columbus - Hucks and Harveys were good. Had New Years' eve with Peg Leg Mike and his wife, Joanne. Good people! Pulled out 9am - destination Sumter Recreation area
Columbus ‐ Dec 28, 2017

Good run today - arrived at Columbus Marina about 2pm. 4 locks - Bald Eagle at MM 366. Nav chart giving us fits (we just bought it back at Midway Marina in Fulton). Marina approach scarey. Looks like you're going to go into the dam, but once you turn behind the lock long wall, you see what's going on.
Aberdeen ‐ Dec 26, 2017

Aberdeen Lock - in 11:45 out 11:59
Amory ‐ Dec 28, 2017

Amory Lock - in at 10:09, out 10:20
Smithville

Wilkins lock. In at 9:18, out at 9:42 am
Fulton

in lock at 7:30. Out of lock at 7:45

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Into Midway
Fulton

Stayed an extra day due to it being so cold. Took the opportunity to do a lot of laundry, Long showers, shopping in Fulton - ate at BAD Mexican restaurant. Pulled out 6:50am
Fulton ‐ Dec 26, 2017

Had trouble hailing the dock master, even though they were expecting us. Lock master called them on phone and told them to answer the radio! Dark pulling in. Spotlight went out. Had to be talked in. Scary! Small channel. Stump field off port side. Nice people, BEER CAVE! Nice facilities. Cool place to hang out, and great for walking dog!
Fulton

Rankin Lock 5pm - getting dark! Got "scolded" by lock master for having started to leave before they blew the horn. We didn't know! We were doing it wrong the previous 3 locks!
Fulton

Montgomery Lock - out at 4:30
Dennis

Lowrance charts ran out. Ugh!
Dennis

Got to Whitton lock at about 12:30, but they were doing some "maintenance". After watching Larry, Darrell and Darrel walking back and forth, working on the lock, we decided to go over the Bay Springs Marina. They were closed, but we almost had to stay anyway. We checked one more time, and called over to the lock - they finally opened at 3:30pm. BIG lock - 84 foot drop. Lock master came and chatted with us, it was funny looking up and "yelling" back and forth with him as we plummeted down. [...]
Fast moving. Dropped 84ft in 12 minutes!
Burnsville

Had a deer swim across the canal right in front of us!
leaving Iuka

Pulled out of Aqua Yacht around 8:45am - Called it a great day just because it was over 35 degrees, but the other days just sucked so bad.
Iuka ‐ Dec 23, 2017

We are now in MS! Decided we needed to stay put over Christmas rather than risk heading out and unable to find open marinas. We have laundry, showers, and a courtesy car here at Aqua Yacht. Met Charlie and Robin who are loopers and now live in Iuka MS. Had great sunrises. Quiet Christmas

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Pickwick Lake
Counce ‐ Dec 22, 2017

Pulled over into state park for the night because of how late it was getting. Ran aground at marina entrance after reading the single marker incorrectly. Cold, wet, need to shower and do laundry - well, we did laundry, showers were too far away. Took boat shower instead. No beer, so we drank 3 bottles of wine and some moonshine
Counce

Got to the lock about 3:15pm. Getting dark fast due to clouds and rain. Had to wait about 30 minutes for lock doors to open as well.
Decaturville

Departed at first light. Starting to see a pretty strong head current. Foggy, but warmer. Heading to Pickwick Dam. If we don't make it, not many options for anchoring or other marinas. Here goes
Mermaid Marina ‐ Dec 21, 2017

Follow all the bends of the river, that's what we did. Called ahead to Mermaid, and Barry waited just for us. Almost missed Mermaid Marina. Wasn't sure what we'd find, but they had fuel, power and a place to walk the dog. Barry, the owner was closed for the Christmas/New Years break, but he opened up just to cook us a pizza and serve us a few beers while we waited. Had a great conversation and would love to be here when there's more going on. Looks like a FUN place.

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To Mermaid
Holladay

Making the bend. Scenery is getting interesting. Too bad the weather is making the pictures so bad. Started seeing barges.
Holladay

Left Pebble Isle at 10:30 - 3 1/2 hours later than we wanted. It's STILL cold and rainy. Port engine is using oil. Oy Vey!
New Johnsonville

Untied at 7am, and went to fuel dock. Should have done that when we arrived, but it was late and rainy. And, good thing, because as we were waiting for them to come in and open, Jay found another fuel leak - yes, ANOTHER - we already fixed one in Grand Rivers. Skeeter and Floyd attempt to help, but can't find the part we need. Jay comes up with some redneck engineering, and borrows a rubber hose as a torch and fixes it... they still charge us as if they did it all. Oh well! We're off again [...]
. Oh, and through this, we met Peg Leg Mike. An amputee with a great boat and a great attitude doing the loop pretty much on his own. His wife flies in when he's in port, and he hires dock hands here and there. But, really cool guy

Pebble Isle
New Johnsonville ‐ Dec 19, 2017

Found a good Mexican Restaurant. Hollister got a good run. Figured out the marina is really pretty nice, even though the water is shallow if you get outside the channels We stay all day Wednesday, due to the bad weather. Jay fixed the forward head electric toilet switch. Other than Ellen working, not much goes on. Quiet day at dock
New Johnsonville

Made it! - Pulled into a tricky channel using just the transmission under idle speed. Not bad for the first time! Pull in, tie up, and hunker down.
Eva

About here, we are thinking about how hard it will be to get in the Pebble Isle Channel.
Waverly

STILL navigating
Big Sandy

Still navigating
Dover ‐ Jan 19, 2018

Got a hold of Pebble Isle. Heading that way. Hopefully we will make it before Dark!
Dover ‐ Dec 19, 2017

About now, we know we are not going to make it to Cuba Landing. And, that we should have planned better. It's cold, nasty, getting dark, and I can't find an open marina that will dock a 42 foot boat.
New Concord

Waters are starting to get a bit more narrow. Figured out we need to turn Converter switch on. Low battery light is all better now
Hardin

Crossed under the bridge and took the picture of how bad the weather was.
Grand Rivers, United States ‐ Dec 19, 2017

Started out from Green Turtle Bay. Took delivery of the boat on Dec 15. Needed a few days to change hoses, stock the boat, sign papers, and lots of what-not. Departed on a cold rainy day, target 100 miles to Cuba Landing. Low battery light was on. Seemed to go off after we were underway a bit. Crossed Canal to Kentucky Lake. Turned south.

Green Turtle Bay 2017