It was all I ever dreamed of and more. All week Jan had been preparing me to not be disappointed if no-one showed up and I jokingly spoke of brass bands and fireboats spraying the harbor as we pulled into LGYC. Dr. Bell had called me several times this week from Maine to chat and […]
As we near the end of our journey we are reminded that life is full of journeys both long and short. Ours was a longer one but as we look back it seems as if we started only a few weeks ago. There are so many memories to recall: Meeting the Chicken Boat. The night
Our trip since Grand Harbor was mostly uneventful. There are some beautiful sights and homes along this stretch. As things wind down so do we. Today we left Florence Harbor Marina and said goodbye to Craig and Barb and their Labs Joe and Bailey on Blue Heron. Not sure if
This morning we bid happy trails to our dear friends Rich and Merry Kay aboard Native Son. It was tough but hopefully we will visit them on dry land one day. Anyone who is lucky enough to hook up with them on the rest of their trip will have easy traveling. We took 25 gallons of
Parting is such sweet sorrow… Read More »
“Attention Mr. And Mrs. America and all ships at sea. At 1600 the motor vessel Cbay crossed her wake and completed America’s Great Loop.” Borrowing from the immortal Walter Wenchel with this announcement on channel 16 VHF we closed our loop and ended the greatest adventure we have yet shared. A bittersweet day
The Checkered Flag… Read More »
Yes friends another boat was firing shots as we passed today! But more on this in a moment after I catch you up on our location. Before leaving Cuba Landing we pumped out the waste tanks since we were already parked on the fuel dock anyway. They were very nice and did not charge us
Gunshots on the Tennessee!!!… Read More »
Before I tell you about these fine feathered friends I need to catch you up a bit since someone told me the SPOT was not broadcasting perhaps due to severely overcast conditions. It must be able to see those satellites. We finally got away from Green Turtle Bay at 0945 on Friday morning.
No, this is not the last shot at a blog, but I do believe we have bought our last shot glass, which is a good thing since we ran out of shelf space anyway. So now seems a great time to share the collection with our readers so that you too can enjoy the beauty
When we awoke at the Olmsted Lock site it was pitch dark outside except for the bright lights on the work barge. 30 minutes later there was enough light to leave. A train crossing over a barge in the early morning light on the Ohio. There were so many barges on the
Idle hands are the devil’s workshop… Read More »
This blog has no pictures because I just did not have time. I will try to make up for it over the next few days. Well we can pretty well assure you that we will be back at our home port of LGYC on Saturday, September 29. Not sure of the exact time yet but
