From Mermaid we pull out into the river and turn our bow toward Paris Landing State Park. It will be in KY and they know how to run a park. The marina is top flight and the Lodge is a beautiful place to eat. A US Coast Guard station is located in the same harbor. […]
Life is good in gay Paree… Read More »
Up early again today with 75 miles to cover. The water was smooth as glass compared to the washing machine when we arrived yesterday. We are off to Pickwick Lock, the tallest on the Tennessee and second tallest in the world. It will drop us 110 feet which is a pretty deep hole for a
The day I threaten to shoot a boat… Read More »
Picture 1-Have you ever watched American Pickers? If so you will remember the Moleman who lived underground in tunnels. This I call Mrs. Moleman at the wheel. In a few days I will buy her another hoodie and get rid of this one for good. Picture 2-Little Funhouse catching up. The second day
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Readers note: Due to a totally new blog system put into place since my last entry I was unable to post several of these as they were actually created. Therefore you will likely receive a number of entries at first. Each will be dated the actual date of creation. Once I have caught up with my postings you
Here we go again…Guntersville to Nashville Read More »
We’re unplugged… This is not a blog but is the most efficient method I have of informing family and friends that we are now completely unplugged. That is, for the first time in our lives we are without a landline telephone. I know that I have fussed at our children about totally relying on cell
Well you cannot keep a Looper away from the water for long so on 1/13/13 we set off by van for the Gold Looper Reunion which was to be held on Hutchinson Island, FL at the Marriott Resort. This would be an opportunity to gather with couples who have completed their Loop and share stories
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Shortly after the Great War WWI, two men, a woman and a baby set off on a train from Florence, AL headed to the frontier. No, not the western frontier but one less known called the Florida frontier. At that time parts of Florida were wilder than the wild west and land sections
A Place in Time or Little John and the Rattlesnake!… Read More »
You know there seems to be a recurring theme when we meet with members of our faithful reading public. They will soon say that they are in Cbay withdrawal and miss their daily doses of adventure from The Great Loop. Well we miss it too and whenever we are asked if we would do it again
Landlubbers Again… Read More »
At long last we return to the website to wish all our Cyber Crew a Very Merry Christmas and the Happiest of New Years. As have most of you, we have been busy attending to family and home duties much to the neglect of our beloved Cbay and Crew. I think it normal that
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Bet you thought I was done didn’t you? Well I have only been resting, actually working on other projects, but we will try to give you a few more gleanings as time permits. Remember Lake Topaz? We hiked a couple of miles up into the hills around Baie Fine to see the secluded lake reported to
Lake Topaz reprise… Read More »
