Just who are these people who do The Great Loop? It's said that fewer than 200 boats complete the loop each year, but many more do at least part of it. We've met at least 70 if them in three months under way. I began to ask them the same questions: Where and when did … Continue reading Who Are “The Loopers?”
On to Kentucky, our fifth state in 60 days. (Life is slow at 8 mph.) Padukah Municipal Marina We're still in the floodplain, and the docks float up with the river. This leg was less than 40 miles but took us almost seven hours. Going upstream does that. We got underway shortly after 0630 from … Continue reading Kentucky! (Days 59-60)
Calm seas. New companions. Easy docking. Fabulous sunset. A good day! I'll have to remember this one when the "bad" days come, as surely they will. (Long-term boating is never all good, no matter what some die-hard boaters say. That's not to say it isn't worth doing -- just not "all good.") Our Frankfort-to-Ludington leg … Continue reading To Ludington (Day 21)
This is Murphy, an 80-lb. lab who lives on Slo Pace, a 40-foot Mainship. (Same kind of boat as ours, but longer.) We met him at the grocery store, along with his owners who were stocking up their boat. Just like us. On bikes. At the only grocery store in town. We also met the … Continue reading St. Ignace (Day 14)
For Many Moons 