Here I will try to fill in the gaps of the last several months. We have not been traveling, and the reason for that is me. You see, my arthritis had gotten much worse, especially in my right hip. By late October . . .
Read MoreEpisode 13 - The Great Loop
In our last letter we had spent a day or so in Oxford, Maryland awaiting better weather. We finally did get the boat dried out and had a great pizza that evening after watching a movie (Sixth Sense, highly recommended) onboard. The following day I did some maintenance as we waited . . .
Read MoreEpisode 12 - The Great Loop
The steak in Coinjock lived up to all expectations, especially since it was the first red meat in a very long time. Carol had the seafood special and we went back to the boat well fed and with leftovers for Pearl. However, Pearl was missing and had been since . . .
Read MoreEpisode 11 - The Great Loop
I am trying to catch up on my writing as we motor toward Myrtle Beach and a place called Barefoot Landing which is supposed to have free dockage. It is still 35 miles away and we have motored 40 already today. We left our . . .
Read MoreEpisode 10 - The Great Loop
Once we arrived in Key Largo at the Key Largo Harbor Marina, we set to washing Vera Segunda. She was really covered with salt from the trip over open water. Our reunion with Tom and Debbie was great and we . . .
Read MoreEPISODE 9 - The Great Loop
It has been a long time since you have heard of our travels so let me try to get everyone caught up. When I last wrote we had just arrived in Ruskin Florida to put the boat up for a while so we could go home for the holidays. The trip home seemed to be. . .
Read MoreEPISODE 8 - THE GREAT LOOP
In Pensacola we stayed at the Parafox Pier Yacht Harbor and it was the most pricey place we have stayed for months... One dollar per foot. And they had no hot water!!! Oh the joys of cruising. However we did enjoy t
Read MoreEPISODE 7 - THE GREAT LOOP
Our stay at Demopolis was a productive one. We did get reprovisioned, refueled and revived from so many days on the river. On our last day there we got the opportunity to go aboard the Heloise, a tow boat that was taking on fuel at the same docks where we fueled. The big difference was . . .
Read MoreEPISODE 6 - THE GREAT LOOP
The maintenance in Green Turtle Bay paid off... I was able to isolate one leaky oil hose and replace it and end all our oil problems. At least it is running well so far. As we left Green Turtle Bay we headed down . . .
Read MoreEPISODE 5 - THE GREAT LOOP
Mile 202, Upper Mississippi River, Alton Illinois We started cruising again this past Wednesday (Today is Friday) after our long stop in Peoria, Illinois. I had a good visit with family and Carol made a . . .
Read MoreEPISODE 4 - The Great Loop
After the departure of La Ti Da, we decided to move on to Chicago but weather had prevented us from venturing out into Lake Michigan. We went about a half a mile out, it got very. . .
Read MoreEPISODE 3 - The Great Loop
I warn you that this is going to be a long post as we began our cruising in Canada and were without phone or internet connections for quite some time. I didn’t get this posted until about the 20th of August in Milwaukee. We were exploring Milwaukee by bicycle . . .
Read MoreEPISODE 2 - The Great Loop
It is interesting to revisit these days as I re-read and scan images. This feeling of independence was something that is rare and seldom duplicated. We were on our own, had sold the house and stored everything else, and had no timeframe for ending the adventure.
Read MoreThe Great Loop - Episode 1
In the spring of 1998 Carol and I sold our house and moved aboard our boat, Vera Segunda. That summer we sailed across the Atlantic with friends in a 53 foot staysail schooner, but that is a story for another time. This is the story of. . .
Read MoreThe 2021 Rally
We have been home almost a week, I just got busy with things that went undone while we were away, and may be a little bit lazy as well. So back at the rally, we got to know even more folks and made more acquaintances with great people that also have these wonderful machines. We had a. . .
Read MoreOn To The Rally
Watkins Glen is such a nice little town. After breakfast and a quick walk with Harper we set off toward downtown. Our campsite is a bit further from town that where we. . .
Read MoreSeptember Travels
This trip started much better than when we left in may with all the problems we had then. Our morning started leisurely with no particular rush. Carol put the coffee on and we both had our. . v.
Read MoreFinal Thoughts
We have been home a couple of weeks now and I have been trying to put it all straight in my head. We traveled many miles and saw so many wonderful parts of this country that it is kind of hard to . . .
Read MoreHome
As we left Dan’s hose we were driving straight into the sunrise, passing the weather radar station on route 10 a few minutes after we pulled u of the drive. We were heading east and planning a. . .
Read MoreA visit with Dan
We got an early start from the vineyard in Colona and made our way to a breakfast place a couple of miles down the road. The Brunch House 2 is a great stop for breakfast. Carol and I each had a breakfast ’skillet’ and . . .
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