It amazes me that we have been on this journey for 46 weeks and that we are coming down the home stretch. The past couple of weeks have been some of the […]
Week 46 Giving Thanks
Week 45 Weather Stops Us AGAIN and Keeps us in Columbus, MS!
We’re back in the locks again! Have I mentioned how much we HATE locks on this river system!?!?! (We have done 134 locks during the 6,500 miles we have traveled so far) […]
Week 44 We’re FREEZING! We add Mississippi to our List of States visited!
This week starts with some backtracking and more engine challenges. We retrace our route from Nashville, TN to Grand Rivers, KY by going down the Cumberland River. Having the current with us […]
Week 43 – Music City!
We relax into the atmosphere of Green Turtle Bay Marina. We have heard about it for months and it doesn’t disappoint. The marina is lovely with lots and lots of Looper boats. […]
Week 42 – Missouri and Kentucky!
Leaving from Alton Marina, we contact the lockmaster at 6:30 AM to determine when he thinks we will be able to lock through. The past few days they have taken groups of […]
Week 41 – Off AGAIN and Back On the Loop
This is a slow week of mostly waiting. Because of the flooding on the Mississippi and the fact that we had a guest aboard, we decide to take another road trip for […]
Week 40 –We’re Back on the Loop
Our Western Loop comes to a close this week. It has been an amazing experience to see the National Parks of South Dakota, Wyoming, Utah and Colorado. We managed to put 3600+ […]
Week 39 – The Western Loop within our Great Loop Adventure
We continue our western loop when we leave Deadwood, SD and choose to drive the Spearfish Scenic Road rather than taking the quicker route straight back to I-90 and what a great […]
Lessons in Locking
When I was learning to fly airplanes, I bought a plaque with a quote that resonated deeply with me. In only a few words, it encapsulated an aphorism that I have tried […]
Week 38 – Lots of New Rivers… We Need a Break and Embark on a Different Kind of Loop!
(Note to readers: This week includes what was, for us, a pretty traumatic experience. Jerry will be publishing more detail on this from his perspective later today.) This week starts with us […]
