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Slow and easy is the way to go. The best schedule is one written in Jello on a hot summer day. We always tried to move on the best weather days. We co

On October 21, 2020 Sea Major II crossed her wake in Charleston, SC to complete the Great American Loop. Typically, you cross you wake from the origin

On September 12, 2020, the Admiral (Val) and I made way on a one week journey to Buffalo, NY. Val wanted to get me started and make sure that everythi

2020, what a year it has become. I had stated months ago that I did not have a plan of what to do after the loop and as most people responded, there w

Charleston was our last stop on the loop for now. We spent almost three weeks at the Charleston City Marina contemplating what to do since the delayed

From Port Canaveral, St. Augustine, Jekyll Island, and to Hilton Head in 6 weeks. We had to slow down our plans due to the delayed opening of the Erie

Since our last post, the world has stopped due to the Corona Covid 19 Virus. Luckily, we have not heard of any family or friends that have suffered fr

We made reservations in the southern part of the Berry Islands at Chub Cay for one month since we couldn’t go to Marsh harbor in the Abaco’s due to Hu

Key Largo is a fishing community and was a nice place to be for a couple weeks. Marina Del Mar had good ratings and it was ok but not as nice as Marli

On Friday January 31,2020, we made a big U-turn under the 7 Mile Bridge from the Gulf of Mexico and started traveling in the Atlantic Hawk Channel bac

  Christmas in Florida is much different than in Michigan.  We did see some nice Christmas lights at the Naples Botanical Garden and we had a nice vis

 It is time in our schedule to slow down and start to enjoy the Florida weather for the winter.  The Holiday season is upon us and this will be the fi

  This has been a very beautiful 15 days of boating in Florida.  The weather started out a little cold but not as cold as it was in Michigan.   The te

   With new props installed on October 30, we decided to move on the same day to Fairhope, AL across Mobile Bay.  The following seas made for a nice r

   We made it to the Gulf of Mexico! It was nice to be in Mobile Bay and then Orange Beach, Alabama.  Val said we could have drove our car 1,050 miles

With 350 mile and 5 locks to go, we are looking forward to making it to the Gulf. The Tenn-Tom Waterway, https://www.tenntom.org/, had a couple nice t

   Nashville is one great city.  I lost count after 100 cranes rebuilding this town to accommodate all the people moving here from all over the countr

  Our stay at Green Turtle Bay Resort on Lake Barkley, KY for 7 Nights was very nice and relaxing.  The weather was around 90 degrees and sunny for mo

We had a wonderful and relaxing stay at Alton Marina, IL for one week. The bathrooms and showers are worth mentioning because they even had soap and t

Alton Illinois on the Mississippi is the place to be if you are a Looper and on the way down the rivers.  This will be the last fuel stop for the next

  172 miles  in three days down the Illinois river proved to be exiting, tiring, scenic, challenging, and luckily safe.  I agreed to take Val home sin

  Chicago, what a town.  On Friday Aug. 30th, we were scheduled to go to Portage Indiana but we decided to make an 81 mile run straight to DuSable Har

  South Haven is a great little town but it is not a good place to stay in the marina if there is a westerly wind.  We had to extend our three day sta

  Tuesday the 20th, we pulled into Singapore Yacht Club for 5 nights in Saugatuck and it was a lot of fun for us . The first day we settled in and too

  Since we started on July 27, 2019, I checked our stats to see how we are doing.  These stats will be very different when we get into the river syste

  “Fish Town”, Leland Michigan, was a great stop.  We would go back by land or sea to this unique town of boaters and fisherman. There were 6 looping

Ah, Traverse City, where I once shook President Gerald Fords hand at the annual Cherry Festival parade as a kid.  If I was commissioned to build a mar

The quaint little town of Suttons Bay is what you would expect from a northern Michigan little town.  The marina was clean but a little outdated.  We

  On Sunday, August 4, we went to a 9:30 mass at the local Catholic church on Beaver Island and at 10:58 AM, we made way to Charlevoix . It was a sunn

  We made our first major Left turn into lake Michigan on a beautiful calm day Thursday August 1st, to Beaver Island.  The loop is a counter clockwise

   We pulled into Mackinaw City Municipal Marina on Sunday the 28th for 4 nights, one day early.  We got to relax and catch up  Monday and on Tuesday

   We left the port of Port Austin at 7:54 AM and headed straight north towards Alpena and Thunder Bay on calm seas. We did not see one construction b

   We left port from MacRay Harbor on Lk. St. Clair, MI at 7:56 AM, destination is East Tawas. Beautiful weather to leave in and ran at an average spe

Well today is Friday night the 26th. We had a lot of boating friends and family come out and help us celebrate our last night before we leave. It was

We started to plan for the Loop in 2015 after we decided that we enjoyed living aboard and vacationing on the water. We started our first cruise in 20

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97YH18DC9mQ&feature=youtu.beWhat is the Great Loop?The Great Loop is the continuous waterway that encompasses the east