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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 could always plan to meet someone at a certain place or a certain time but not a certain place at a certain time. […]

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 original starting point. Due to the Corona Covid Virus and the delayed opening of the Erie Canal, we stopped in Charleston and restarted in Michigan going the opposite direction.

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 everything was working on the boat for the first week. She opted to let me Captain the boat with other crew members for the remainder of

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 would be plenty to do. We christened “Sea Major II” on July 3, 2020 with Val, Eric, Kristen, Matt, Wyatt, and myself in

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, May 15th Erie Canal opening date, did not have a clear opening date. We had reservations to work our way up to the Chesapeake Bay and spend one

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 Canal. We are trying to follow all the rules and we only got to see Val’s dad Bob, twice for two short visits while in Cape

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 from this pandemic. Camping on the water for the last 8 months and doing the loop has forced us to coexist in an area the size of

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 Hurricane Dorian last September. After two weeks at this wonderful marina, we saw a weather window to explore other areas. We left for an 88 mile

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 Marlin Bay in Marathon. Eric and Kristen Penington flew a rented plane into Homestead, FL for a weekend visit. This is Eric’s third

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 back towards home. Leaving Marathon Key and heading to Key Largo after a one month stay was a little hard to do. We did enjoy our stay at