The Great Loop

This web site is an attempt to provide a quick and easy way for our family and freinds to keep up with us on "The Loop"

The Great Loop is a 6000 mile jouney down the Tennessee River and the Tombigbee Waterway to Mobile, Alabama. From there around the coast of Florida via Key West with a side trip to the Bahamas. Back to the coast of Florida we head up the east coast to the Chesapeake Bay. From the Chesapeake we continue up the east coast through New York Harbour, up the Hudon River, and across the Erie Canal. Through a series of canals we go across Lake Ontario into Canada. We will spend a month in Canada. Back to the US, we will cross Lake Michigan to Chicago. Following the Illinois, Mississippi, Ohio, and Cumberland Rivers back to Tennesse.


LOOP CLOSED: 8/12/09: 310 days, 6170 miles, 107 locks, 3 countries, 16 states, 85 different marinas, 10,050 gallons of diesel fuel, thousands of photos, countless new friends, and priceless memories...

Friday, January 23, 2009

Ft Myers to Marco





Ft Myers proved to be the BUS capital .....it seems all we did was wait for and ride the BUS....in search of "good " shopping...Emmie and I were relentless. Finally after a full day of benches, wind, cool temperatures and absolutely no FINDS we ended up at Publix to once again buy food for dinner.

The trip to Marco Island was uneventful....thank you Lord......as Bill and I tried to respond to all orders of the captain. Beautiful marina with views and very upscale....clean showers.....and close shopping!!!! YEAH Lunch at Snook Inn was great....outside dining proved chilly....frozen margaritas didn't help. On the walk back we discovered sale shopping at Kay's Boutique. Our aboard friends FOOTLOOSE came over for a visit and cocktail...all in all a wonderful day in Marco.....we decided to stay another day....

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