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

Our Day at Marco Island









What a great day we had today at Marco Island! Warmer weather brought us out to an arts and craft fair....we had a great time rummaging thru jewelry, handmade children's clothing and other treasures! Bill purchased jumbo fresh shrimp and we headed to the boat to cook lunch! Of course the captain had something more exciting things in mind...so off we headed to the beach...4 people in the dinghy

As you can see this was a special place....totally unspoiled....the birds waited patiently as we ate and threw our leftovers their way ....we walked along the beach...I have never seen such a collection of shells...and soooo many.

After hot showers we headed to Snook Inn for dinner....fresh grouper, crab legs, stone crab claws were all wonderful. Its 8 PM now and we are all ready for bed....awh the life of the boater.

And if you are wondering about this last photo........just a new experience....standing up.

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