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, June 12, 2009

Annapolis

Leaving St Michaels on our way to Annapolis there was much to see! It is hard to believe the lighthouses along the way.....most are still in operation.


Arriving in Annapolis the street in front of the boat was flooded, but no one seemed to notice.
The sailing capital of the world, Maryland state capital, and of course the Naval Academy....


The town itself is very nostalgic..old storefronts and very busy................We managed to find a great piece of art at McBride Gallery to have shipped home...............just to keep the memories...






We were told Chick and Ruth's had a wonderful breakfast....oh my goodness....we could hardly walk out of there...Jay and Nancy indulged with us.....again...this trip has been a GRAZING experience....all the wonderful food............ All kinds of pictures line the wall of celebrities, politicians, and not so famous.



This is a dorm at the academy...


The chapel at the academy...
Touring the Naval Academy was interesting. Just a beautifully maintained campus with architecturally interesting buildings....and the regimentation of this life is unbelievable......the midshipmen even hang their clothes in a certain order and by color.........What an accomplishment this grads must have as they go to serve our country.


We saw friends from Guntersville, AL also doing the loop, Brad and Patti, aboard "Salvage Crew." that have been traveling with Mary and Andy aboard "Good News."
Happy Hour once again. with Jay and Nancy....as we watch the sunset and the dancing lights on the water.....each day is different....how much we have seen and learned on this adventure.
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