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...

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Kingston, Ontario

Leaving Oswago and crossing Lake Ontario.......Nice day again.......Lots of activity as the Canadians prepare for Canada Day...............Goodbye United States....see you in a few weeks.............

Interesting little light house on a rock island as we leave................

The wind mill farm was awesome..........the celebration had already started with the sailboat races.........probably a hundred brightly colored sails moved thru the water as we approached..............
Approaching Kingston, Ontario....






All of the photos of the harbor and the festivities...........Canada's colors are red and white......the water here has much greenery growing in it.......guess it is clean and invites the growth............
We anchored out until we could secure a space at the marina..........oh my..........the green blob has appeared.......................as we moved under the opening bridge we got some looks.............



The waterfront is downtown Kingston.....lots of activities were going on................Live music all day........with many different bands and sounds.........too much fun.....many shops and restaurants too....

The local police celebrated with their motorcycles ........

Guess you can tell who always takes the pictures for this blog...............and it is always me in the front...........................


The lawns were splattered with blankets and chairs as families and students were off for the holiday...................There seemed to be even more tents as the craft and art fair started the next day. Of course I was up and gone to secure treasures from the trip.......Jerry and I enjoyed lunch at Kingston Brewery......great Cobb Salad Sandwich.....will be my secret to be shared later.............

Rain ran us to the boat to dry off.......but all in all.......a good day.

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