Sea La Vie: I miss my honey...

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...

Sunday, March 15, 2009

I miss my honey...

Spring break in Ft Lauderdale for a 61 year old is lonely when your honey is back in Knoxville. Lynn and I were married in July and left on the trip in October. We have been on this 45' boat everyday except when she returned for a week in November and we went home for a week in December. We have literally been together 24/7 the whole time and loving it! What a honeymoon...

As you can see from the photos I have a little cleaning to do before she returns Thursday. You see I'm getting a few projects done like some fiberglass work. My friends Jay Watlington and Rusty Fields will be staying with me Tuesday and Wednesday on their way to the Dania Marine Flea Market. This is a gigantic annual event in Ft Lauderdale that people load up on boat equipment and supplies.

I have been riding my bike and swimming in the ocean almost every day. Our boat neighbors Al and Linda took me to the Hard Rock Casino one night. What a complex...

Also pictured is my friend form the laundry(the green iguana). Today was the parade for AIDS awareness down Los Olas and Beach Blvd.