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...
Sea la Vie on Steroids
Here are a couple of pictures of a "Sea la Vie" imitator across the intracoastal from us. Walking down the beach you can see the cruise ships leaving thru the inlet. One picture shows the same boat as ours to give you an idea of the size.
Today I went with my neighbor to fuel his boat at the fuel barge that anchors right off the waterway. This barge carries 10,000 gals and he refills daily. Nothing like fresh fuel at a great price. At least one part of the economy is working!
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