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...

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Tiltons Invade Ft Lauderdale






































If you can believe it these are photos from our first day in Ft Lauderdale.......Exhaustion comes to mind...ha. All kidding aside....Jerry's daughter, Magie, and kids, Brett and Rebecca, have joined us for a week of fun in the sun! A little rain blessed us the first day....but we managed a long walk down the beach to watch the cruise ships leave. Monday we went to the Museum of Discovery and Science....we had a great time watching the 3D Imax movies about Dinasours and Under the Sea ....I think we look dangerous in those glasses! After all the challenging puzzles and activities we were starved....so off we went to Brinys Pub for lunch and then back for our
Space Simulator Ride....WOW. When we got back to the Hall of Fame Marina we found the
swim meet going on with the competition for the world record holder in the backstroke ....we peeked thru...but finally went in to observe the talented swimmers.
What a great day! Dinner on the boat was sparse and we watched more talent in home videos of Brett playing basketball and Rebecca singing in a play! We have some world record holders of our own.
More fun today as we go to the pool and enjoy the weather!
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