Sea La Vie: Brewerton, NY

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, June 28, 2009

Brewerton, NY

Brewerton here we come across Lake Oneida......... Unusual place for a light house ....but different and pretty........

Finally made it and time for her to get rinsed off...no more salt....freshwater is definitely easier on all of us....The marina was really nice...very clean and friendly.....

Here was a great place to have some work done on the boat. Jerry said they did a good job and were really reasonable. Also they two loaner cars (Mercedes) available so we were able to go to the Walmart....yes yes yes.....all the cabinets are full now!!!

Brian and Jan... on "Roving Seas".....prepared us a great dinner...and we got to enjoy their wonderful boat. Lots of wood and character...and just great space to enjoy....it just felt so good. Makes us wonder if we want a trawler.....And Jan's cooking was another matter....I have a ways to go.....Great fun with great people.....

We met another family, they were taking back their new Viking from NJ to Detroit ......They were so nice and ask if we would like to see inside.......oh my goodness...what a boat....is that the right word...??? Yacht or ship sounds better.....but regardless....it is beautiful .....congratulations........