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, July 5, 2009

Trenton

Leaving Kingston today...the good news is no locks....beautiful day and a large open body of water to cross....The Bay of Qunite....we saw some really interesting sights.........
A lonely little light house to add to our photo collection....................
The police boat zooms up behind us.........oh no what have we done now????? He passes us on the port side.....WHEW.........

We arrived in Trenton just in time for the airshow.....Trenton has the largest Air Force Base ........they are the Canadian Blue Angles (snowbirds)..........they were colorful, loud and definitely fast................



The town was really neat.........after enjoying conversation with the Fraser Park Marina owners , Craig and Sandy Carter, we had to sample some of their wonderful ice cream. They were really helpful and friendly. We walked the streets of the town....colorful and clean as all of Canada has been.

We plan to do a poster of "Looper Doors." from all the different cities........there has been so many different styles and colors.....


Nice street lanterns adorned with flowers....and all the bright flags.....we were also just amazed at the recycling that is done here. You are charged a deposit for all glass bottles and also are charged for the plastic grocery bags...it really encourages you to take your own. Also in many of the towns we noticed the shops are antique stores, vintage clothing, repeat boutiques for all ages .......it is amazing ....the passing on of goods.....we should do more of this back home............



Even the side wall of a store is painted to add character and interest....nice job!

We met a Canadian couple on their Carver docked next to us.....Wayne and Susie...on Susie-Q....(I hope that is right) they came over to chat .....and see our boat. It is so nice to talk to the local residents and get questions answered. Jerry had several for Wayne about the route to take....which marinas he preferred and so forth......Thank you for the info.....We exchanged cards....who knows we might see you in Tennessee sometime!
The sail boat on the other side of us ...they were having a party. Later one of the dock masters told us he was there and saw us on our boat. They have been working on this boat for several years and even made the sails themselves! FUN We had a great spot at the marina...next to a pretty park with benches and many flowers......the only thing was getting the boat in the tight spot with all the wind......oh my........more fun for Jerry......but we did have good help!


Whooooo.....................Getting out was not as bad.......Thank goodness.
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