We were warned when we checked into the marina. Beware the fog. We really wanted to leave early but the marina owners said it probably wouldn’t be possible until after 8 a.m. We got up …
Continue reading#66 Clifton, Tennessee to Counce, Tennessee
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#65 Buchanan, Tennessee to Clifton, Tennessee
Today is going to be a very long day. We are planning to travel 95 miles from Paris Landing Marina to Clifton Marina. I dread these long days but we were blessed with a beautiful …
Continue reading#64 Grand Rivers, Kentucky to Buchanan, Tennessee
We left Green Turtle Bay after spending seven nights there. We almost felt like locals. As we were leaving the marina, we saw some fishermen out blocking our way. It didn’t take long for them …
Continue reading#63 Paducah, Kentucky to Grand Rivers, Kentucky
Today is the day! Jerry and Debbie Rogers aboard Whiskey Business will cross their wake and officially finish the Great Loop. How cool is that? It’s the goal of every boat that starts the loop. …
Continue reading#62 Cape Girardeau, Missouri to Paducah, Kentucky
We made it through the rain and woke up to this beautiful morning. But we also woke up to this. Oh boy. There’s a beaver dam in front of our boat. That’s what the constant …
Continue reading#61 Kaskaskia, Illinois to Cape Girardeau, Missouri
It was much too cold to have a big docktails event with the nine other mostly Looper boats tied to the Kaskaskia Lock wall. So we didn’t have a chance to visit with the others …
Continue reading#60 Kimmswick, Missouri to Kaskaskia, Illinois
We had such a great time in Kimmswick. We got parked at Hoppies early enough to get to the Blue Owl Restaurant and Bakery before they closed at 3:00 p.m. They have a famous Levee …
Continue reading#59 Alton, Illinois to Kimmswick, Missouri
It was time. We had to say goodbye to Alton. Our buy 3 nights get 3 nights free deal was over. We picked up two boats who were traveling our direction, Whiskey Business and Saltaire. …
Continue reading#58 St. Charles, Missouri to Alton, Illinois
It’s time to get back to business. After being home for three weeks, we flew into St. Louis. Kurt of Uncharted Service located at Polestar Marina, and who worked on our boat, picked us up …
Continue reading#57 Grafton, Illinois to St. Charles, Missouri
We woke up early and said goodbye to Grafton so we could follow a gold looper over to Polestar Marina. Today is the day we haul our boat out to get that annoying bow thruster …
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