Early morning time. We got up at 5:30 a.m. to leave when the sun comes up at 6:20 a.m. That was a very short night. But we are ready! We are on a mission. Get …
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#69 Columbus, Mississippi to Sumter County, Alabama
The alarm went off at 5:15 a.m. I hit the snooze. Crawled out of bed at 5:20 a.m. Ready for the day. Kind of. We were leaving Columbus Marina and heading to an anchorage in …
Continue reading#68 Fulton, Mississippi to Columbus, Mississippi
After having dinner with B-Side the night before, we all decided we would leave at 7 a.m. I love getting an early start so we can get to our destination early. I woke up. It …
Continue reading#67 Counce, Tennessee to Fulton, Mississippi
Sam was leading our two boat convoy. We traveled with B-Side and left Grand Harbor Marina at about 7 a.m. I went up to the bridge and Sam and I were chatting having a great …
Continue reading#66 Clifton, Tennessee to Counce, Tennessee
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#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 …
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