tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11393878795008815942024-03-21T11:26:12.551-07:00ssloopSsloophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13696769245748801044noreply@blogger.comBlogger147125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139387879500881594.post-84185869818117523172022-11-02T07:31:00.000-07:002022-11-02T07:31:34.582-07:00The Panhandle-Gulf Crossing - Oct 18-31<p><br /></p><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;">The Panhandle! Dolphins! Need we say more? </div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;">We decided to slow down our pace to reward ourselves for accomplishing the rivers once again. The Panhandle continues to be a favorite area for us so it was great to take the time to take in the beauty of the beaches and pretty waters. We combined our time in fantastic anchorages as well as marinas located near shopping and restaurants. </div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;">After crossing Mobile Bay we spent 2 nights at the upscale Wharf Marina in Orange Beach, AL. Then on to our favorite Panhandle anchorage at Ft McRee located 3 miles from NAS Pensacola Naval Air Base - home base for the Blue Angels. It’s a thrill to witness them practicing over the anchorage. Our other stops included Destin, Panama City Beach, Apalachicola and Carrabelle. From Mobile Bay to Carrabelle we traveled 290 miles.<br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;">We planned our arrival into Carrabelle on Thursday to catch a forecasted weather window to cross the Gulf of Mexico on Friday. By the time we reached Carrabelle that weather window had evaporated. Next good weather for crossing showed for Monday. We had never stayed in Carrabelle before, so we spent 3 days enjoying the town. To position ourselves for the crossing we anchored out Sunday night just off St George Island. We were welcomed by a fabulous dolphin show. At the crack of dawn, we headed out for 163 mile crossing from St George Island to Tarpon Springs. The first half was rougher than we expected or cared for, but by the 2nd half, the seas had laid down and the crew could relax a little. For 7 of the 9 hours, we were incommunicado….no cell service, no other boats, no land in sight. Always thankful when we arrive at the other side. </div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /><div>ALONG THE WAY:</div><div>Sunny, sunny weather until we reached Carrabelle </div><div>Zero locks!</div><div>6 nights in marinas</div><div>6 nights on anchor</div><div>Blue Angel fly overs - a dozen</div><div>Sharks - 1</div><div>Dolphins - too many to count </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCgGFn3JC1SHW4XBj7YwT_I-s5iLyhrDBm0hNABSnGDkx1bChJd8pugoHGKRGcpbN-JsMDrzrPi92w3a_mC_gUqOGs3MbxyocQr3XklKcG2fpzNTtGvBa2wrwrmWcfUcjcoS0jXPaadR9QtNQ_0RztTNKE3THENvDWF3VCh1hg6iq7ByVZEHjg1BD_/s4032/DDF4AD33-F408-4D9F-A1CF-981E8824B4D7.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCgGFn3JC1SHW4XBj7YwT_I-s5iLyhrDBm0hNABSnGDkx1bChJd8pugoHGKRGcpbN-JsMDrzrPi92w3a_mC_gUqOGs3MbxyocQr3XklKcG2fpzNTtGvBa2wrwrmWcfUcjcoS0jXPaadR9QtNQ_0RztTNKE3THENvDWF3VCh1hg6iq7ByVZEHjg1BD_/w400-h300/DDF4AD33-F408-4D9F-A1CF-981E8824B4D7.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Captain Relaxation </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxN7ixYu5n4vjayAzt-GKufcf1wU0Omo-hIHdaQhu4g-NfxaoCq_AgWsTwgh7q1zcM0PNkN6kjuHUEh21wJ1WzlpQZC1WR_hy50xw0NUpfDygKHfZBdoIwv6DvFMWZe-zCYznwESce9MpBIuhJv5AyORHHB2KDT1ZUL0-xYkP0AoGLmkShs3tBCc23/s4032/287A569D-B9CB-4A6D-B679-0B2A6852D375.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxN7ixYu5n4vjayAzt-GKufcf1wU0Omo-hIHdaQhu4g-NfxaoCq_AgWsTwgh7q1zcM0PNkN6kjuHUEh21wJ1WzlpQZC1WR_hy50xw0NUpfDygKHfZBdoIwv6DvFMWZe-zCYznwESce9MpBIuhJv5AyORHHB2KDT1ZUL0-xYkP0AoGLmkShs3tBCc23/w300-h400/287A569D-B9CB-4A6D-B679-0B2A6852D375.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Miles of secluded beach.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmSrmR45DjRbQF7nqQLDtu53QkfhSi-WLFKScYyeBqACDXmuk01k5t21wqZaDwVWinamBW8Umumj22cORENmawmk3MQAfmOcZSLX6VOgFTT11kaUPeH69_bh4JjgAUq2SF7IIIbylKianG7DK6nyjFBZBO8H1dJwvaQ0wh67oiM0qax-OklT_zy5V4/s4032/1EC0800D-50AD-4259-869F-3E64F9C5052C.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmSrmR45DjRbQF7nqQLDtu53QkfhSi-WLFKScYyeBqACDXmuk01k5t21wqZaDwVWinamBW8Umumj22cORENmawmk3MQAfmOcZSLX6VOgFTT11kaUPeH69_bh4JjgAUq2SF7IIIbylKianG7DK6nyjFBZBO8H1dJwvaQ0wh67oiM0qax-OklT_zy5V4/w400-h300/1EC0800D-50AD-4259-869F-3E64F9C5052C.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our Sentry guarding the boat</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPYG2l1qCTT0PAkwu32UG2RFgOVSq-5a0j_bKelQMsEO3aysIrmxUaX41LAf4rOieef-iNVvTvzitDvGisbBvpAJ28YjLSatyWA9VJWVCFjZA1cqJJCbPH-ls-Kf1rh9nC5PgAaqOkmCAB3HwUGynwZ79NtfH8v9CmLY-SFDWp3zQRx6rTPNWnHVND/s4032/417CD975-94DC-4FAE-A337-70D000FB83BD.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPYG2l1qCTT0PAkwu32UG2RFgOVSq-5a0j_bKelQMsEO3aysIrmxUaX41LAf4rOieef-iNVvTvzitDvGisbBvpAJ28YjLSatyWA9VJWVCFjZA1cqJJCbPH-ls-Kf1rh9nC5PgAaqOkmCAB3HwUGynwZ79NtfH8v9CmLY-SFDWp3zQRx6rTPNWnHVND/w400-h300/417CD975-94DC-4FAE-A337-70D000FB83BD.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ft McRee sunset </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRyuEvsZhzY7i5ftPKDsGHyDrZpAlcFAqpF_GS_LBme_QBDYanbJrShXlRCyZ0WwJFRauYqU6ccXB6cchwWC8ErLrWit8uOj84Vgq8NQflal2qgs17lPJM0n1BQ9HaddwOcpzah0U81vhSQ2tOQ3UP9OGNk0ek_a7gKGt5u8mXGt1Ti7XV29NatI5u/s4032/76FE3D1D-CE38-4499-931E-91A839B56B7D.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRyuEvsZhzY7i5ftPKDsGHyDrZpAlcFAqpF_GS_LBme_QBDYanbJrShXlRCyZ0WwJFRauYqU6ccXB6cchwWC8ErLrWit8uOj84Vgq8NQflal2qgs17lPJM0n1BQ9HaddwOcpzah0U81vhSQ2tOQ3UP9OGNk0ek_a7gKGt5u8mXGt1Ti7XV29NatI5u/w400-h300/76FE3D1D-CE38-4499-931E-91A839B56B7D.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ft McRee</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX4x9462tnHrVzisMfLLpQnbgAY4bPUYMVXgIcgmzNp0qFY_x08rq8D_Pkwz9jYHsP0MXTU_tUprPMnXflezglgq7C09bMqGzg1iRvHOzqDT_iUiMNMli-zYcsXYwwi9R_iyb55SZGdExrIW7RSuhrXe1dyrnMvuedoTV9C97cRs659-y8TTRe7_AX/s4032/4BD1EBA5-75B2-4BAA-A07E-73D2CD3C2246.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX4x9462tnHrVzisMfLLpQnbgAY4bPUYMVXgIcgmzNp0qFY_x08rq8D_Pkwz9jYHsP0MXTU_tUprPMnXflezglgq7C09bMqGzg1iRvHOzqDT_iUiMNMli-zYcsXYwwi9R_iyb55SZGdExrIW7RSuhrXe1dyrnMvuedoTV9C97cRs659-y8TTRe7_AX/w300-h400/4BD1EBA5-75B2-4BAA-A07E-73D2CD3C2246.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She tried to run, but they got her on a really small offense!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoEyeDj-WmRheyt4wMMjA6iD7-0UVtFiQC5sAPqgmXEpJMUOyQkIdg3FbUHQC_G-tG1tdNRIyvVgTdDUXimW0v_r-1nZHjFMRoSl2D0m2aX8vPLG4tq5Y5-GeSlpj0gmJonaxlqu3lH3zoMQQCVmGQaYdnZ6vZ2mB-bSq8zUAE7iAbYfDMb2Asj8de/s4032/F6E963A4-C232-4323-A2BF-A2C87A698EFE.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoEyeDj-WmRheyt4wMMjA6iD7-0UVtFiQC5sAPqgmXEpJMUOyQkIdg3FbUHQC_G-tG1tdNRIyvVgTdDUXimW0v_r-1nZHjFMRoSl2D0m2aX8vPLG4tq5Y5-GeSlpj0gmJonaxlqu3lH3zoMQQCVmGQaYdnZ6vZ2mB-bSq8zUAE7iAbYfDMb2Asj8de/w400-h300/F6E963A4-C232-4323-A2BF-A2C87A698EFE.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leaving Carrabelle </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfAoGHAJNyJDa5Log1Qdbn1vfy3bNFWKSxnL_tmGSuhIlLxug247CtddMwBzpvL0jsIk04ku_-FVEaGrbQqlfBwv7e-KojioQPi0pnLioXIWUEdXbUX4ywe_7vQw19XxJ27JfVdAziO2wY613yPZkdmwpMitw7_BhC9EeTUH0S_UuRk2QsDm8PSpYq/s4032/1C723333-5148-434A-A936-D1262CBBFFA7.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfAoGHAJNyJDa5Log1Qdbn1vfy3bNFWKSxnL_tmGSuhIlLxug247CtddMwBzpvL0jsIk04ku_-FVEaGrbQqlfBwv7e-KojioQPi0pnLioXIWUEdXbUX4ywe_7vQw19XxJ27JfVdAziO2wY613yPZkdmwpMitw7_BhC9EeTUH0S_UuRk2QsDm8PSpYq/w400-h300/1C723333-5148-434A-A936-D1262CBBFFA7.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cruising across The Gulf</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ2RvbBMQa1SL3KYeQUu6pBIo0P65D472C-KGkoBC0s4Ae7-fYGew4VJotb-3aC61ZLwYa8Wzku6OJ0kstNrCaij-9dwz0k4mzy6ZNELMF2fgbhxAja-xmdPPNkSlk7yyt6ISIi1mLkEhJQiOk40stlHZ4EWhhxq-jphPqPRcfNmOaFK9Eu7icoZEy/s4032/9BCEBC5C-78AD-417F-898C-43B5F63604B9.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ2RvbBMQa1SL3KYeQUu6pBIo0P65D472C-KGkoBC0s4Ae7-fYGew4VJotb-3aC61ZLwYa8Wzku6OJ0kstNrCaij-9dwz0k4mzy6ZNELMF2fgbhxAja-xmdPPNkSlk7yyt6ISIi1mLkEhJQiOk40stlHZ4EWhhxq-jphPqPRcfNmOaFK9Eu7icoZEy/w400-h300/9BCEBC5C-78AD-417F-898C-43B5F63604B9.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Amazing flat Gulf</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div></div>Ssloophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13696769245748801044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139387879500881594.post-16401155008222757942022-10-28T08:58:00.000-07:002022-10-28T08:58:16.356-07:00Tenn-Tom/Tombigbee - Black Warrior Waterway - Oct 8-18<p><br /></p><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;">Our first 2 nights on this part of our journey, we spent at Grand Harbor Marina, near Corinth, Mississippi. The use of a courtesy car was a welcome luxury so we loaded up on provisions, took care of some needed paperwork for home, and the Captain spent time in the man cave doing oil changes on the motors. Next up our final stretch to Mobile, AL.</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;">This section of the rivers is considered the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway (Tenn-Tom) and the Black Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway. This 450 mile long section consisted of lots a hours watching the trees along the river (not much infrastructure here) and traveling thru locks. Although locks frequently hold us up, we had one day where everything clicked, so we managed to knock off 6 locks on our list instead of just the 3 we had hoped for. This put us in Columbus, MS a day ahead of our schedule so we could spend 2 days at the Columbus Marina where our friends Randy and Sherri Chester (past Loopers, now live aboards) spent the summer. So fun to catch up with them over 2 yummy dinners at their favorite restaurants in the area.</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;">Our final lock once again put us back into the world of saltwater and tides. Arriving Mobile is always a culture shock - civilization, huge ocean going ships, and massive Navy vessels. AND….palm trees! </div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><div>ALONG THE WAY:</div><div>Sunny, sunny, sunny weather….continues</div><div>12 locks - locked down 415 feet</div><div>3 night at marinas</div><div>5 nights on anchor</div><div>1 night at the wall at the Convention Center in Mobile </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><u>The rivers are now in our rear view mirror (if we had one)….</u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div><u>Stats since leaving Grand Haven:</u></div><div>26 total days, 23 days of travel, 3 non-travel days</div><div>1295 total miles</div><div>24 locks</div></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;">Ending up 406 feet below Lake Michigan water level</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;">Bald eagles, barges, Asian Carp: too many to count</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;">26 days of sunshine!</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwv9VoRKy_OzrUCgy1xXfc5IUHrzU8ma0pNTBf12MlJ1wPsFzeZpywyl6E1VX4QDP4bMGNBPrKRWI4Bc13NK4wsXz4jRcebyDRu17gC9CIYFS5eQSHes3Yql14yTeycCpzmcAckX68gvH8aWZFBEZaZMSVdJ5cO2m9XqotCe6z3biTnFhzLCByqTNN/s4608/5338017A-346C-41BF-B22C-0E6FCC1225E8.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4608" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwv9VoRKy_OzrUCgy1xXfc5IUHrzU8ma0pNTBf12MlJ1wPsFzeZpywyl6E1VX4QDP4bMGNBPrKRWI4Bc13NK4wsXz4jRcebyDRu17gC9CIYFS5eQSHes3Yql14yTeycCpzmcAckX68gvH8aWZFBEZaZMSVdJ5cO2m9XqotCe6z3biTnFhzLCByqTNN/w400-h266/5338017A-346C-41BF-B22C-0E6FCC1225E8.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Super smooth waters</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR-R305ctJKxcOb-aMDLuB4bYuAWm0cI-D632fgIOpnp_wI03zRXKxbdh1EZHRKabwaaXAqGYnUy5u4WKThaZbmFKuRz4B6nO0qiK5HmTWAeizuhWZUUhsaoyD6QfhTot0VJLEq5VulY4_2CSs8RabN5adXw8wDBcuVHVa6EEq7Gd6gkJ9cyszX_uS/s4608/8653D69F-D97D-436C-9D4E-BDEDA831F120.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4608" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR-R305ctJKxcOb-aMDLuB4bYuAWm0cI-D632fgIOpnp_wI03zRXKxbdh1EZHRKabwaaXAqGYnUy5u4WKThaZbmFKuRz4B6nO0qiK5HmTWAeizuhWZUUhsaoyD6QfhTot0VJLEq5VulY4_2CSs8RabN5adXw8wDBcuVHVa6EEq7Gd6gkJ9cyszX_uS/w400-h266/8653D69F-D97D-436C-9D4E-BDEDA831F120.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glorious sunset after a long day</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqmDxKz7SMdu-zDhjGtCrM2GYqmxBszXVdJ322PJY-b6K38Q-jsqU_948PGpWHac96tOuDilarHO1uU4CiIfk885zJx1b4FZK-P_HyLoi6Ki0a6Qh1gQQOqdAIKGwJeZrt0Es4xf8Yv-KGxqELLwj9mSLnopRiALfcB07dEYUgDNWt8N32sss_xn5D/s4608/E94BF1DC-4AD7-4EB3-8E8E-F16C19B63450.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4608" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqmDxKz7SMdu-zDhjGtCrM2GYqmxBszXVdJ322PJY-b6K38Q-jsqU_948PGpWHac96tOuDilarHO1uU4CiIfk885zJx1b4FZK-P_HyLoi6Ki0a6Qh1gQQOqdAIKGwJeZrt0Es4xf8Yv-KGxqELLwj9mSLnopRiALfcB07dEYUgDNWt8N32sss_xn5D/w400-h266/E94BF1DC-4AD7-4EB3-8E8E-F16C19B63450.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the lock, ready to go down</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7UXYxwfNmycjid_SyH-1wE8-GdopWUPTvwlsxpYssM2G3EY5lsWsQzb1cqy6MBh0t8oT0uIU-APVfYnoQL_KZJ_WaHTjZAfoI68oxY7hdAIs04Hz30IyXSxXw6HhYzlJXenIoeQgh7YQNfTO0LyXMigMop0Z2uN3PUb8SnHCC8OOlJ9wUj-XVpOnu/s4032/13CF3C99-CE4A-4BA8-AF7A-9CE59B76510E.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7UXYxwfNmycjid_SyH-1wE8-GdopWUPTvwlsxpYssM2G3EY5lsWsQzb1cqy6MBh0t8oT0uIU-APVfYnoQL_KZJ_WaHTjZAfoI68oxY7hdAIs04Hz30IyXSxXw6HhYzlJXenIoeQgh7YQNfTO0LyXMigMop0Z2uN3PUb8SnHCC8OOlJ9wUj-XVpOnu/w300-h400/13CF3C99-CE4A-4BA8-AF7A-9CE59B76510E.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ready for lock duty </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXF3GMeWg85ERx8igbj5pYq0j5maw_LmgeSSGsOi15Kz3flVbSVA1pFt4wiX5gRXXWUt7EhwTZ6rDSPGv5UhiGWWb5VzNsTwCiH3tumZtmdO3G_a5oNIpss1GCDbLlSc6lt-qaKv3yyi7XyrXBf81GbhXog79zTDyPzL9vddpeBHUL-OweR_op9T9Y/s4032/638B7127-B018-47AB-BE08-AEA54AED7D70.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXF3GMeWg85ERx8igbj5pYq0j5maw_LmgeSSGsOi15Kz3flVbSVA1pFt4wiX5gRXXWUt7EhwTZ6rDSPGv5UhiGWWb5VzNsTwCiH3tumZtmdO3G_a5oNIpss1GCDbLlSc6lt-qaKv3yyi7XyrXBf81GbhXog79zTDyPzL9vddpeBHUL-OweR_op9T9Y/w300-h400/638B7127-B018-47AB-BE08-AEA54AED7D70.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Work, work, work </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb3pDgEeEmRo_Ertgh6aaR2BQaQkLEdX--XQbJ6MARKRUarPC4CPssz9xIuyVcXIQtGAmdgYbS5OuscPnJfMlW1pXGNaNb9ImTu1Sc9u767gRESBsrnrSA_otuo-b7gPeG6u4hq8YdnpjrfcUhYW8X4VfNe6N63vphrU-1PthVRBaq6Zg326Vva029/s4608/9AD38C16-17CA-46D7-A7DE-ABD5452B4607.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4608" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb3pDgEeEmRo_Ertgh6aaR2BQaQkLEdX--XQbJ6MARKRUarPC4CPssz9xIuyVcXIQtGAmdgYbS5OuscPnJfMlW1pXGNaNb9ImTu1Sc9u767gRESBsrnrSA_otuo-b7gPeG6u4hq8YdnpjrfcUhYW8X4VfNe6N63vphrU-1PthVRBaq6Zg326Vva029/w400-h266/9AD38C16-17CA-46D7-A7DE-ABD5452B4607.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Doors opening for our exit </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWbFxdal2Y2K51KxuoRB4O5vjEbzs5P2ScX10vX8dgnLzSrin2HXH0vkg9CIapF9Wghzgj9eK8G5G-B2wbJbFbUiRdA8JPBvNOLJivp5OxSyRfl0fcONAi_qgj4AT3HZquh4W1r5TFOBZ3eh_34fnpwS2BqbDtetqLZ8f_YaQ6tBot6XxaT6r_rMyh/s4608/5D4B699F-E0CC-4D8A-A2F5-886E6C21B922.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4608" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWbFxdal2Y2K51KxuoRB4O5vjEbzs5P2ScX10vX8dgnLzSrin2HXH0vkg9CIapF9Wghzgj9eK8G5G-B2wbJbFbUiRdA8JPBvNOLJivp5OxSyRfl0fcONAi_qgj4AT3HZquh4W1r5TFOBZ3eh_34fnpwS2BqbDtetqLZ8f_YaQ6tBot6XxaT6r_rMyh/w400-h266/5D4B699F-E0CC-4D8A-A2F5-886E6C21B922.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White cliffs </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJur_OmnY1UtpoFjehFnwtoc_gFdfJr6WMxu5nlmT2pOlSNsTIsE9nqSTWakr5__Ga5tuhUKhAi592BGn6ADNtwfkUUUHipN5weBVYK3TrL4FMO3dMyARYFWrsDJM1CoNGxcPdGuGgSe18bcSCCMPN3ibB65bgdlu_-u5Hcda78rMqhCH7_UqjJyqw/s4032/7B756324-CBB2-470D-9DD1-8E7094362EA2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJur_OmnY1UtpoFjehFnwtoc_gFdfJr6WMxu5nlmT2pOlSNsTIsE9nqSTWakr5__Ga5tuhUKhAi592BGn6ADNtwfkUUUHipN5weBVYK3TrL4FMO3dMyARYFWrsDJM1CoNGxcPdGuGgSe18bcSCCMPN3ibB65bgdlu_-u5Hcda78rMqhCH7_UqjJyqw/w400-h300/7B756324-CBB2-470D-9DD1-8E7094362EA2.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">PV2 tied to wall at Mobile Convention Center </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi03b-h1VEoBifes_Nhou8m2sdwQxj-C1q8cSS_X8ipzxz2agkJP1AMqlZuk4i028-adsRW06H-MSalMOWHT-gqETRGR-oN_NzxQ0Y3wEvUkyNGpqmJlVhg5t6tEnoCOeld3Ag12n5MBTIsp-PqF_n-Ow6ZD-uIXhdJqrwMSlROP5KTXxIZEodFRs79/s4608/5FC1669A-C97A-4EBA-9323-2F27601A7907.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4608" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi03b-h1VEoBifes_Nhou8m2sdwQxj-C1q8cSS_X8ipzxz2agkJP1AMqlZuk4i028-adsRW06H-MSalMOWHT-gqETRGR-oN_NzxQ0Y3wEvUkyNGpqmJlVhg5t6tEnoCOeld3Ag12n5MBTIsp-PqF_n-Ow6ZD-uIXhdJqrwMSlROP5KTXxIZEodFRs79/w400-h266/5FC1669A-C97A-4EBA-9323-2F27601A7907.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oil drilling platforms in dry dock </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_rz8jRF3vA32b5SpBgGfR2NAYILytxyMdhLKe7bgUiu1WDLEnqWnOMu92ul043ns8DU5q4AEK5Ux2ec9wJcT8-TqrSvpyuzOBTeELb2NRN95NPhdvnUPOh40VEtTqtVOsGaBoqbkxekDHBPia1LR0BITnn26tlpwfMRseUgJbM8DcKDoiNO65x7cl/s4608/83B139D9-F3E1-43FA-ADFD-CD5A7B48A927.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4608" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_rz8jRF3vA32b5SpBgGfR2NAYILytxyMdhLKe7bgUiu1WDLEnqWnOMu92ul043ns8DU5q4AEK5Ux2ec9wJcT8-TqrSvpyuzOBTeELb2NRN95NPhdvnUPOh40VEtTqtVOsGaBoqbkxekDHBPia1LR0BITnn26tlpwfMRseUgJbM8DcKDoiNO65x7cl/w400-h266/83B139D9-F3E1-43FA-ADFD-CD5A7B48A927.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Navy ships</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgXAm9_bx9E2ObCopmYTo8Os_kE6X6BPzwUGcPIpVf7ADz0fFuTQ585f1jiWrIhtIbQAMTZYMx3BHwGSc0BMm3dRov-2l7XUgzxJUVzbZd4odYsRpKG7DD7BUoxhxNdrcjLVKntD_VvSPYdA3zM1HYUp_qswTMAhccIP-dy_YD7_1xfoAbSDHVEc_U/s4608/20FD676D-6651-433D-8E05-EDD72B82F5C7.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4608" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgXAm9_bx9E2ObCopmYTo8Os_kE6X6BPzwUGcPIpVf7ADz0fFuTQ585f1jiWrIhtIbQAMTZYMx3BHwGSc0BMm3dRov-2l7XUgzxJUVzbZd4odYsRpKG7DD7BUoxhxNdrcjLVKntD_VvSPYdA3zM1HYUp_qswTMAhccIP-dy_YD7_1xfoAbSDHVEc_U/w400-h266/20FD676D-6651-433D-8E05-EDD72B82F5C7.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cargo ship</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" />Ssloophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13696769245748801044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139387879500881594.post-51794274891933275162022-10-14T08:04:00.000-07:002022-10-14T08:04:17.806-07:00Kentucky Lake-Tennessee River - October 4-8<p><br /></p><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;">Twenty-two miles after turning off the Ohio River, we arrived at the Kentucky Lock to find 2 double size tows waiting to lock thru. </div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;">The lock master advised us it would be 3-4 hours before we would lock through. Down went the anchor, out came the grill, lunch time! The first mate cooked while the captain worked on waxing the boat. </div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;">Kentucky Lake has become a favorite area for us. A boater’s paradise. Too many beautiful coves to count. We could spend a whole summer here and never stay in the same anchorage twice. </div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;">Our 190 miles on this portion of our journey was pretty equally divided between Kentucky Lake and then narrowed back to river travel. Our 2nd and final lock of this section proved to be a long wait also. 5 1/2 hours later we were thru. Argh! Fifteen miles later we arrived at Grand Harbor Marina at dusk. </div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;">ALONG THE WAY:</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;">Sunny, sunny, sunny weather….still.</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;">2 locks, lifting us up 112 feet total.</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;">1 night in a marina.</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;">4 amazing nights on anchor. </div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;">Huge full moon! </div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbPd1fPk6aH88ndwEpOk7-9wdVEOQGPyHTbECOgUHoaY6ZQARIAWyGQTPAcKAPxMFRTKx-M4U-NBuKoXbLI28kAR01-yj3xC3idudjR5f1yaDBVBTCafIziQmKV5ZtKxDyIO6OJ-YRFmTBhtCdEFqUK3DZWLBJsW5RifFAsIveXY_d8uFEYlv-VokU/s4032/F45FFC57-8C35-4B4B-9E11-E33A94E8B256.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbPd1fPk6aH88ndwEpOk7-9wdVEOQGPyHTbECOgUHoaY6ZQARIAWyGQTPAcKAPxMFRTKx-M4U-NBuKoXbLI28kAR01-yj3xC3idudjR5f1yaDBVBTCafIziQmKV5ZtKxDyIO6OJ-YRFmTBhtCdEFqUK3DZWLBJsW5RifFAsIveXY_d8uFEYlv-VokU/w400-h300/F45FFC57-8C35-4B4B-9E11-E33A94E8B256.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">PV2 at Kentucky Dam Marina </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); 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color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcLJIrdQo64FFA791ZDiPQi2gzCfu_-iJhmsOY4qLyGl4qxnfkqpx4ZJioZZ1sOvkwMAbGOSfQV3PUaxb8SmS-6gGGPNq1AvvdlwGDafzi6OzFHIddeTPsU9D5SoKh1CWKWYNItjzGhW-CqZvSIZSB4HAOamySg744Z1Hg6u8L3jauF311xAdG-Tu2/s4032/75F89C48-D203-4FF1-827D-FE6108A10E36.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcLJIrdQo64FFA791ZDiPQi2gzCfu_-iJhmsOY4qLyGl4qxnfkqpx4ZJioZZ1sOvkwMAbGOSfQV3PUaxb8SmS-6gGGPNq1AvvdlwGDafzi6OzFHIddeTPsU9D5SoKh1CWKWYNItjzGhW-CqZvSIZSB4HAOamySg744Z1Hg6u8L3jauF311xAdG-Tu2/w300-h400/75F89C48-D203-4FF1-827D-FE6108A10E36.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pickwick Lock, closing the doors behind us.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" />Ssloophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13696769245748801044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139387879500881594.post-43894438893559942772022-10-14T06:59:00.000-07:002022-10-14T06:59:15.088-07:00Mississippi River & Ohio River - Oct 1-4<h1 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h1><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">We left Grafton on October 1, beginning our journey down the Mississippi River. Fourteen miles later, we stopped in Alton to top off with fuel. While fueling up, the captain contacted the lock 1/2 mile away and was advised if we get there fast he’ll lock us right thru. Bam, done, we were out of there! Perfect timing. Our 2nd lock for the day went just as well. </div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">We dropped the hook up the mouth of the Meramac River. The river current kept us nice and centered in the river all evening. The next morning we found we were spun sideways and the back of the boat was somewhat stuck in the muddy bottom near shore.</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">By pulling the boat ahead a few feet with the anchor winch, it allowed the back end to freely swing out with the current. Whew! </div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Our journey on the Mississippi River took us 218 miles downstream, thru 2 lock, down 46 feet.</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Our journey on the Ohio River took us 47 miles upstream, thru 1 lock, up 10 feet. (When we came up the river in 2021 the water was so high we actually went right over the dam rather than through the lock!)</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;">ALONG THE WAY:</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;">Sunny, sunny, sunny weather.</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;">4 days of travel - never set foot on land.</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;">3 nights on anchor - all new stops for us. </div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;">Low water on the Mississippi provided beautiful, scenic beaches and log-free/stress-free traveling.</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;">During a dinghy ride near Cape Girardeau, we excited a bazillion Asian Carp. Once the first mate stopped screaming she wanted to do it again.</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSwHiVBgfRMFQRrFSN1Ca8JqpczWv3vlC0PcYH1wFKRDM6fVZmg5YeTgVJhvW21rlUnArdEfNXVwosAdJdDXeaDK-vpKLSriYrk-l9xBKFvXEbNKOsHtKGl0Q-a4l92uG2RViBnb8SY9vC_VGVCMpwz228mJkrsxe5V4thbMjEgwqF51SEqLtZjvJO/s3088/57C23472-873B-4CE7-AD23-3C4678E6C14C.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2320" data-original-width="3088" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSwHiVBgfRMFQRrFSN1Ca8JqpczWv3vlC0PcYH1wFKRDM6fVZmg5YeTgVJhvW21rlUnArdEfNXVwosAdJdDXeaDK-vpKLSriYrk-l9xBKFvXEbNKOsHtKGl0Q-a4l92uG2RViBnb8SY9vC_VGVCMpwz228mJkrsxe5V4thbMjEgwqF51SEqLtZjvJO/w400-h300/57C23472-873B-4CE7-AD23-3C4678E6C14C.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hello St Louis!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOsAHpYKm9p1sLvFw6uOh71FmIZA4UMa-_TY17um9Zfi33sTtVy2gAsFj0Vm47UoiA1ILSZhrTT4TeVHp22xgn6F4wAANLqJWbTssIMFkteGoKvjnkBEbOvRgUcWIa7Q8uDxqwe-LSD5tDdWuw9bx_Z1kytcFE245tc2L1u2uvzmoP0JGnQq9TyRd2/s4608/53833EEF-2C9A-442A-9858-5634044D47F1.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4608" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOsAHpYKm9p1sLvFw6uOh71FmIZA4UMa-_TY17um9Zfi33sTtVy2gAsFj0Vm47UoiA1ILSZhrTT4TeVHp22xgn6F4wAANLqJWbTssIMFkteGoKvjnkBEbOvRgUcWIa7Q8uDxqwe-LSD5tDdWuw9bx_Z1kytcFE245tc2L1u2uvzmoP0JGnQq9TyRd2/w400-h266/53833EEF-2C9A-442A-9858-5634044D47F1.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Exiting the lock. Tow waiting to enter </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTTas7SLJucDsuriVPcpe5g_wytU7WYAmDBQlGjD_-7rUzExaVNB9MzgGQiLhQI7ZL17FrnKZZbWSTr5zuf-8pM1qJ8ctr5Nz25Jogy3_D-Hzjy-lBDR5BMNhdiQR3mbPtZcQGLr2fjFqQHDufDE2MnCoLUis73aaNsywsB5fMySvgsap-amQsaqXF/s4608/D457DD22-A8F1-40C4-BF3B-4878351C344A.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4608" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTTas7SLJucDsuriVPcpe5g_wytU7WYAmDBQlGjD_-7rUzExaVNB9MzgGQiLhQI7ZL17FrnKZZbWSTr5zuf-8pM1qJ8ctr5Nz25Jogy3_D-Hzjy-lBDR5BMNhdiQR3mbPtZcQGLr2fjFqQHDufDE2MnCoLUis73aaNsywsB5fMySvgsap-amQsaqXF/w400-h266/D457DD22-A8F1-40C4-BF3B-4878351C344A.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kayakers enjoying low Mississippi waters</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; 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caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmWIYSPkCenhCYSGxq2OYtWdmID2nlGZe1zEShEobR1nVu8EgAwTkbW0aQC2b2GAi3Sj5DrbdHKMKLSqlw4Ux4LE3awtcNWJ2W4xgc7ggpDD22PqKMEKEcGMvcHyfpS9ig6BCzW6IY1rEM_swGFEQAGgdHzRKNGxbqqtNYDfZMoFAJo7FePfoFuY-j/s1926/67E2F7FB-19B6-48EB-9D0E-38A1DDB8A0B2.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1444" data-original-width="1926" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmWIYSPkCenhCYSGxq2OYtWdmID2nlGZe1zEShEobR1nVu8EgAwTkbW0aQC2b2GAi3Sj5DrbdHKMKLSqlw4Ux4LE3awtcNWJ2W4xgc7ggpDD22PqKMEKEcGMvcHyfpS9ig6BCzW6IY1rEM_swGFEQAGgdHzRKNGxbqqtNYDfZMoFAJo7FePfoFuY-j/w400-h300/67E2F7FB-19B6-48EB-9D0E-38A1DDB8A0B2.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Ruckus!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" />Ssloophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13696769245748801044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139387879500881594.post-66176256708510556622022-10-05T08:32:00.000-07:002022-10-05T08:32:08.268-07:00Illinois River - Sept 24-30<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;">As we entered the Cal Sag/Calumet River we also entered the world of bridges, barges/tows, dams and locks.</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;">It’s time for the navigator to start earning her keep again - checking bridge heights, requesting openings, watching for tows. </div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;">After 30 miles and one lock we again turned left and joined the Illinois River. </div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;">Our journey on the Illinois River took us 303 miles and through 8 locks dropping us 157 feet from Lake Michigan water level. </div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;">This took us 6 days of cruising with our final destination: Grafton Harbor Marina where the Illinois River meets the Mississippi.</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;">ALONG THE WAY….</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;">Sunny, sunny, sunny weather.</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: -apple-system-body;"> Four nights on anchor, 3 nights in a marina. </span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: -apple-system-body;"> Best brisket and pulled port this side of anywhere at the Blue Duck Tavern in Peoria. </span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;">Bumping into, meeting, sharing anchorages and stories with many, many Loppers. (On a sad note, a couple we met at the marina made the decision to pause their Loop and leave their boat in Grafton to tend to their home on Pine Island, near Fort Myers, that was damaged by Hurricane Ian. Because they had to empty out their boat fridge and freezer they grilled up all their meat and shared it with all of us. What a feast we had!) </div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;">Next up…the Mississippi River! </div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5wnoXljcIrGqBYuMWXWqdZJBx4PhmWn8G88A4Oes6iRsy0fHBCVZFX-vM5KR5ivFnV48YlScCmY437WNeEUlshDK5579gJJgqxNYTK2cb3cZz72YBEr2olSPMTmyiolQTWtnKlPoRIQfedXaEeDAmZQKvXGTuKB5J5dIovDYtbFWV5tiEyX2QvmZj/s4032/E922F118-6336-4765-B6BE-AEB5EE612CE3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5wnoXljcIrGqBYuMWXWqdZJBx4PhmWn8G88A4Oes6iRsy0fHBCVZFX-vM5KR5ivFnV48YlScCmY437WNeEUlshDK5579gJJgqxNYTK2cb3cZz72YBEr2olSPMTmyiolQTWtnKlPoRIQfedXaEeDAmZQKvXGTuKB5J5dIovDYtbFWV5tiEyX2QvmZj/w300-h400/E922F118-6336-4765-B6BE-AEB5EE612CE3.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First lock. Many more to come!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1VAU1UNd1s9v3-ohd_-Xoo42WtSm2hrG_T4ZUAyziAN6gc7063m97DR_ytIo3JCjYhRqHOmiZjNfP0DMB2kmq6pv9tULKUa4BLXjXqLDfMjq_Cfn3YCIu_l2zkJi1kNNTIECbBAI91HpOs2UQP37BzRrZ-wXwHkOQ35CT6C3R3-yqFAwuYROYDrOR/s4608/B33B6462-66CF-4E2A-B5F0-C61EB312772D.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4608" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1VAU1UNd1s9v3-ohd_-Xoo42WtSm2hrG_T4ZUAyziAN6gc7063m97DR_ytIo3JCjYhRqHOmiZjNfP0DMB2kmq6pv9tULKUa4BLXjXqLDfMjq_Cfn3YCIu_l2zkJi1kNNTIECbBAI91HpOs2UQP37BzRrZ-wXwHkOQ35CT6C3R3-yqFAwuYROYDrOR/w400-h266/B33B6462-66CF-4E2A-B5F0-C61EB312772D.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Asian carp fish barrier </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWBA2IsAGlk_MaYByldqdOZDgCOnlZvKm9u5awOlHKUJi8p9V841k5HcS-Eayl-YQ0tTAUgcUF6IsQ8UDmKK9JfoD-3CwDkOUELNTIFD0Zi3HNKvG1d0vSIz6j10lJG5wK-MFwRgbQfynJbsybklL9jopi50rYj2g5pa7PkDA2LVFPYvZNBXzP4Pa8/s4032/D4D455B3-689A-499A-BE48-E3071425ED0D.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWBA2IsAGlk_MaYByldqdOZDgCOnlZvKm9u5awOlHKUJi8p9V841k5HcS-Eayl-YQ0tTAUgcUF6IsQ8UDmKK9JfoD-3CwDkOUELNTIFD0Zi3HNKvG1d0vSIz6j10lJG5wK-MFwRgbQfynJbsybklL9jopi50rYj2g5pa7PkDA2LVFPYvZNBXzP4Pa8/w400-h300/D4D455B3-689A-499A-BE48-E3071425ED0D.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Work, work, work. Finding the perfect anchorage.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqErW0OE3gxx_SzPBcC9fYForpthnH5IZAnOcEJC6YYLvxmiHebv9Vlkrgf2Qhvv-RnpJDCWN0t7Xqxn1GgoypMuM82IZF2nmkXtEX0JofIozFYU8ilumyzwNkQKt7ziUUUR2tt3NJBSUhavaGrvZ16Fcj8b0NXXBDXvRPTslvHBI-NUcGs_t9gWpe/s4032/85FEFE06-2595-47AF-A2BF-E95DCBAC9BB1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqErW0OE3gxx_SzPBcC9fYForpthnH5IZAnOcEJC6YYLvxmiHebv9Vlkrgf2Qhvv-RnpJDCWN0t7Xqxn1GgoypMuM82IZF2nmkXtEX0JofIozFYU8ilumyzwNkQKt7ziUUUR2tt3NJBSUhavaGrvZ16Fcj8b0NXXBDXvRPTslvHBI-NUcGs_t9gWpe/w400-h300/85FEFE06-2595-47AF-A2BF-E95DCBAC9BB1.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Work paid off…perfect anchorage </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKYTE9gHJQLK0c5xIqJViT5ZV9L8ryRPp_BQvxLRIG1nfeGmOyj_GzbykLx6qanWLt_QNnt9fxZVfIwL2RMWPveSTddry3OdzixxzEaP0z4ppQJeayP5fN8l_Nyq2GiIJBJNR-NENdhX8oWpwnf8pIiYpR4d5mmjUtNfkgGhM406AU8vZ_UznAjzqc/s4032/B98E7749-9277-4CBB-9F3A-B9813216EB74.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKYTE9gHJQLK0c5xIqJViT5ZV9L8ryRPp_BQvxLRIG1nfeGmOyj_GzbykLx6qanWLt_QNnt9fxZVfIwL2RMWPveSTddry3OdzixxzEaP0z4ppQJeayP5fN8l_Nyq2GiIJBJNR-NENdhX8oWpwnf8pIiYpR4d5mmjUtNfkgGhM406AU8vZ_UznAjzqc/w400-h300/B98E7749-9277-4CBB-9F3A-B9813216EB74.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dinghy exploration of our anchorage </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQshzG6S0u7cDr2Vd3svRS-7BHMuQOyI92EG_fOS22lCNZMXEQgR3OtnwFD5kzrPIhwHFXpjtfO27Rw3bBTPIm_MtNc4arwtqH5rarbpQfDAiRywbJ_aS7cghFovdB6w0BMiEZR0UdTkLfhe6yOxa8oIxBQ7bdwn-_7V4E7xRqFK3ylfCeM0mb9VO/s4032/41A0C92E-F8DB-46AD-A78B-34544708606E.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQshzG6S0u7cDr2Vd3svRS-7BHMuQOyI92EG_fOS22lCNZMXEQgR3OtnwFD5kzrPIhwHFXpjtfO27Rw3bBTPIm_MtNc4arwtqH5rarbpQfDAiRywbJ_aS7cghFovdB6w0BMiEZR0UdTkLfhe6yOxa8oIxBQ7bdwn-_7V4E7xRqFK3ylfCeM0mb9VO/w400-h300/41A0C92E-F8DB-46AD-A78B-34544708606E.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pulling anchor - beautiful morning!</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); 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color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii8r4hubLiwrBk1DiPqYQtrFWDwcztlp-JjEFsofLcH8cSEce2vgTmGsVFs5mUCaX1a2rDS2RdkkMEagKMaowfIssmi7MhDaN9Yy0WrW_y1DJmokr86fF0pH8VvqtVRuudBb272nM_5EjFl_ykmBoOBllQRkYylNpQ_CBOrjV7ZVX5ODT1WOiygUb1/s4032/2E4CA33C-5829-4171-AD47-235717B69942.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii8r4hubLiwrBk1DiPqYQtrFWDwcztlp-JjEFsofLcH8cSEce2vgTmGsVFs5mUCaX1a2rDS2RdkkMEagKMaowfIssmi7MhDaN9Yy0WrW_y1DJmokr86fF0pH8VvqtVRuudBb272nM_5EjFl_ykmBoOBllQRkYylNpQ_CBOrjV7ZVX5ODT1WOiygUb1/w400-h300/2E4CA33C-5829-4171-AD47-235717B69942.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Locking thru with 6 other Looper boats</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzYeIDAS_-kIF10saLefCz6TKPOO09xvfPegvZ7kgMq0HXVzSAdyV2HhLxPsn3Z_UjR_OeSrLP_Tc9BHQSespNO_rmgK2axbV1fCy4Th_R2uZyBs9y3C886qih7kewAAIV0XymHxWY56ul3znM3VQOcBz7SK-LqcpA4l69IHLgh2O83jrpn8TS-K7R/s4032/5E7DA9F4-5041-483A-8298-518E92BB6142.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzYeIDAS_-kIF10saLefCz6TKPOO09xvfPegvZ7kgMq0HXVzSAdyV2HhLxPsn3Z_UjR_OeSrLP_Tc9BHQSespNO_rmgK2axbV1fCy4Th_R2uZyBs9y3C886qih7kewAAIV0XymHxWY56ul3znM3VQOcBz7SK-LqcpA4l69IHLgh2O83jrpn8TS-K7R/w400-h300/5E7DA9F4-5041-483A-8298-518E92BB6142.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Captain checking depths for an anchorage </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXrBHIa7CPtq-AGZ9XHMvXyOTU9uyGVDTY9wSEBa92q_LLkmYTCTHswncTkjWvtj2Ty8kEXbwTUnlPWuAoINhuBN-0aDh_mAka-_vz6a9z0Q2vHxgQ_Q0HnN21KiG3PnDU12f9VwxnZufFahFtxTsP1d4oBeHHLXPW0YShTpgJtT-mo3j1gO5Jys3I/s4032/9E4C41F2-C348-4787-A564-15D6652949A1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXrBHIa7CPtq-AGZ9XHMvXyOTU9uyGVDTY9wSEBa92q_LLkmYTCTHswncTkjWvtj2Ty8kEXbwTUnlPWuAoINhuBN-0aDh_mAka-_vz6a9z0Q2vHxgQ_Q0HnN21KiG3PnDU12f9VwxnZufFahFtxTsP1d4oBeHHLXPW0YShTpgJtT-mo3j1gO5Jys3I/w400-h300/9E4C41F2-C348-4787-A564-15D6652949A1.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grafton. Key West of the Midwest!</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" />Ssloophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13696769245748801044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139387879500881594.post-50798517693348395392022-09-30T09:33:00.000-07:002022-09-30T09:33:33.883-07:00Hurricane Ian<p> Hurricane Ian has devastated southwest Florida. It would be remiss of us not to comment on this tragedy. We have friends and family who have condos or homes in the Fort Myers, Fort Myers Beach, Englewood and Punta Gorda area. We also have Looper friends who lived full time on their boats in Fort Myers. We know for sure that at least one has lost their boat (their home) to the storm. We are thankful they are okay.</p><p>Our thoughts and prayers go out to all those who have lost so much. </p>Ssloophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13696769245748801044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139387879500881594.post-92029654025053565922022-09-30T09:19:00.000-07:002022-09-30T09:19:46.471-07:00Grand Haven-Chicago - Sept 23<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <span style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;">Here we go again! After enduring the winter last year without a boat in Florida, we decided that should not happen again this year.</span><p></p><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;">We have to say, we did make good use of the time the Pura Vida was in winter storage in Michigan . We made quite a few improvements and enhancements that make her better than ever. </div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;">Friday, September 23 was go day! We left our slip at Keenan Marina, and topped off our fuel tanks by 11am, cruised out the Grand Haven channel and yes, once again, turned left. Our planned destination for the day was New Buffalo, Michigan with the intention of crossing Lake Michigan on Saturday. As we traveled down the shoreline nearing Holland, we were as always checking the wind and wave forecast. Saturday’s weather was not looking as good as it had earlier, so after a crew meeting we reset our destination on our chart plotter to Hammond, Indiana. With 96 miles to travel in 6 hours of daylight, the throttles were pushed far forward. Full speed ahead! It was a cool day, but the lake was very calm all the way. Although we never, never, never anchor out overnight on Lake Michigan, we dropped the hook in Lake Michigan just north of Hammond Marina in a well protected cove in front of Beer Can Beach. The winds were out of the south so being on the south end of Lake Michigan the waters, were calm. </div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;">Saturday morning we were moved and waiting at the Hammond Marina fuel dock before they opened. We topped of our tanks again and cruised 3 miles north to the entrance of the Calumet/Cal-Sag canal. </div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;">Next up, the rivers! </div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxLHEqBJ9GiY0V5uQOFNWbJeUdBM8JTXcd_2KT9XBNFnBvpM8ijBtAIlj3YUoRZpk66wic4TfAgjN3J8YPI8L-Vvx4bu6tCwpK-J6TbDoQpG349vq7T69mYK4I_xPKz1n1Apr9DyOiE7RAgk_OFLTvfE09AJWuNkJzzjFzZd5BUF8KcyXJpyFlL9ke/s4032/B7B4CD1E-BA71-4DC0-AD17-378F3030C7ED.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxLHEqBJ9GiY0V5uQOFNWbJeUdBM8JTXcd_2KT9XBNFnBvpM8ijBtAIlj3YUoRZpk66wic4TfAgjN3J8YPI8L-Vvx4bu6tCwpK-J6TbDoQpG349vq7T69mYK4I_xPKz1n1Apr9DyOiE7RAgk_OFLTvfE09AJWuNkJzzjFzZd5BUF8KcyXJpyFlL9ke/w376-h400/B7B4CD1E-BA71-4DC0-AD17-378F3030C7ED.jpeg" width="376" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting us into River mode. Waiting for a barge and drawbridge!<br />Grand Haven Drawbridge </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwhUTZdXB0qhZPIbpmh8Oq54-1n15ROnKxTcQjHLWttVEQHK61EjTKT57XUgiluKS9VAY7gda-b71Ho5-TgvkJeL0w86UShhFgdw9dfjWzc_egTxaQH8niED7IOtP2_anDhgRuTf_XHiRgSE3JnHJGJdkk6welJj9nayUwqLpS5IUCzlHZGxoPxDS2/s4032/203BD273-5423-4F87-8C2C-468DA25E2BC3.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwhUTZdXB0qhZPIbpmh8Oq54-1n15ROnKxTcQjHLWttVEQHK61EjTKT57XUgiluKS9VAY7gda-b71Ho5-TgvkJeL0w86UShhFgdw9dfjWzc_egTxaQH8niED7IOtP2_anDhgRuTf_XHiRgSE3JnHJGJdkk6welJj9nayUwqLpS5IUCzlHZGxoPxDS2/w400-h300/203BD273-5423-4F87-8C2C-468DA25E2BC3.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Goodbye for now Grand Haven</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-FNz_v83CAzEC4XPkZc0Wp9tQA5i97d2cFoPHlz959guCqEoT3syzulmx5IQMoLCCiErKQYTAbz3LCV5WilazaKlSEaiS5puhQnhgd0TiRSKdl3CpUnnn1KgHvPQbPuVxOsifnhykKu76tVelqnrB7hDKWqAFCubW-AlO9vHGbf-O0iidQTs6GCjC/s4032/F5ECBF1B-5D63-4C85-AB18-ECFBD3FF96C2.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-FNz_v83CAzEC4XPkZc0Wp9tQA5i97d2cFoPHlz959guCqEoT3syzulmx5IQMoLCCiErKQYTAbz3LCV5WilazaKlSEaiS5puhQnhgd0TiRSKdl3CpUnnn1KgHvPQbPuVxOsifnhykKu76tVelqnrB7hDKWqAFCubW-AlO9vHGbf-O0iidQTs6GCjC/w400-h300/F5ECBF1B-5D63-4C85-AB18-ECFBD3FF96C2.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Smooth day cruising </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiybs5updJwcPTpVEinsN-3xqS-60zLwgn4XxZbpJP-EDt4y9v5HVpyKML_CQNiO8Cn7OzfpG89oVsJuZxl8EDdG1LzMjfEqsgfD4g2crPAoH5BbAaLngt2GLnA4nO63b025-gi130eKgCgHj2396O10lR2jnWkSRLn0ydqXrRIliPpL-MLt16K16OW/s4608/CADF5067-8306-4451-B43B-D376A74A3FBC.jpeg" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4608" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiybs5updJwcPTpVEinsN-3xqS-60zLwgn4XxZbpJP-EDt4y9v5HVpyKML_CQNiO8Cn7OzfpG89oVsJuZxl8EDdG1LzMjfEqsgfD4g2crPAoH5BbAaLngt2GLnA4nO63b025-gi130eKgCgHj2396O10lR2jnWkSRLn0ydqXrRIliPpL-MLt16K16OW/w400-h266/CADF5067-8306-4451-B43B-D376A74A3FBC.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chicago skyline </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div>Ssloophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13696769245748801044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139387879500881594.post-17088827927283831772021-06-14T17:32:00.000-07:002021-06-14T17:32:39.964-07:00Grafton-Grand Haven - May 16-31<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> Good thing we like Grafton, Illinois! Due to the rainy, windy weather, we ended up staying at Grafton Harbor Marina for 4 nights. Our down time was spent cleaning the boat - inside and out (washing off the Mississippi River grunge), re-provisioning, giving Steve a much needed haircut, and enjoying the fun, yummy restaurants in town. A short walk from the boat is the Grafton SkyTour which is a scenic aerial-lift. We rode the chairlift up to the top where we had amazing views from the Aerie's Resort and Winery of where the Mississippi River and the Illinois River join. Our ride back down was on the gondola. <p></p><p>On Wednesday it was time to begin traveling the Illinois River. Due to the recent rains and flooding we had to once again constantly dodge huge logs as we fought the current. Some areas along the river had massive stockpiles of logs and debris jammed everywhere. After traveling 96 miles we pulled behind Bar Island and dropped the hook for the night. Early Thursday morning we were back on log watch as we traveled 79 miles to Peoria. That night we anchored out in a bay across from town and took the dinghy in for a spectacular dinner of pulled pork and brisket at The Blue Duck BBQ Tavern. We anchored out 2 more nights along the river before popping out into Lake Michigan - 6:30 Sunday evening. It was cold, windy and we were tired! We pulled into Hammond Marina and tied up to the 1st dock we came to. For the 3rd time in our boating career we were thrilled to be done with locks, bridges, tows, barges, and logs on the rivers! </p><p>Chicago! On Monday, we left Hammond Marina and cruised over to DuSable Marina located downtown Chicago where we stayed for 2 nights. Tuesday was Sheli's 60 birthday and what a fun birthday it was! After walking into the city for a fabulous birthday breakfast, we took off on the dinghy for a cruise thru downtown on the Chicago River. Coming in from Lake Michigan we had to pass thru the Chicago Harbor Lock at Navy Pier - a drop of 4 feet! It was so fun to putz along while taking in all the high rise buildings and their impressive architecture. Later in the afternoon we walked over to Navy Pier to enjoy the rides and some famous Chicago Deep Dish Pizza. </p><p>On Wednesday, it was time to head to Michigan. We had an absolutely gorgeous day to cross from Chicago to New Buffalo. About 5 miles out from New Buffalo we stopped and swam. It felt so good to swim in the clean and clear (non-salt) waters of Lake Michigan. Once again the weather turned windy and cold so we spent 3 nights at the New Buffalo Municipal Marina. On Saturday, we left New Buffalo with thoughts of Saugatuck as our next stop, however Lake Michigan did not cooperate and beat us up pretty good, so we only traveled 29 miles and stopped in St Joseph where we tied to their city wall. By the next morning, the winds died down and so did Lake Michigan so we had a nice cruise up to Saugatuck. We anchored out just off the lake in the Saugatuck Channel and had a lovely last evening before our final leg. On Monday, 4 weeks after beginning this trek, we cruised 30 miles and pulled into Keenan Marina by noon. </p><p>After 3-1/2 years and 7820 miles PV2 is back in Grand Haven. What a ride!!!!!!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM2JCfAOC7PG2oktUQkluwgA-ZkZpe2LTRoXODgDKn09GxLjJHMJpLVwzfLC7fKk0JXfs5D9-a8NUem8UoLLckO5BuiB2qD1EY8Xe8DS-j2iQvf9SdZwQV4iV_goiNDS7YdLZPAn3uxy4/s2048/2420F2E2-6D8C-47A4-9972-87A7B39C1866.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1539" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM2JCfAOC7PG2oktUQkluwgA-ZkZpe2LTRoXODgDKn09GxLjJHMJpLVwzfLC7fKk0JXfs5D9-a8NUem8UoLLckO5BuiB2qD1EY8Xe8DS-j2iQvf9SdZwQV4iV_goiNDS7YdLZPAn3uxy4/w400-h300/2420F2E2-6D8C-47A4-9972-87A7B39C1866.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grafton-heading up on the chairlift </td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp6C6l7MxWI_gF8on840k81Svqi-aWUA4zrqDfj3BRguXWmiOxetzJpIdprUf9GPk72lVTyHTYXmac_kXiFYI527XLW2qSqGc8ZVtLS7VnSZoQQZMmdezh7rBn6BnhEwvH2pQ__0J96Zw/s2048/E0F9504E-9BB6-4C21-8129-907328EDF260.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp6C6l7MxWI_gF8on840k81Svqi-aWUA4zrqDfj3BRguXWmiOxetzJpIdprUf9GPk72lVTyHTYXmac_kXiFYI527XLW2qSqGc8ZVtLS7VnSZoQQZMmdezh7rBn6BnhEwvH2pQ__0J96Zw/w400-h300/E0F9504E-9BB6-4C21-8129-907328EDF260.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heading down on the gondola </td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNy3Cqh5560un2aG_18ySTcAjzbPI160bpXe5lK3HUDJ9QkWjyYlccX7LqWFpRS0vmlCgXJVF7OECoIYmdRf0oAZJiiqAkl1rrnpfJWVpUG9cDB6VnZzHjKh1OboM5zhWvbxHYUgc4GM0/s2048/25A88335-6847-45B3-A9B6-D8D672DF45C5.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNy3Cqh5560un2aG_18ySTcAjzbPI160bpXe5lK3HUDJ9QkWjyYlccX7LqWFpRS0vmlCgXJVF7OECoIYmdRf0oAZJiiqAkl1rrnpfJWVpUG9cDB6VnZzHjKh1OboM5zhWvbxHYUgc4GM0/w400-h266/25A88335-6847-45B3-A9B6-D8D672DF45C5.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Check out the debris and log build up!</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj3F04parJ4XOqQn_HPRN-dVuwexzDHqSAsAARZw-ipcXniUtpeHHvhcP2tA3d7P539FYK8zK40D-HXy-5hdljyoTXeE1wJz-zEgEkqTapiQaR32MuK4bi-aWFiAnwjZk0Op15uy9xbvs/s2048/3B6B179E-F045-4C1F-AEE1-43B2CAF3B715.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj3F04parJ4XOqQn_HPRN-dVuwexzDHqSAsAARZw-ipcXniUtpeHHvhcP2tA3d7P539FYK8zK40D-HXy-5hdljyoTXeE1wJz-zEgEkqTapiQaR32MuK4bi-aWFiAnwjZk0Op15uy9xbvs/w400-h266/3B6B179E-F045-4C1F-AEE1-43B2CAF3B715.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maneuvering tows and barges into the lock. <br />Waiting to enter after they are tied off.</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY9Laclwc9dzDG0JzQkDs6aEdD_3LLBs6ZYU5OT0ruei-lfhyphenhyphenmmOb9cQstHu-GRGwRmfb4ZgIBdkGt36ygABL7zlytgwWdy_ltW53MVyA0igRy2XusovRj34-OTA7rOETfJiLyJFD1kOg/s2048/D497D6F3-654C-469F-B169-90B8BBFA156E.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY9Laclwc9dzDG0JzQkDs6aEdD_3LLBs6ZYU5OT0ruei-lfhyphenhyphenmmOb9cQstHu-GRGwRmfb4ZgIBdkGt36ygABL7zlytgwWdy_ltW53MVyA0igRy2XusovRj34-OTA7rOETfJiLyJFD1kOg/w400-h300/D497D6F3-654C-469F-B169-90B8BBFA156E.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tucked in the lock surrounded by barges and tows.</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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Yikes!</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg4bZmvECk4arGjADt6pSMLdIXUoU6EL2vsWMUpi4J_E_q1J2cJFRaWcmgGACuGQQfasp2-U4kuOG3YxH8JBiA7tzKo31FiB9CBznKX6uXq22IbIqELalUo6pBjqFOOtAXm45rVx1Rmjs/s2048/E4984394-08CD-4AC7-B59C-C0CF69CB323A.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg4bZmvECk4arGjADt6pSMLdIXUoU6EL2vsWMUpi4J_E_q1J2cJFRaWcmgGACuGQQfasp2-U4kuOG3YxH8JBiA7tzKo31FiB9CBznKX6uXq22IbIqELalUo6pBjqFOOtAXm45rVx1Rmjs/w400-h266/E4984394-08CD-4AC7-B59C-C0CF69CB323A.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chicago here we come!</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_mUAfw09bCkAh3WB1be2RLBq0_Wr_OCovbfTa2v6qmKIuVyGP8H8jPirRsWBPXCHppbywTDahmgalDwUI0c-rWMaRbomWsQXq6q0tlk-yzZ5vLdRipX15Ig42MhPFfGL68aj1F7s-GKI/s2048/3913B418-BB40-4E66-99FD-A8A358874E62.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_mUAfw09bCkAh3WB1be2RLBq0_Wr_OCovbfTa2v6qmKIuVyGP8H8jPirRsWBPXCHppbywTDahmgalDwUI0c-rWMaRbomWsQXq6q0tlk-yzZ5vLdRipX15Ig42MhPFfGL68aj1F7s-GKI/w400-h266/3913B418-BB40-4E66-99FD-A8A358874E62.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful Lake Michigan!</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyPiZc-TSw20xRstNuYmD7CA4P9q78ILO4xXqQoOR8HMgEDEyPIUZMAusxSlstgODJN9aLlzywP9hr4Zrg5gcWojmJD6daw2q_iemKyE0pGf1-5080xCwx0q-tb2n3tbh2U_VUOa14pro/s2048/9E24A15E-A004-4B3C-A53A-217AF948C153.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC3WALLo2RbWFYHRjXs6KciMTeWIDy8L0KOEa-V6HTL0MPTJuzoLXTdqNhpFD4W8EHbaDeR3Cuz5zMxMRNBTSj5Ce2T5rOsNCld4hi7AG6omT5aucJ4bXbOkhL2g3tC1tSSVMaJveAw3Q/w400-h266/FA042AC5-420A-4C2B-ACA8-620AC6677B11.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our view of Navy Pier from our slip</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpo3NzO8VY2djfJyWrZyFZ-mnGgIvGoCYrADR5wokYGOGnwqUoIsiMzXhKc_JMaxIb0IT0bvJrCVQn6J8OkuP0WqLu2PcPOGdX3eY5CguOt0_5MLqSB2sMAyFFtYfXkYdbvUOAMFqo7TA/s2048/CB5ECAD4-FD84-421C-A1C0-A0EA6F826EE7.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpo3NzO8VY2djfJyWrZyFZ-mnGgIvGoCYrADR5wokYGOGnwqUoIsiMzXhKc_JMaxIb0IT0bvJrCVQn6J8OkuP0WqLu2PcPOGdX3eY5CguOt0_5MLqSB2sMAyFFtYfXkYdbvUOAMFqo7TA/w400-h300/CB5ECAD4-FD84-421C-A1C0-A0EA6F826EE7.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hello Grand Haven! We’re back!</td></tr></tbody></table>Ssloophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13696769245748801044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139387879500881594.post-56258796773829564972021-06-01T18:03:00.000-07:002021-06-01T18:03:36.408-07:00Mississippi River - May 14-15<div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">The mighty Miss. We are once again traveling upstream, fighting the current. Besides the current we must constantly dodge logs and sometimes trees coming at us. What a ruckus. We sure don’t want any of those in our props. Then on top of that there are the tows pushing 10-20 barges. After pushing upstream for 51 miles we stopped for fuel in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. (This is where Rush Limbaugh was born) We had contacted Kidd Oil Company that morning and scheduled for Charlie Brown (yes really) to meet us at his fuel dock. The dock is actually a 50 foot barge where they pumped fuel from a tanker truck on the other side of the flood wall. Another 1st time experience for us. Once fueled up we continued for 66 miles where we turned up the Kaskaskia River, proceeded 1/4 mile and tied up to the lock wall for the evening after getting permission from the lock master. At dusk we were entertained by chorus of howling coyotes. The first mate thought they sounded a lot like the captain when he tries to sing! The captain claimed they were applauding our 12 hour, 165 mile day.</span><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Saturday, May 15 after another 50 miles of fighting the current it was time for fuel again. We stopped at the legendary Hoppies to top off the tanks. After topping off the first tank, Sheli asked the attendant how he could tell how much fuel we were getting as the pump still showed zero. That caused a panic on his end. After lots of stomping around, we came to a consensus that we would have to rely on our onboard fuel meters to complete the purchase. Over the next 60 miles we locked up twice. We were fortunate to only have to wait 1/2 hour at the Chain of Rocks Lock, but at the Mel Price Lock we had to wait 3 hours as they had to lock thru 2 upbound tows ahead of us. Commercial tows/barges have locking priority over recreational vessels however the lock masters are required to lock any waiting pleasure craft every 3rd lock. After our 110 mile day, we pulled in at Grafton Harbor Marina. We are now off the Mississippi River and on the Illinois River.</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjghsR3czgZo-6ztgAWayAMdZXaHcPmFquAqLsPtUEWw8SPBScJwz1kwxgGDl5UIWxDP2DVVM_kQUiyD34-045DQY5V13rkR6zT-XC0xqTQgrulr9QehWW1bQ1AQ83O8qhQG5OHnqJ3sAs/s728/91A2606D-C265-43D5-BE9B-B71E2A344EC1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="728" data-original-width="546" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjghsR3czgZo-6ztgAWayAMdZXaHcPmFquAqLsPtUEWw8SPBScJwz1kwxgGDl5UIWxDP2DVVM_kQUiyD34-045DQY5V13rkR6zT-XC0xqTQgrulr9QehWW1bQ1AQ83O8qhQG5OHnqJ3sAs/w300-h400/91A2606D-C265-43D5-BE9B-B71E2A344EC1.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pulling up to barge for fuel</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifMGofFmqYEUQe8XbK4iy2tzu2SKm3bKVDhiRsLLaDruWb1QSkgjWZ0dqxSxluLBbdRg8aRAzGxhjJVDOV96UAtcePf28P96ts5kC3-BAJoaOlJ76YsPHAs2YLguInwfRR0rMvGUuLr5w/s2048/B7AD7925-83FB-4C8A-8F10-A57BB8E991FC.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifMGofFmqYEUQe8XbK4iy2tzu2SKm3bKVDhiRsLLaDruWb1QSkgjWZ0dqxSxluLBbdRg8aRAzGxhjJVDOV96UAtcePf28P96ts5kC3-BAJoaOlJ76YsPHAs2YLguInwfRR0rMvGUuLr5w/w400-h300/B7AD7925-83FB-4C8A-8F10-A57BB8E991FC.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cape Girardeau, Missouri fuel stop</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Ixolkll_TZjSmau06w2uXx3idtM5agJOzsA1rHlPPO5K_BDfo2lZPA1oO0AK-FGRrqWCtYiJpPjQs1554hNaX1NaT6CiIcg8SRHRSUqQEqSaaQDj8kE_00UUxNyAWQnnaztQb2XIvtQ/s2048/016CAA17-CF3C-4BAD-ABE7-127FBDD9C56F.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Ixolkll_TZjSmau06w2uXx3idtM5agJOzsA1rHlPPO5K_BDfo2lZPA1oO0AK-FGRrqWCtYiJpPjQs1554hNaX1NaT6CiIcg8SRHRSUqQEqSaaQDj8kE_00UUxNyAWQnnaztQb2XIvtQ/w400-h266/016CAA17-CF3C-4BAD-ABE7-127FBDD9C56F.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Typical Tow pushing barges</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSjibMxCAkphakOOhi1Col8OaKZ4taMqbyYjXC-ys273BOiP_Qpv807XDRr987-lShkxytDemTKnM334ANrT0HpXKNiLH-9YmC9VZ86xDZv0l3LibZSlsaYA0p9DQnazSby5ULloBNRFo/s2048/52910EB1-355C-4918-BCAF-7CC397E85B41.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSjibMxCAkphakOOhi1Col8OaKZ4taMqbyYjXC-ys273BOiP_Qpv807XDRr987-lShkxytDemTKnM334ANrT0HpXKNiLH-9YmC9VZ86xDZv0l3LibZSlsaYA0p9DQnazSby5ULloBNRFo/w400-h300/52910EB1-355C-4918-BCAF-7CC397E85B41.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Passing by the St Louis Arch</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p>Ssloophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13696769245748801044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139387879500881594.post-54982568908982455612021-05-18T07:29:00.000-07:002021-05-18T07:29:44.497-07:00Tennessee River-Ohio River - May 9-14<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Sunday, May 9 the winds and rain continued so we stayed one more night at Grand Harbor Marina. On Monday, we pulled out, and after a mile we turned onto the Tennessee River. We are now traveling downstream. Woohoo! Shortly after entering the Tennessee River we locked down 55 feet at the Pickwick Lock. We traveled 110 miles and dropped the anchor in a pretty bay just outside of Pebble Isle Marina. </span><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">The next morning after a stop for fuel, we continued north just 36 miles to Panther Bay. We are now on part of the Tennessee River that opens up to the Kentucky Lakes. This is a beautiful stretch with many bays that are perfect for anchoring out in small coves. It was a sunny, warm afternoon that was perfect for some down time. Of course a dinghy ride was in order for some exploration of the area. Dinner called for ribeye steaks on the grill to celebrate our 37th wedding anniversary!</span><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;">Wednesday was another short travel day, just 30 miles. We had hoped to anchor out in an area called the Rock Quarry, however once inside the quarry we realized the water was too deep! That never happens! We showed depths of over 100 feet. So we continued one more mile and ducked into a small cove called Brad’s Cut. Another grand afternoon was spent enjoying the warm sunshine, watching the bald eagles, turtles and jumping fish. Not as exciting at dolphins, sea turtles and sharks, but....</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;">On Thursday after 10 miles we locked down 57ft thru the Kentucky Lock & Dam. After another 20 miles, we left the Tennessee River and joined the Ohio River. Shortly after getting on the Ohio, we came to Paducah, Kentucky where we docked at their city dock. We were able to walk into town to get a few supplies and have dinner. </div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;">The captain advised the first mate that it was time to get cracking again and cover some miles. Friday we left the dock by 7:30am and traveled till 7:30pm. Whew! We cruised our remaining 46 miles downstream on the Ohio and then....turned on to the mighty Mississippi River. <br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtH662bACSySajW6H_MBpp9lev8thkLeERc8TM5VWWbv9mqzkTIlICgjPDkTOWqZQleqURIbZTEmjcqh_9dRyvubD-3bZPGqCwPIXpU0QlQ4Rn5tlFf5x1tJM2qYFkSLk3KUgDbfAkLdI/s1757/4D7B43E5-B37F-4222-A7F8-7BB1118B9353.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1757" data-original-width="1318" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtH662bACSySajW6H_MBpp9lev8thkLeERc8TM5VWWbv9mqzkTIlICgjPDkTOWqZQleqURIbZTEmjcqh_9dRyvubD-3bZPGqCwPIXpU0QlQ4Rn5tlFf5x1tJM2qYFkSLk3KUgDbfAkLdI/w300-h400/4D7B43E5-B37F-4222-A7F8-7BB1118B9353.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Captain visiting local florist <br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMZScDLpuLF3yEr9Zp2GlB91y7ZhrLOkvC468uiRBBzsoHMGPS9Dtt9c_d2crTxLTAjkSr9gavPHcNoPliO94r9Ujw3-Ae3uEPxXl2zpQUUaNP5WVmCX2dHcDc9HCYbXBI7StfUkHnDDQ/s2048/BB51CD56-9099-40AF-A98E-A4B64E485657.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1539" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMZScDLpuLF3yEr9Zp2GlB91y7ZhrLOkvC468uiRBBzsoHMGPS9Dtt9c_d2crTxLTAjkSr9gavPHcNoPliO94r9Ujw3-Ae3uEPxXl2zpQUUaNP5WVmCX2dHcDc9HCYbXBI7StfUkHnDDQ/w400-h300/BB51CD56-9099-40AF-A98E-A4B64E485657.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">37 great years!<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit6vE96UwGKG6PPKPmfItID9Dc7Lp74KLCy2kxtWyBBZW6xyF3Syx2EBGlJbnyd9DkxVBCITd0tvKtQbYnRlpOjer2WFct1FQg-aCG5QZRtJhE_d9mbhS8C3miReM94yaTUpTHDg1zklU/s2048/B8830603-3271-4D93-9D74-394087AA555D.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit6vE96UwGKG6PPKPmfItID9Dc7Lp74KLCy2kxtWyBBZW6xyF3Syx2EBGlJbnyd9DkxVBCITd0tvKtQbYnRlpOjer2WFct1FQg-aCG5QZRtJhE_d9mbhS8C3miReM94yaTUpTHDg1zklU/w400-h266/B8830603-3271-4D93-9D74-394087AA555D.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anchored out in Panther Bay<br />Note stern line tied to log to keep us from swinging <br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3NDNHN21mBtQJsRTo4EIlEbNDUe3Cn7S6xX9PHWnne9xGn61an_Ui6Cq5nZLvwzsBfbyQ9KHmk1F0HTnTHcDgM9A9N4Uyx3aJcwEljWum67CYNFYdCa1f5pfCZNZYFT6gBUtHrA2gW98/s2048/8D6F502A-927E-44CB-81CC-9A94303BB83C.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3NDNHN21mBtQJsRTo4EIlEbNDUe3Cn7S6xX9PHWnne9xGn61an_Ui6Cq5nZLvwzsBfbyQ9KHmk1F0HTnTHcDgM9A9N4Uyx3aJcwEljWum67CYNFYdCa1f5pfCZNZYFT6gBUtHrA2gW98/w400-h300/8D6F502A-927E-44CB-81CC-9A94303BB83C.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rock Quarry </td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifzYx02KKjCS-n3D0u8v0N8EFyTOl6kpi0FsF3rFJaSYpDpBTsyjs4ar6tKUdhq98mD7YFUrKceZR0Cjux5iLFaFXI_2-ZuWBJOwm-ZFxXXmtQEKfhQP2jVCziF77OeoQr07OOAWeUljo/s2048/1D18939F-54B3-47C9-8198-2E1C369B09BB.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifzYx02KKjCS-n3D0u8v0N8EFyTOl6kpi0FsF3rFJaSYpDpBTsyjs4ar6tKUdhq98mD7YFUrKceZR0Cjux5iLFaFXI_2-ZuWBJOwm-ZFxXXmtQEKfhQP2jVCziF77OeoQr07OOAWeUljo/w400-h266/1D18939F-54B3-47C9-8198-2E1C369B09BB.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pulling up stern anchor.<br />Never know what you’ll pull up<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ6lN0Ai-Nmj2YyfjSYJPngCoL1sX9ED-wONMv716Xw6486uXA6S5bsdQVESw7g5K5VE8tEE8LeJIvsWWKxZy5jeeVacYt7tFnlyi9gZ8vZnm0XsofgGT5Be8ykkDKLI3eGFSGt5XpV-A/s1880/FD8BB11D-24AC-42C4-A423-013A09025AF7.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1410" data-original-width="1880" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ6lN0Ai-Nmj2YyfjSYJPngCoL1sX9ED-wONMv716Xw6486uXA6S5bsdQVESw7g5K5VE8tEE8LeJIvsWWKxZy5jeeVacYt7tFnlyi9gZ8vZnm0XsofgGT5Be8ykkDKLI3eGFSGt5XpV-A/w400-h300/FD8BB11D-24AC-42C4-A423-013A09025AF7.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paducah City Dock<br />Floating dock-at flood stage the dock can reach top of poles</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE_6vvRk6y7DxGOxqGtJ1HygiS7N4XlrhczifPFeH4X4H6LePqj1rueomOfbxE8vKEdOkY6OVpAYRPgP0-FzhsvEbKKu9faBc9N5tHjLIF3Z_tlLSjijXJMQzyllLW0JyieaoDPk9EHE0/s2048/5F972910-972F-4721-B3E5-267FA801E678.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1539" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE_6vvRk6y7DxGOxqGtJ1HygiS7N4XlrhczifPFeH4X4H6LePqj1rueomOfbxE8vKEdOkY6OVpAYRPgP0-FzhsvEbKKu9faBc9N5tHjLIF3Z_tlLSjijXJMQzyllLW0JyieaoDPk9EHE0/w400-h300/5F972910-972F-4721-B3E5-267FA801E678.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">HappyTeam<br /><div style="text-align: start;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: start;"><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p></div>Ssloophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13696769245748801044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139387879500881594.post-42324049431596492822021-05-09T11:51:00.000-07:002021-05-09T11:51:32.678-07:00Black Warrior River/Tombigbee Waterway - May 1-8<p><span style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;">Saturday, May 1 we flew to Mobile to begin our journey back to Grand Haven. By </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;">Monday morning</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"> we were ready to roll. We left Dog River, traveled 8 miles to the north end of Mobile Bay, thru the Mobile Industrial Harbor and on to the Black Warrior River. We traveled 68 miles upstream and anchored out at the Alabama River Cut. </span></p><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;">Tuesday we cruised 70 miles to our 1st lock. We locked up 34 feet. No more salt water, not more tides, no more dolphins, but by golly, we got gators! Soon after the lock, we pulled into Bobby’s Fish Camp for fuel. We were planning on continuing, however our phones started lighting up with weather alerts including tornado watches. We checked out radar and yup, a storm was a coming. We strapped the dinghy onto the lift and tied the boat to the dock with every line we had. The storm hit with a vengeance. High winds kicked up the River and we heard trees cracking and falling in the woods across the River. Glad we were tied to something solid.</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;">Wednesday we really covered some ground (water actually). 150 miles and 2 locks later, we dropped anchor at Sumter Recreational Area/Park. We had to ease our way in across a shallow bar (less than a foot of water under the boat), and then found 10-12 feet to anchor in. </div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;">Thursday was another big day. We traveled 107 miles and thru 5 locks. We dropped the hook for the night just above Glover Wilkins Dam, were we endured a quick storm and were treated to a majestic double rainbow. Wow! </div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;">Friday we traveled 43 miles and transited 4 locks, the last of which, the Jamie Witten Lock was our largest lock so far at 84 feet. At this point the we have lifted 341 feet over 450 miles of River. Whew. We decided since it was such a beautiful day we would treat ourselves to a short travel day. By early afternoon we were anchored in a scenic, remote finger of Bay Springs Lake. </div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;">Saturday, 35 miles, no locks. By noon we entered Grand Harbor Marina, at the top of the Tenn-Tom Waterway. That afternoon, Captain Maintain did oil changes while the first mate used the marina courtesy car to pick up some groceries. That night we used the car again to eat at Freddy T’s, a local restaurant nearby. </div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 16px;">Next up, the Tennessee River! </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_3zVoUMoWBTnpLoE6yNfT7EorCKA4GkgEI5dz6-LrHk-L-fPcO_CIby36mGu_6AbZ3nE5JHtjzkEThbXDS_oSMP4Qfy0sp7sDJ03CncG2OrxnPlxPMS1JJh5y0QV5O0Ymq9aThG_avMY/s2048/8AD7A056-BE99-480F-8C6B-E819E9D1B2B7.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1539" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_3zVoUMoWBTnpLoE6yNfT7EorCKA4GkgEI5dz6-LrHk-L-fPcO_CIby36mGu_6AbZ3nE5JHtjzkEThbXDS_oSMP4Qfy0sp7sDJ03CncG2OrxnPlxPMS1JJh5y0QV5O0Ymq9aThG_avMY/w400-h300/8AD7A056-BE99-480F-8C6B-E819E9D1B2B7.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Captain and new crew member</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5-SbWvR0DheUwIn29szL7nl3Afd5Vljibt3KhBpPlO5sQc78aDwPo1FQuPu4ouqTA4CgNpAYWm-7MTwWd_j3bAhX176YNjewJ7aRDV1Xe594VEQacZr32GuYV8S_VtgY7UI6E0G_BuY4/s2048/49387C9F-71DA-4E15-80A4-DB7AD2A9452D.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5-SbWvR0DheUwIn29szL7nl3Afd5Vljibt3KhBpPlO5sQc78aDwPo1FQuPu4ouqTA4CgNpAYWm-7MTwWd_j3bAhX176YNjewJ7aRDV1Xe594VEQacZr32GuYV8S_VtgY7UI6E0G_BuY4/w400-h300/49387C9F-71DA-4E15-80A4-DB7AD2A9452D.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Freighter loading facility-Mobile </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBLBX3FYI0MsiuX9tYPt3D-TPBXHw07LzUX-KaKeKEPEWoAbMGYnkbonXjciIpcq21lR930k77geVEdrg64MmkMl_DmY-3ORHXEIKUq9aY_e25_SIIuQZP6_XNXT2-XHlIic8D0RtHdgI/s2048/1B4C86BF-DE4F-477C-A190-2751EBC5E6A6.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBLBX3FYI0MsiuX9tYPt3D-TPBXHw07LzUX-KaKeKEPEWoAbMGYnkbonXjciIpcq21lR930k77geVEdrg64MmkMl_DmY-3ORHXEIKUq9aY_e25_SIIuQZP6_XNXT2-XHlIic8D0RtHdgI/w400-h300/1B4C86BF-DE4F-477C-A190-2751EBC5E6A6.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">US Navy Ships - Mobile </td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMu2rljy_-xCFZ9ytFDbcrr5yafl5aSvDukSeuwAU-2nFTwhe4YfZ6v1oAq4bsv2Y9PUintAC9zDq6Ikz8sq2wx9uubcMNI6_rcoZftyqT6sEh9k3SvwTld0bvYtITTScGqkKjuWI2GKU/s2048/F1B81276-9830-4235-BEEF-E42C297D28E3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMu2rljy_-xCFZ9ytFDbcrr5yafl5aSvDukSeuwAU-2nFTwhe4YfZ6v1oAq4bsv2Y9PUintAC9zDq6Ikz8sq2wx9uubcMNI6_rcoZftyqT6sEh9k3SvwTld0bvYtITTScGqkKjuWI2GKU/w400-h300/F1B81276-9830-4235-BEEF-E42C297D28E3.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cruising up the river</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQTW_trtQex2QIbOYm4XHtHeW2o8aeQA-4VG-fLDEheLADiyE_Wk7ddgajKs08MTcP-K57gJXQyATfmBcx5yiP9SVgnrNIMTXL1VATMx5qsq7lTSatpUBPVj0s8NQOqjkT9o96SVcy2ZA/s2048/119C714B-041E-4417-B126-D167C0ABEE17.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQTW_trtQex2QIbOYm4XHtHeW2o8aeQA-4VG-fLDEheLADiyE_Wk7ddgajKs08MTcP-K57gJXQyATfmBcx5yiP9SVgnrNIMTXL1VATMx5qsq7lTSatpUBPVj0s8NQOqjkT9o96SVcy2ZA/w400-h300/119C714B-041E-4417-B126-D167C0ABEE17.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Awesome afternoon on Big Springs Lake</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p>Ssloophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13696769245748801044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139387879500881594.post-61799811819484544412021-04-25T15:22:00.000-07:002021-04-25T15:22:31.577-07:00The Plan<p> As we prepare for the final leg of our journey home, many people have asked: What Rivers? How many miles? Upstream or downstream? Great questions!</p><p>Here's the plan:</p><p>Dog River (Turner Marina) to the Port of Mobile - 12 miles</p><p>Black Warrior River/Tenn-Tom/Tombigbee Rivers - 450 miles (upstream)</p><p>Tennessee River/Kentucky Lakes - 215 miles (downstream)</p><p>Ohio River - 46 miles (downstream)</p><p>Mississippi River - 212 miles (upstream)</p><p>Illinois River - 301 miles (upstream)</p><p>Calumet Sag Channel - 30 miles (upstream)</p><p>Lake Michigan via New Buffalo to Grand Haven - 130 miles (no current, no tides, unsalted)</p><p>Total Miles - 1396</p><p>32 Locks</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYGHDFGSApHjkL7cEBSH96FTKuB5pEHgRXGFgCb8hSRrMYx6PlOx7ykjVbK5QiCB-vqVUbm6sIeVgq6uoA0jA8GRfsoDexmgnimDuyvWHhBgv9EFHncTkkWM3iE-CcNILSCavpOkN8hPM/s315/inland-waterway.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="290" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYGHDFGSApHjkL7cEBSH96FTKuB5pEHgRXGFgCb8hSRrMYx6PlOx7ykjVbK5QiCB-vqVUbm6sIeVgq6uoA0jA8GRfsoDexmgnimDuyvWHhBgv9EFHncTkkWM3iE-CcNILSCavpOkN8hPM/w368-h400/inland-waterway.jpg" width="368" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Ssloophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13696769245748801044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139387879500881594.post-90185789313796194372021-04-22T16:04:00.000-07:002021-04-22T16:04:27.311-07:00Punta Gorda-Mobile - Mar 10-30<p> It was time to begin our journey north. While we are excited to get PV2 back to Michigan, we are also thankful for the grand adventures we have had the last three winters exploring the beautiful waters of Florida and the Bahamas. This trip, we had a great 3 weeks traveling from Punta Gorda, Florida to Mobile, Alabama.</p><p>On March 10, we flew into Punta Gorda, loaded up with supplies and found PV2 in good shape after docking for a month at Fisherman's Village Marina. By the next day, we were ready to head out. Upon beginning our cruise across Charlotte Harbor we quickly realized we were not getting a good fuel burn and needed to have our bottom cleaned. After a few phone calls, we hooked up with a diver 20 miles north at Cape Haze Marina where they went to work scraping our bottom. A couple hours later, we were back on our way. We spent the night on anchor near Englewood. On Friday, we traveled the ICW 15 miles to Venice and then out on the Gulf 27 miles to Longboat Pass. We dropped the hook at one of our favorite anchorages near Jewfish Key just off the north tip of Longboat Key where we stayed 2 nights.</p><p>On Sunday we discovered a new gem of an anchorage near Desoto State Park at Bunces Pass. (just north of Tampa Bay Inlet) The weather was hot and sunny, the beach was huge and the waters were calm and clear. We tapped the breaks and stayed here 3 glorious nights. </p><p>We saw the weather was about to change so on Tuesday, we headed 15 miles north to Madeira Beach Marina where we stayed 2 nights. By that afternoon the winds picked up and the temps had dropped so we were happy we were tied to a dock vs being on anchor. On Wednesday, we walked to John's Pass for some shopping and lunch. Shortly after we arrived back at the boat, heavy rains came in. Free boat wash! </p><p>On Friday we cruised 18 miles up to Clearwater Beach where we anchored out in a bay just off the tourist area. A short walk in town made us uncomfortable with so many tourists (college spring break) and no social distancing that we headed back to the boat lickety-split. </p><p>Saturday, we traveled a short 4 miles and anchored out just off the town of Dunedin. This a great little town with fun shops and good restaurants. The weather was cool and windy again, but we were still able to take the dinghy a short distance to enjoy the town. </p><p>With the winds and colder weather forecasted for the next couple of days we took a slip at Marker 1 Marina just 3 miles north of our anchorage. We took the local free trolley to Tarpon Springs for the day. After seeing all the sponges we could handle to took the trolley to Palm Harbor where we stopped and had a yummy pizza dinner at a warm cozy little restaurant.</p><p>We have been watching the weather forecast for good conditions to cross the Gulf of Mexico and we decided that Tuesday, March 23 would be "go day". On Monday we left Marker 1 and cruised 6 miles to anchor out off of Three Rooker Bar to stage for an early morning departure across the Gulf 170 miles to Apalachicola. At sunrise, we pulled up the anchor and headed out to the Gulf. We set course to Dog Island and cruised comfortably for 9 hours. We were happy when we could see land again. We entered at East Pass into St George Sound. After another 25 miles we dropped the hook just off the town of Apalachicola. Whew, big day...we were exhausted but happy. </p><p>On Wednesday, we traveled 55 miles to a pretty anchorage in Smack Bayou just off the ICW. The scenery of the Panhandle of Florida is much different than southern Florida. The palm trees are few and far between while pine trees are in abundance. </p><p>Next stop was Destin. We anchored out in Destin Harbor where we were just a short dinghy ride to the many shops and restaurants. The weather continues to be cool and windy, but we felt fortunate that we didn't have rain as the forecast had called for rain all week. We could hear the waves from the Gulf crashing on the beach. We were thankful that we were able to travel in the protected waters of the ICW and had an anchorage protected from the strong winds.</p><p>The next morning we woke up to dense fog. Finally around 11am we decided it was time to move on. We spun up the radar which helped guide us in the fog. After an hour of traveling the fog lifted for clear cruising. 40 miles later we dropped the anchor off Pensacola Beach. </p><p>By Saturday, we were ready for a couple days at a marina. We needed water, the boat needed a bath and so did our clothes. We spent 2 nights at The Wharf Marina in Orange Beach. This was one of our favorite stops when we did the Loop so it was fun to be back again. </p><p>On Monday, it was time for our last leg of this journey. 7 miles after leaving The Wharf we entered Mobile Bay. We cruised 28 miles across to the west side of the bay to Turner Marina where PV2 will remain until our next and final leg. </p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSjUJXi5knvLQpb3dLi2FBBBAZLloo1yKRPOHFSJ26rYgB0_kGpMCxgkm1cbVJ8mon9jMAi5QwMWjxS6SKyH61-smvZdw3soQukG6CNwfzTccUEEbKEjuhc3U9_U9UHXBdXMuR_yZucKY/s2048/dolphin.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSjUJXi5knvLQpb3dLi2FBBBAZLloo1yKRPOHFSJ26rYgB0_kGpMCxgkm1cbVJ8mon9jMAi5QwMWjxS6SKyH61-smvZdw3soQukG6CNwfzTccUEEbKEjuhc3U9_U9UHXBdXMuR_yZucKY/w400-h300/dolphin.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Constant entertainment! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl_Zkl_enTb7-7Uuyv3SeHuVpz-cEl_qSEftQnBeipJ4P4IdvrpGhAxDHWd1Bs2-vV31uZgEW9CpaMkVK-1Zp9InZLVHh0mC5rBAwjk9MX7MEVykRR2Im9AH72E-RkFHiM8rqo-h4T4gI/s2048/venice.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl_Zkl_enTb7-7Uuyv3SeHuVpz-cEl_qSEftQnBeipJ4P4IdvrpGhAxDHWd1Bs2-vV31uZgEW9CpaMkVK-1Zp9InZLVHh0mC5rBAwjk9MX7MEVykRR2Im9AH72E-RkFHiM8rqo-h4T4gI/w400-h300/venice.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful Venice Inlet</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkeg20xilajWosPkKpiKCBo9jbgjEa6vIo0rYTL3wtdGpCJCLudG1mvzjNfsJmolroISnmDTCArNEre-oHOXzJzIkxjxaLLXxvyGksxmxvghjXYxvyXW3rOMqcrJobinGq_f8Mn9h37BE/s2048/beach.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkeg20xilajWosPkKpiKCBo9jbgjEa6vIo0rYTL3wtdGpCJCLudG1mvzjNfsJmolroISnmDTCArNEre-oHOXzJzIkxjxaLLXxvyGksxmxvghjXYxvyXW3rOMqcrJobinGq_f8Mn9h37BE/w400-h300/beach.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Miles of fabulous beach at DeSoto State Park</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6gIDSZAsU0E8hlPB7eM_aNUJWjdCb9pa294LdwO-1jl6luVrZsSec9BDJij4Ws3B47aUoccBQVJ5uXCa3hRZq8aWVi0I5U3DLmy6_Xx36YomAHx_UGQfKg3CnenlbY1ZaSYXEgbavMo8/s2048/steve.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6gIDSZAsU0E8hlPB7eM_aNUJWjdCb9pa294LdwO-1jl6luVrZsSec9BDJij4Ws3B47aUoccBQVJ5uXCa3hRZq8aWVi0I5U3DLmy6_Xx36YomAHx_UGQfKg3CnenlbY1ZaSYXEgbavMo8/w400-h300/steve.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shell Key Shoal - near DeSoto State Park</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2MtNEQNX_r0in5KKMT4dfSGu6cWVJL7j57pHZUBRml9Od17bxKUq9Vb7Vmlrul_n-hgSvAItxlOOIC3EbFvCklxYgKQ9ZLHmYg03nX_Vvai4LMSMOE0MsQpjHgBZxDuZFmAQghtVLDtU/s2048/hair.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2MtNEQNX_r0in5KKMT4dfSGu6cWVJL7j57pHZUBRml9Od17bxKUq9Vb7Vmlrul_n-hgSvAItxlOOIC3EbFvCklxYgKQ9ZLHmYg03nX_Vvai4LMSMOE0MsQpjHgBZxDuZFmAQghtVLDtU/w400-h300/hair.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Madeira Beach. Yup, it's windy!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXJwGAWt0Q3LFjrVUUjXbsWK5Y1FUIB8VpecUQI7SRok0LKtpJ75vW1LgXExCN29yiVJYQZVxsLZO-huo5jHoIKZALb5n7Rqn3p8Y8LXo2bLDftVNTgy5mQ9rEyhh9M5YOm7tL3zSz55Q/s2048/bird.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXJwGAWt0Q3LFjrVUUjXbsWK5Y1FUIB8VpecUQI7SRok0LKtpJ75vW1LgXExCN29yiVJYQZVxsLZO-huo5jHoIKZALb5n7Rqn3p8Y8LXo2bLDftVNTgy5mQ9rEyhh9M5YOm7tL3zSz55Q/w300-h400/bird.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our new friend</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLm06PNJoNMiPPtu6wz79M8ZYGZCUl4Hk4XP0_KcujjHIkOBgtlAcENzO-4NqM3KHhSBg_-HMtuP48t8APf0OWP-151c245s0Ju2f_VVCItQvwpaWMqlhFh1Qv77yNf1ybidjTVNBlBIM/s2048/sheli.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLm06PNJoNMiPPtu6wz79M8ZYGZCUl4Hk4XP0_KcujjHIkOBgtlAcENzO-4NqM3KHhSBg_-HMtuP48t8APf0OWP-151c245s0Ju2f_VVCItQvwpaWMqlhFh1Qv77yNf1ybidjTVNBlBIM/w400-h300/sheli.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hanging out on 3 Rooker Bar</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPj6nuMOmSBDUdNBz2vlm6bxmF1znSPb4QOaD-KPJ14hthCXDjsHNliN1p-58DGWoDSLGA5ynL7IEigIvO2PbBT113z53S12ugJ5Vn9l7kx3FE4bQZVnNHvGFjzQRt-Z05n_j8Cg8GMn4/s2048/hoise.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPj6nuMOmSBDUdNBz2vlm6bxmF1znSPb4QOaD-KPJ14hthCXDjsHNliN1p-58DGWoDSLGA5ynL7IEigIvO2PbBT113z53S12ugJ5Vn9l7kx3FE4bQZVnNHvGFjzQRt-Z05n_j8Cg8GMn4/w400-h300/hoise.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cute houses along the Apalachicola River</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGvsVIMm3i9c7hvEh2Ked6skFv4he9iOflB23BJHkCOVG-nqvzAXb0Az-E9zwLhzm6pKamZM0sSIGrxiC39qA1e_9OzQ4QN3B48ElQS78ANRLl4esL_WG_NnlKvhPdAniHbdctdARlD4g/s2048/boat.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGvsVIMm3i9c7hvEh2Ked6skFv4he9iOflB23BJHkCOVG-nqvzAXb0Az-E9zwLhzm6pKamZM0sSIGrxiC39qA1e_9OzQ4QN3B48ElQS78ANRLl4esL_WG_NnlKvhPdAniHbdctdARlD4g/w400-h300/boat.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lunch stop at Fort McRee<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8jDFtC0tjqk0hPT0n5pc7SOBS_yd1NiGqLfvuN39TRFgcO0LDaS10pcBDajT5Qttie0JLGXu0UHSssbPpBj_1C8pC2qgPTtc_0c1z_a7X4ido2ZBQb6qhJbqMSNqACnPPcXwOjsgp768/s2048/sand.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8jDFtC0tjqk0hPT0n5pc7SOBS_yd1NiGqLfvuN39TRFgcO0LDaS10pcBDajT5Qttie0JLGXu0UHSssbPpBj_1C8pC2qgPTtc_0c1z_a7X4ido2ZBQb6qhJbqMSNqACnPPcXwOjsgp768/w400-h300/sand.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dunes at Fort McRee almost look like snow drifts!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWu33ux2O0RAthDQK92sa7iBmC9Rm5-IjPbWjxKthVijQFxG-4GtneCNpUn9L6kIAf1c39EGOkSDJU_ML0qVFEFMT-UyA333Ilgl7KnCQqX8rAidGq5BeSacVcBhCMfkgEsyO65t0aleY/s2048/us.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1539" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWu33ux2O0RAthDQK92sa7iBmC9Rm5-IjPbWjxKthVijQFxG-4GtneCNpUn9L6kIAf1c39EGOkSDJU_ML0qVFEFMT-UyA333Ilgl7KnCQqX8rAidGq5BeSacVcBhCMfkgEsyO65t0aleY/w400-h300/us.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another fun hike</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Ssloophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13696769245748801044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139387879500881594.post-11484806429468899102021-02-28T14:41:00.000-08:002021-02-28T14:41:51.881-08:00Longboat Key-Punta Gorda - Jan 25-Feb 13<p> First, a few updates: In October we sold the original Pura Vida back in Grand Haven. It was with mixed emotions that we said goodbye to the boat, but we will always have amazing memories of the adventures she took us on. We decided it was time to bring Pura Vida dos back to Michigan. Our plans were to bring her back via the East Coast and thus completing our 2nd Loop. But as we have all learned living through COVID, plans change constantly. Due to COVID, there is still uncertainty when the Erie Canal will open this spring/summer and if/when the Canadian boarders will open to allow US boaters. Because of these major possible obstacles, we decided to "tap the brakes" and give this some more thought. Decision is .......on to Plan B!</p><p>Plan B (in pencil of course) is to bring PV2 back to Michigan this spring via the inland rivers (Looping backwards). With this in mind, rather than crossing Lake Okeechobee and turning north, we were able to spend a couple weeks enjoying the Gulf side of Florida.</p><p>So, upon returning to Florida, we enjoyed some time at Longboat Key Club where we left PV2 in December. Feb 3 we left Longboat Key and headed south again. Working our way down we spent nights anchored at Englewood, Gasparilla and St James City. From there we took a slip at Salty Sam's Marina in Ft Myers Beach for 3 nights. We had a great time seeing lots of friends. We were there over Superbowl and enjoyed a cookout with some friends from our home marina who were renting a house in the area. Great food, drinks, friends and even a little football.</p><p>Tuesday morning, yup, we set a course north once more. We spent a night anchored out near Cayo Costa, and 2 nights anchored at Peekins Ranch Cove. Temps back home in Michigan were in the single digits so we took full advantage of soaking up our 80 degree days. On Friday we took a slip at Fisherman's Village Marina in Punta Gorda and flew home on Saturday. Next up....moving up the Gulf Coast and watching for a weather window to cross the Gulf.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfLb03kga3UkV6JQ2aas1CTw0XUlVH7Emc7n8Yg3AfDuupQyDC3kL8Z_lcrOU43wytUiIGEJIhYr23IHRsXAg0pCNGNzAIr6QTqiWOMaV2eOgtWSpS1BfNwTgUa10YfSRNbhITNWpe04c/s2048/AB6D9E69-3DFA-4762-8623-8D2348D4B5B2.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfLb03kga3UkV6JQ2aas1CTw0XUlVH7Emc7n8Yg3AfDuupQyDC3kL8Z_lcrOU43wytUiIGEJIhYr23IHRsXAg0pCNGNzAIr6QTqiWOMaV2eOgtWSpS1BfNwTgUa10YfSRNbhITNWpe04c/w400-h300/AB6D9E69-3DFA-4762-8623-8D2348D4B5B2.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ahh...life “on the hook”</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNWU_Q1km-FcS89Mv9URqA7d8bt68YR0X41wMY3-YYuCZoUfUOCYn_zpxg_V9P_zoi6DR6Vrm78H4YfTt8fZRNY8IY2LdzeKRo7Z01JYPpioeOOPjvgWj-g4oyjuyHV1OfkkdoR_XHTZ4/s2048/3CA88C53-1651-4EEA-97E9-9F2EA9A6D38A.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNWU_Q1km-FcS89Mv9URqA7d8bt68YR0X41wMY3-YYuCZoUfUOCYn_zpxg_V9P_zoi6DR6Vrm78H4YfTt8fZRNY8IY2LdzeKRo7Z01JYPpioeOOPjvgWj-g4oyjuyHV1OfkkdoR_XHTZ4/w400-h300/3CA88C53-1651-4EEA-97E9-9F2EA9A6D38A.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These guys have too much fun!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBHkkJl_5h1V8Ur6CW2v1bJkQ2FwiW0QCPygoo1nyjuKrTWohv32TeM2M-svluuJhgdLfGvx6Ux9ke2aTcjmsLv837000a1CLv3ZuuP_B3gdYICjXaBvmsTlbL6MrfSjXqRK8kN4BJIkw/s2048/45F93894-8F75-4EB8-80C1-8FE311D84FF1.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBHkkJl_5h1V8Ur6CW2v1bJkQ2FwiW0QCPygoo1nyjuKrTWohv32TeM2M-svluuJhgdLfGvx6Ux9ke2aTcjmsLv837000a1CLv3ZuuP_B3gdYICjXaBvmsTlbL6MrfSjXqRK8kN4BJIkw/w400-h300/45F93894-8F75-4EB8-80C1-8FE311D84FF1.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wow!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkWoZPQ1lhcWNGWFSwhbO78xrJoSBC2VuitgOgFodgIV91bFD0A-zdUYXKbsA6goK10YAedS9Arn5XqzS_b-qdGAHV2IiH5VN2M_G-e37ukL_qgNUNlfvrkkfQhcWUx51cj7CdGFHbt4Y/s2048/A480DA72-AD94-44D4-A172-854712D47311.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkWoZPQ1lhcWNGWFSwhbO78xrJoSBC2VuitgOgFodgIV91bFD0A-zdUYXKbsA6goK10YAedS9Arn5XqzS_b-qdGAHV2IiH5VN2M_G-e37ukL_qgNUNlfvrkkfQhcWUx51cj7CdGFHbt4Y/w400-h300/A480DA72-AD94-44D4-A172-854712D47311.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Social distancing </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJa9cfO7FLdz29wt0DL0HdsntX2M09_tJ-jiPNnwXFSYs4250qyhyphenhyphenoqAniDRMT_KcdFBAkZuzwqf8coaUcOX-7ZFMAG0saTTKzrgjS-y3K78RH0AYvrC9jxEUDN4rdkxKPWi_lmA_gPdM/s2048/644030D9-C53A-4B5B-8348-39C4BF1EBCBB.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJa9cfO7FLdz29wt0DL0HdsntX2M09_tJ-jiPNnwXFSYs4250qyhyphenhyphenoqAniDRMT_KcdFBAkZuzwqf8coaUcOX-7ZFMAG0saTTKzrgjS-y3K78RH0AYvrC9jxEUDN4rdkxKPWi_lmA_gPdM/w400-h300/644030D9-C53A-4B5B-8348-39C4BF1EBCBB.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful Boca Grande</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhypb1om5kA4sUL5vs6ACmYpx1fyB9_a4yk6B2kMUaT1NVJJn3g9KFerbRqmj-vGyVYE-SJm3yVF1n-IiRfrOmk3cdU9otoRl-oFkEWumDZABwbe0DjQBy1ri295tARWlesQEbusr3g42Y/s2048/EFFD1554-6DBE-47E2-904D-863C5D28542B.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhypb1om5kA4sUL5vs6ACmYpx1fyB9_a4yk6B2kMUaT1NVJJn3g9KFerbRqmj-vGyVYE-SJm3yVF1n-IiRfrOmk3cdU9otoRl-oFkEWumDZABwbe0DjQBy1ri295tARWlesQEbusr3g42Y/w400-h300/EFFD1554-6DBE-47E2-904D-863C5D28542B.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">PV3? Dreaming!</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGl3ZXdcROKyUQ4mBl-DU0eEr7IM5eqofEQWlYUKaRX2c5eGjPHWIo5DR7G_VTaLTsJQ22513mRXttY5A1GTS5G4SBloVg28hq2WQ9foNciQ8rbBo0JjZvlcGU8VefVWyjytjdcOw4Ihs/s2048/0BB6FACF-0B7A-4E04-9F6D-076506D7F992.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGl3ZXdcROKyUQ4mBl-DU0eEr7IM5eqofEQWlYUKaRX2c5eGjPHWIo5DR7G_VTaLTsJQ22513mRXttY5A1GTS5G4SBloVg28hq2WQ9foNciQ8rbBo0JjZvlcGU8VefVWyjytjdcOw4Ihs/w400-h400/0BB6FACF-0B7A-4E04-9F6D-076506D7F992.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Life is good!<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Ssloophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13696769245748801044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139387879500881594.post-39409569610536029502020-12-27T16:08:00.000-08:002020-12-27T16:08:35.807-08:00Port Charlotte-Longboat Key Nov 15-Dec 11<p> When we left the boat in storage in March, COVID-19 was a new mystery to us. Little did we realize what an impact it would have on the country as well as the entire world. We are thankful that we remained healthy and safe. On November 15 we flew to Punta Gorda, back to the Pura Vida dos where she has been stored since March. She was a dirty mess when we arrived but after 3 days of work and cleaning she was looking pretty good again. After leaving the storage yard at Safe Cove, our first stop was Fisherman's Village Marina where we spent 2 nights. This gave us time to provision and do some annual maintenance.</p><p>On Friday, November 20, we were ready to roll! We decided we were going to stay on the Gulf side of Florida and enjoy the warm Gulf waters and sandy beaches. We spent 2 nights anchored out near Cayo Costa. Ever since we anchored out here when we did the Loop, we heard stories about a small channel through the mangroves named "The Tunnel of Love". We decided it was time to check it out. The further in we traveled the narrower and shallower it got. In fact as we neared the end we had to push the dinghy along with a pole. When we reached the small lake at the end we were greeted by a rather large alligator sunning himself and looking for lunch. We made a speedy exit. </p><p>On Sunday, we moved north 10 miles to another of our favorite anchorages just off Gasparilla Island near Gasparilla Pass. We stayed here 2 nights and enjoyed the hot, sunny, calm weather. The dinghy once again got a lot of use. While out on the Gulf of Mexico we had fun watching a pod of dolphins, a slew of sharks and a manatee swim near the dinghy. Steve even jumped in and swam next to the manatee! </p><p>On Tuesday, after fueling up the boat at Gasparilla Marina (diesel was $1.95/gallon - an all time low for us - woohoo!) we cruised another 10 miles north to Englewood. Here we anchored out and enjoyed dinner at a local restaurant under the stars. Another amazing day. </p><p>Wednesday we went out Stump Pass and traveled 30 miles on the Gulf of Mexico to Big Sarasota Pass inlet where we dropped anchor just south of Longboat Key. Thursday - Thanksgiving - was a gorgeous, hot day. We headed a little further north to the pass between Longboat Key and Anna Maria Island where we dropped the hook for the night. The beautiful day called for a dinghy ride to the Gulf and then to the sandbar just inside the inlet. The evening was warm and calm. It was one of the most beautiful, peaceful, starry nights we have ever experienced on anchor. We have so much to be thankful for. </p><p>After 7 nights on anchor, it was time for a marina. We cruised a short distance up the intracoastal to Tampa Bay where we turned onto the Manatee River to Bradenton. Our marina for the night was Twin Dolphin Marina. </p><p>Saturday morning our friends Paul & Cindy flew in from Michigan. The weather was still great, but we knew it was going to change in a couple of days, so as soon as they arrived, we headed out to enjoy a couple nights on anchor with them. After 2 great nights on anchor, we headed back to Twin Dolphin Marina. The winds picked up and the temperatures dropped - as forecasted. The next 2 days we explored the area by rental car. </p><p>Wednesday morning our friends left to fly back home. The winds finally calmed down again so we were able to head out and spend a couple nights on the hook before heading to our final destination of Longboat Key Club Moorings. </p><p>On December 7, Steve flew home and Sheli's mom flew in. The girls had a great few days enjoying time together. 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Wow!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD_6pNyE7VoJKb0FNNaHUr0fq_aNriuS-yv9cFMGv3Ot915wfiVDWwEgtL8i7TCscffpEi3k639O1aKjMC4mzRk3qjnfosF1vXODEJ6ylrWPphj8zH7wmMUaeNu1pAj7l-41i6QAiwZvA/s2048/IMG_4600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD_6pNyE7VoJKb0FNNaHUr0fq_aNriuS-yv9cFMGv3Ot915wfiVDWwEgtL8i7TCscffpEi3k639O1aKjMC4mzRk3qjnfosF1vXODEJ6ylrWPphj8zH7wmMUaeNu1pAj7l-41i6QAiwZvA/w400-h300/IMG_4600.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anna Maria Island with Paul & Cindy</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVrwwpaekOcjjD67lOP9qrr6uvtjceT_t7ipK0OvCjSpkUGJzfn5ABxaIe6Zzmhw45YQ_k1_nXkCiSNr96154Ld-DVObNjKx7pQJcT_XgAwXC5YuO2UFWv-hGYsIPaxkm184S1DduQWVo/s1810/IMG_0375.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1358" data-original-width="1810" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVrwwpaekOcjjD67lOP9qrr6uvtjceT_t7ipK0OvCjSpkUGJzfn5ABxaIe6Zzmhw45YQ_k1_nXkCiSNr96154Ld-DVObNjKx7pQJcT_XgAwXC5YuO2UFWv-hGYsIPaxkm184S1DduQWVo/w400-h300/IMG_0375.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dolphins love our wake!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9muizRoKjh68GZ2We6cm1ioe2uHi58Q877vucRozYdW6f5LkMY0a2xmWzztzb4v1w7dLLF5zyUAjH4NrFgVeY316jVziUkTAJY-JuQwX6Zb_vsRR2TKJcf3hkOMsk2BTsvd3ZueGnsaI/s2048/IMG_0435.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9muizRoKjh68GZ2We6cm1ioe2uHi58Q877vucRozYdW6f5LkMY0a2xmWzztzb4v1w7dLLF5zyUAjH4NrFgVeY316jVziUkTAJY-JuQwX6Zb_vsRR2TKJcf3hkOMsk2BTsvd3ZueGnsaI/w300-h400/IMG_0435.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sheli & Mom at Mote Aquarium</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSPKNTr7NzKZkmUMwEiqO6ATSgy-eppt8SZEpLdiNv07f8Mw_kZt_-b8Ki6D42PkKobWCBL-z96dSS7Y0sIFrXfnQVLKGG4bwRt-CJG1e4jWiniSdutuPdK44OjcHoVszspMr1IVIcu9o/s2048/IMG_0460.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSPKNTr7NzKZkmUMwEiqO6ATSgy-eppt8SZEpLdiNv07f8Mw_kZt_-b8Ki6D42PkKobWCBL-z96dSS7Y0sIFrXfnQVLKGG4bwRt-CJG1e4jWiniSdutuPdK44OjcHoVszspMr1IVIcu9o/w400-h300/IMG_0460.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Longboat Key Club</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p> </p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Ssloophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13696769245748801044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139387879500881594.post-87759790099719171502020-04-12T13:32:00.000-07:002020-04-12T13:32:18.252-07:00Fort Myers Beach-Port Charlotte - Mar 11-18Just one more week left of this year's adventure. On Wednesday, March 11, we left Fort Myers Beach and traveled a short 8 miles to an anchorage just off of Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge located on Sanibel Island. We were beginning to hear rumblings about the Coronavirus and were happy to be on anchor away from "the world". Our timing was good in regards to the weather as the winds finally dropped so it was perfect for anchoring out. We took advantage of this fabulous weather and stayed "on the hook" for the next 4 nights. We spent 2 nights just off of Cabbage Key, 1 night near Cayo Costa and 1 night near Boca Grande.<br />
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We just learned the term "social distancing" and felt we were in the perfect place to follow these guidelines. Days were spent relaxing, swimming and exploring via dinghy. It was hard to imagine while we were enjoying our solitude, the rest of the world was starting to go nuts.<br />
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On Monday, we pulled into Fisherman's Village Marina in Punta Gorda. We started prepping the boat for storage. (always a sad day) That evening we went out to dinner at a local restaurant in Fisherman's Village. Little did we know, this would be our last dining out experience for months!<br />
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Tuesday morning we cruised 10 miles across Charlotte Harbor and thru the lock which put us in fresh water for our last 8 miles to the storage yard. That afternoon the PV2 was pulled out. We spent the afternoon stripping the upholstery from the flybridge, and storing it inside the boat where we run a dehumidifier for the summer. We spent the night onboard and flew home the next day. We came back to Michigan on March 18 as scheduled which was 6 weeks earlier than last year. With the Covoid-19 virus coming on fast and hard, we were very thankful to be home.<br />
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With mixed emotions we left Bimini on Monday, February 24. Our month in the Bahamas was magical yet challenging. The sun shone, the temps were hot and the waters were amazing but the winds were a constant factor. Our decision to cross back to Miami was driven by a lull in the winds. Monday waves were predicted to be 2-3 feet with the rest of the week building to 10-14 feet. So off we went. Our crossing was rolly but comfortable. We crossed directly to Miami where we spent the night on anchor.<br />
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Tuesday we took a slip at Prime Marina in Coconut Grove where we were able to stock up on provisions which were pretty much depleted during our stay in the Bahamas. That night we enjoyed Taco Tuesday at our new favorite haunt - Sandbar Sports Grill. Best tacos ever! Wednesday morning we traveled 40 miles and anchored near Key Largo under Hwy 1, a 65ft interstate bridge. Captain "Think a Lot" new we would swing when the tide changed at 1am...so we set our alarm clock for 1:30am. Good thing, because the PV2 had swung to within 4ft of a massive concrete bridge footing. We tightened our stern line, went back to bed and tried to sleep.<br />
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Thursday we headed to Islamorada where we anchored out in Snake Creek for 3 nights. Once again the winds limited our exploring options but we made the best of it and still were able to dinghy to Hog Heaven for fabulous smoked pork & brisket. The sun continued to shine, so as long as we dodged the winds, we were fine. <br />
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On Tuesday, we pulled the hook early and began our long cruise up to Florida's west coast. We traveled 120 miles on the Gulf of Mexico to Marco Island where we anchored out for 2 nights. Our exciting discovery was a Winn Dixie grocery store with a dinghy dock! Awesome!!!! Saturday we took the dinghy to Goodland, a quaint fishing village located in the southeast corner of Marco Island. So cute. Yummy lunch.<br />
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Next stop, Fort Myers Beach. We spent 2 nights at Moss Marina and 3 nights at Salty Sam's Marina. Our friends Paul & Cindy joined us on Saturday and spent 3 nights with us. We had fun anchoring out 2 of the nights - one night near Captiva Island and one night near St James City. On Tuesday we dropped our friends off back at Fort Myers Beach in order for them to catch their flight back to Michigan.<br />
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Anchorage near Miami</td></tr>
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A pass thru the shallows near Tavernier Key marked with toilet seats.</td></tr>
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Our home from February 9-24 was Bimini Cove Marina on South Bimini. We spent 2 weeks enjoying the amazing waters, the sights, and fun people. Mornings were spent on projects and sitting on the beach with our friends DD and Maya from Germany. The entertainment on the beach was watching boats navigate the tricky entrance into the harbor. We often saw boats run aground on the sandbar near the entrance. Ouch! Afternoons were spent exploring the turquoise waters around both North and South Bimini. Evenings called for a beach walk to watch the sunset. We even saw the green flash! </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hey Ray, hey Ray, where you going?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shark research ship. Many research teams come to study the sharks in the Bimini waters.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great day for a swim! No sharks here!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy first mate exploring by land</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Off for our daily expedition!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enjoying the crystal clear warm waters</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">90 degree water temps, crossing the shallow flats.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Captain Relax</td></tr>
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Great conch salad!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Roald Amundsen<br />
German Tall Ship sails the world with crews of volunteers,<br />
training them on seamanship.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fuel ship attempting to deliver fuel to Bimini Cove.<br />
They float a hose from the tanker to the box in the foreground.<br />
Today was too rough, so they will be back...sometime!!!<br />
(Bimini Cove is now out of diesel & gas until they return....sometime)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Captain Rescue! Sailboat grounded in the channel.<br />
Should have waited for high tide!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Woke up one morning to find this yacht wrecked on the reef.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Same boat. Next day, after big storm swept it off the reef.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Racing DD & Maya to breakfast </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seize the day!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steve & DD - project time!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hanging out with Calypso<br />DD & Maya’s dog</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brown<br />Our dock neighbor/local fisherman </td></tr>
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During our stay in Bimini, most days were quite windy, however on Tuesday, Feb 4, the winds dropped, so we cruised 90 miles across the Great Bahama Bank to The Berry Islands. This is another chain of islands within the country of the Bahamas. We took a slip at Great Harbour Cay Marina and stayed for 4 nights. The marina had bikes we could use to explore. One stop was to visit the remains of the notorious clubhouse and golf course that was built in the 1960s when Great Harbour Cay was a tropical playground for the rich and famous. Cary Grant, The Rat Pack, Telly Savalas, Bridget Bardot & Ingrid Bergman, just to name a few who were known to vacation here and frequent The Club. It was kind of creepy walking through the dilapidated building thinking what it once was.</div>
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We soon realized there wasn’t much to keep us here. We were hoping to cruise around to the east side of the Berry’s to anchor out and explore their beautiful and secluded beaches & anchorages off some of their 30 islands, but the winter winds prevented us from doing this. We knew were attempting to do the Bahamas before prime cruising season (spring/summer). We were hoping to catch an unusually calm February, but it was not meant to be. </div>
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The winds were predicted to drop on Saturday and then pick up again, so we decided it was best for us to move on. We traveled 90 miles southwest to North Cat Cay and dropped the hook along a fabulous beach. North Cat Cay is a privately owned island with impressive beachfront homes and a yacht club. We totally enjoyed this anchorage with calm seas, turquoise waters and many sea turtles to entertain us. </div>
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Sunday afternoon we cruised north 10 miles back to Bimini Cove on South Bimini Island. We love Bimini so have decided to hang here and relax.</div>
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<br />Ssloophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13696769245748801044noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139387879500881594.post-76304975620541856052020-02-16T09:59:00.000-08:002020-02-16T11:00:05.021-08:00Ft Lauderdale -The Bimini Islands - Jan 22-Feb 9<span style="color: #454545; font-family: "uictfonttextstylebody"; font-size: 16px;">On January 22 we left the balmy Michigan winter behind us and flew to Fort Lauderdale where PV2 was waiting for us at our friend Brian Keenan’s dock. By Friday we were provisioned and ready to go. That night we anchored out in Lake Sylvia in Fort Lauderdale. The next morning we headed out to the Atlantic and traveled south to Haulover Inlet. Haulover Inlet is known to be one of Florida’s nastier inlets when the tide and winds oppose each other. We had a relatively easy transit. Conditions were in our favor but we still came in fairly hot to maintain control of the boat. We anchored out for 3 nights in a pretty bay off from </span><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "uictfonttextstylebody"; font-size: 16px;">Oleta River State Park</span><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "uictfonttextstylebody"; font-size: 16px;">. With weather in the mid 80’s and sunny it was perfect for enjoying the area including a 8 mile run up the ICW in the dinghy to </span><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "uictfonttextstylebody"; font-size: 16px;">Le Tub</span><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "uictfonttextstylebody"; font-size: 16px;"> Restaurant for one of their famous burgers. </span><br />
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Tuesday we headed south down the intracoastal, past Miami to Prime Marina in Coconut Grove where we were met by a smiling dockhand holding an Amazon package containing our new alternator. An hour after we were docked, Captain Fix-It had the new alternator installed! After a walk to the local grocery store we were stocked and ready for the Bahamas. </div>
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By 8am on Wednesday we were headed across the Gulf Stream with a destination of South Bimini, Bahamas. We had a smooth crossing and pulled into Bimini Cove Marina by noon. This was our home for the next 5 nights. We enjoyed the awesome beaches, amazing waters and local cuisine while here. One day we took PV2 south 10 miles to Honeymoon Harbour. This is a gorgeous cove where we spent time with the stingrays swimming right up to us looking for treats. All we had was some bread which was not to their liking. (They prefer squid) But it was sure fun petting them. The feel like silicone!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fresh conch. Somebody had to pull it out of the shell!</td></tr>
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<br />Ssloophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13696769245748801044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139387879500881594.post-16194257413240339632019-12-22T13:54:00.001-08:002019-12-22T13:54:18.609-08:00Port Charlotte-Ft Lauderdale - Nov 23-Dec 14<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In April, after an amazing time in the Abaco Islands, Bahamas, we crossed Lake Okeechobee to return to the west coast of Florida where we stored the Pura Vida at Safe Cove for the summer. Our hopes were to return to the Abaco Islands again this spring, but Hurricane Dorian hit hard in September, leaving total devastation in the Abacos. Our hearts and prayers go out to the people who literally lost everything.<br />
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On November 21, Sheli flew to Orlando to visit her friend Karen who lives in The Villages. Steve flew to Punta Gorda on November 23 to prep Pura Vida dos for launching. Karen drove Sheli to Safe Cove on November 25 to join Steve where he had the boat launched and ready to go. We spent 3 nights at Fisherman's Village Marina in Punta Gorda where we cleaned the boat and had some engine maintenance done. Our friends Larry & Carole Poll came for an afternoon cruise where the dolphins gave us a fantastic show. <br />
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On Thanksgiving morning, we left the dock and cruised to Cayo Costa where we anchored out and enjoyed grilling a yummy steak dinner. (no turkey this year!) The next morning we cruised to Fort Myers Beach where we took a mooring ball for the night. We were able to use the car of our friends Todd & Star to pick up needed parts for the generator. <br />
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Saturday morning, with the generator back in action, we headed south to Marco Island. The day on the Gulf was so beautiful that we stopped on the way, dropped the anchor and enjoyed lunch and a swim before continuing on to the harbor of Marco Island where we anchored out for the night. It had to happen sooner or later, after 10,000 miles of cruising, we ran over our first crab pot float. Captain Snorkel went off the back of the boat with his mask and a knife to cut the line off the propeller.<br />
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December 1 was a big travel day. The weather was predicted to get windy over the next few days so we traveled 100 miles to Marathon Key where we took a slip for 2 nights at the Marathon Marina. The winds did pick up, so we were very happy to be at this marina which gave us good protection.<br />
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On December 3, the winds died down allowing us to cruise 30 miles to Islamorada where we anchored out for 5 nights. We spent 3 nights in Barely Basin and 2 nights in Snake Creek. The name Snake Creek may sound nasty, however it was a beautiful location with no snakes, just manatee and dolphins! Our days were filled with many dinghy explorations of the beautiful waters in the area. A highlight of our stay was meeting up with Kyle Bradley who Sheli works with at Ironwood Golf Course. Kyle was in Islamorada participating in a sailfish fishing tournament. We were able to join the crew on the Challenger as they arrived back in the harbor after a day of fishing. <br />
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As much as we hated to leave Islamorada, it was time to begin working our way north. On December 8, we cruised 70 miles to Prime Marina in Coconut Grove. This is the same location we stayed when we did the Great Loop however the marina itself is new as the old marina was destroyed by Hurricane Irma in September 2017. The next morning we cruised across the bay to the Marine Stadium Anchorage. This is an amazing anchorage offering spectacular views of downtown Miami. <br />
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The next 3 nights we spent at Bill Bird Marina near Haulover Pass just north of Miami. The night we arrived, we enjoyed dinner in the adjoining park at "Food Truck Tuesday." Every Tuesday local food trucks offer a variety of tasty foods in the park. On Thursday we took the bus to explore the sights and sounds of South Beach Miami. We saw many Art Deco hotels, walked the huge beach, checked out the fancy shops and had a yummy Cuban lunch. <br />
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On Friday, we traveled 20 miles up the ICW to Fort Lauderdale. We docked the Pura Vida at Brian Keenan's home where we will leave the boat while we fly home for the holidays. <br />
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We had a wonderful 3 weeks of hot and sunny weather. Awesome!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Larry, Sheli & Carole on dolphin duty</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Captain fix it! New impeller needed on the generator.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dinghy parking for lunch at Hog Heaven</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Islamorada sunset</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Captain Adorable </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Challenger - our friend’s fishing boat</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hello down there! (View from Tuna Tower)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunset at Snake Creek anchorage </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hello Miami!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful evening overlooking Miami</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The stadium at Marine Stadium anchorage </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bill Bird Marina - Art Deco style</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day off for the Captain. Taking bus to South Beach</td></tr>
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By sunrise Easter Sunday, the winds had calmed down. The winds were predicted to remain low for the next 4 days before picking up again. So, we decided this will have to be our weather window to work our way back to southern Florida. We departed Treasure Cay and once again made our way around “The Whale.” Twenty two miles later we set the anchor off Manjack Cay. The popular anchor spot was not up to the Captain’s standards for wind protection so we did some recon on the dinghy and found a spot in the next bay over. Here we could drop the anchor 100 yards off a stone cliff which blocked the winds. Perfect. </div>
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Monday was our last “Bahamas vacation” day before our long hard push back to the States. We traveled a short 8 miles to Powell Cay. We spent the day enjoying a beautiful beach and swimming in the amazing Bahamian waters. </div>
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Tuesday the real journey began. <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The winds remained low, we set the autopilot and cruised all day long in clear, 10 foot deep water</span>. We traveled 72 miles to Mangrove Cay, a small island off the north coast of Grand Bahama Island. After a short, restless night the captain pulled up the anchor by 7:00am. We set a waypoint for St Lucie Inlet near Stuart, Florida, 96 mile distant. We “crabbed” our way across the 1/2 mile deep Gulf Stream where we recorded one of our highest water temperatures of the trip. Crazy.</div>
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Bahamas ....everything we expected and more. So much more to explore. We’ll be back! ❤️😎</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another pretty day on the Sea of Abaco</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Manjack Cay sunset</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Powell Cay local</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mangrove Cay - last night in Bahamian waters.</td></tr>
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<br />Ssloophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13696769245748801044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139387879500881594.post-41579892170347582912019-05-05T12:01:00.000-07:002019-05-05T12:01:06.429-07:00Tilloo Cay-Treasure Cay - Apr 18-21<div style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">
Thursday morning we traveled 6 miles north and dropped the anchor off Tahiti Beach on the south end of Elbow Cay. </div>
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Once again, we were greeted by a shark. Argh! We took the dinghy to the point on Tahiti Beach, where we enjoyed the beach and lunch from the Thirsty Cuda - a floating “food truck.” Fun! We had another great evening with multiple ray and turtle sightings. It just never gets old. </div>
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On Friday the winds were forecasted to pick up for a couple days, so we opted to head for a marina. We cruised 25 miles back across the Sea of Abaco to Treasure Cay Marina located on Great Abaco Island. As predicted, the winds were whipping and docking the PV2 was challenging. In a marina, sometimes you watch the show, sometimes you are the show! It was our turn to be the show. After a couple attempts and nearly losing the first mate overboard, we were secure in our slip. </div>
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Whew. The winds continued thru the night and brought in a good hard rain. (Free boat wash!) The award winning Treasure Cay Beach is located on the north side of this peninsula which was protected from the southern winds. Wow, wow, wow....beautiful!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tahiti Beach </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lunch from the Thirsty Cuda </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from Cracker P’s</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The beach at Treasure Cay</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sometimes you’re the big boat, but not this time!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Goodnight Treasure Cay</td></tr>
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