…and an anniversary of sorts. As of today, we’ve been Looping for 2 months:Day #61: 1501.3 total miles (43.8 miles)Locks: 12 total (today: 0)Port #28 – Mermaid Marina; Decaturville, TNThe skies changed Tuesday morning, the day we planned to l…
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Great Loop Date: 10.08.2010 (Tuesday): Pebble Passage Through Water…
Day #57: 1457.5 total miles (30.7 miles)Locks: 12 total (today: 0)Port #27 – Pebble Isle Marina; New Johnsonville, TNPebble Passage Through Waterby Terence George Craddockpebble rough pebblesmooth seenvein colour adored which makesmost beautiful ripp…
Great Loop Date: 10.06-07.2010 (Wednesday & Thursday): Quiet, Relaxing and Beautiful…
Day #55 & 56: 1426.8 total miles (11.0 miles & 26.0 miles)Locks: 12 total (today: 0)Port #25 – Duncan Bay, KY; Land Between the Lakes (Anchorage)Port #26 – Panther Bay, KY; Land Between the Lakes (Anchorage)After a long rest in a …
Great Loop Date: 10.01.2010 (Friday): Leaving Superman in Our Wake…
Day #50: 1389.8 total miles (51.2 miles)Locks: 12 total (today: 2)Port #24– Kentucky Dam Marina; Gilbertsville, KYAnother early morning for the crew! We weighed anchor at 7:30AM in preparation for Lock #52. Unfortunately we were not in the immediate …
Great Loop Date: 09.29 & 30.2010 (Wednesday & Thursday): Just a Little Diversion…
Days #48 & 49: 1338.6 total miles (109.7 & 87.3 miles)Locks: 10 total (today: 0)Port #22 – Little Diversion Channel; Cape Girardeau, MOPort #23 – Ohio River Dam #52; Metropolis, ILWhen the crew arose, the Mississippi was shrouded in fo…
Great Loop Date: 09.28.2010 (Tuesday): Hopalong Cassidy Never Did This!
Day #47: 1141.6 total miles (44.4 miles 5.45 hours)Locks: 10 total (today: 2)Port #21 – Kimmswick, MONot many folks will remember the tales of Hopalong Cassidy. None of his adventures involved the Mississippi River or any of the area we are…
Great Loop Date: 09.27.2010 (Monday): Stepping into MUD…
Day #46: 1097.2 total miles (44.3 miles 4.25 hours 9.0 mph)Locks: 8 total (today: 0)Port #20 – Alton, ILThis morning dawned beautiful and bright. Not a cloud in the sky. Finally we were going to see the Mississippi River. Our trip would be shorter to…
Great Loop Date: 09.26.2010 (Sunday): Just a Night at Mel’s (Hardin, IL)…
Day #45: 1052.9 total miles (67.3 miles 11.75 hours 9.0 mph)Locks: 8 total (today: 1)Port #19 – Hardin, ILThe crew was up and biting at the bit to take OB out of the dock at the very crack of dawn. We had a long day ahead of us. There was only …
Great Loop Date: 09.24.2010 (Friday): Havana (Hint: OB’s in Illinois)…
Day #43: 985.6 total miles (47.6 miles 7.75 hours 9.0 mph)Locks to date: 7 (today: 1)Port #18 – Havana, ILOB left IVY in her wake at 8:15AM. She (OB) was clean inside and out. Capt. Todd, 1st Mate PSR and Apprentice Mate Charlie were all well rested….
Great Loop Date: 09.22.2010 (Wednesday): IVY (Not the Poison Kind)…
Day #41: 938.0 total miles (30.0 miles 4.0 hours 9.0 mph)Port #17 – Peoria, ILTodd and I got up happy today! Our destination was Peoria and we had NO LOCKS between us. This was a first since we began our river adventure. We took our time getting abou…
