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Mel Price Lock and Dam was our first lock three years ago…looming sooooo large ahead of us…this time nothing to worry about…and there were even two other boats there when we arrived…piece of cake!!! we felt like pros! Though we did notice the a…

Most people are quick to say that these cliffs between Grafton and Alton on the Mississippi River are the prettiest part and I’ll agree to that. Our other favorite is the Our Lady of the Rivers…she looked gorgeous at sunrise…and yes, we said a pray…

Oh, the mighty Mississippi…barges, tows, rocks, eddys, current, mud, odor, logs…really nothing pretty about it. I can’t say that I was looking forward to a repeat of this part of our LOOP…we knew what it was gonna be like…and it was. We had th…

we spent the day of Sept 6 resting…generator was tuned up a bit and just a couple of small laundry loads…other than that it was a very LOW key day. Ann and Bob Kallemeier showed up and insisted that we join them for supper…that was a no-brainer. …

And so PART 2 begins…as we head south to our new marina, we’ll be re-visiting those first scary days of LOOPING…we were and still are amazed!!!

It truly has been an amazing three year journey…but the destination is just a pass through point. As we move to the Tennessee River, we are hoping that it is as beautiful and scenic as everyone has said. We’d really like to not be driven to complete …

We spent Tuesday resting at Polestar and getting a check up on the generator. Someone refused to leave until that puppy was fixed!!! Ann and Bob returned to take us to dinner…our last long visit before we headed south on Wednesday morning. This phot…

We sent an official announcement to the AGLCA about crossing our wake…they published this on their website and sent press releases to the Wichita Eagle, East Wichita News, and Wilson County Citizen. Captain Floyd Walpole and First Mate Linda Hoobler …

Floyd sent the following e-mail to three of his instructors at Chapman’s …Jack Carl, Capt Joan, and Capt Pat…. we are pposting it here as it is a great summary of our Great LOOP trip. Get out your map!!!!Well, we finally did it! Tumbleweed crossed …

All to soon, the party was dwindling down. Judy and Pat headed back to their time share place; Larry and Cindy boarded their BUCKET LIST with Linda and John for the short but very windy trip back to Grafton Marina; Bob and Ann headed back to NAUTIKALL …