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One Month?

One month?  I just kept thinking what are we going to do for a month?  In over nine months of cruising we have never spent a month sitting in one place.  How would we deal with all this time off and how will it affect the …

One Ferrari Two Ferrari Three Ferrari Four……WOW!

Okay, so we have all been to some pretty nice places in our lives right?  Well I have to tell you I think we found Florida’s playground for the rich and famous.  After a great nights staying on a mooring ball in Fort Myers Beach, Anna and I g…

It’s Good to be Back

Wow, it’s been too long since Anna and I have updated the blog and I am sure there are quite a few of you that are wondering what the heck happened.  Did they give up? Did they drowned? Where are they?  To tell you the truth&nb…

Lions and Tigers and Bears Oh My!

Well I have got to tell you all it has been some cold down here in the sunshine state. This morning we awoke to a brisk wind and temperatures in the low thirties. I think I can see a line of Floridians forming a cue on the top of the Tampa Bay Bridge,&…

To Cross or Not to Cross

In our travels Anna and I have experienced so many wonderful things, we have made great friends and seen some wonderful towns, but what we cherish most is our increased knowledge and experience at sea.  With the departure of Ed, Anna and…

Our Greenhorn is back

Our first two nights in Mobile bay were a bit rocky.  Pulling into Eastern Shores Marina in the town of Fairhope, Alabama Anna and I expected to find this beautiful oasis where we could lick our wounds from the river system and recharge the batter…

Salt Water Here We Come

Ok Tenn Tom we are ready for what you have to throw at us.  We need to be in Mobile by the 9th of November to pick up my Uncle Ed who is going to cruise with us for about a week.  Everyone says we are crazy to try and get down it so fast but …

We have been to plenty of reunions this is our first Rendezvous

Every year two times a year somewhere around 200 looper gather in either South Carolina or Joe Wheeler State Park in Alabama to share tales of friendship, hardship, excitement and anticipation.  This year Anna and I attended their AGLCA fall rende…

A Copper Top Still in the hills and a chance to ride a Combine. What a week!

I don’t even know where to start.  In the past two weeks we have checked some major thing off the old bucket list.  A few months before Anna and I left on our trip we sat down and made a list of a few major things we would like to see along t…

Chattanooga. What a cool name for a city.

Anna and I arrived in Chattanooga filled with excitement in anticipation of the arrival of my Mom and Dad.  It has been almost six months since we had last seen them, that is far to long if you ask me.  We had spent the past few day plan…