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#NOT IN MINNESOTA (more Marathon fun)
What’s the best way to get around if you don’t have a car? Take the Dinghy! Once a week or so, a group from our marina gathers a flotilla of dinghys to explore around Marathon. DINGHY RIDE CAPTURED IN TRAVEL … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, Boating, photography, sketching, travel, travel journal
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A week at FMB and on to Naples
Full disclosure: This post is back dated- I admit to getting sidetracked from the blog between mid December and Mid January- so here is my attempt to reconstruct the very fun weeks over the holidays! (as I sit on the … Continue reading
Posted in America's Great Loop Adventure, Florida Boating, Moon Shadow Log, Uncategorized
Tagged adventure, Beaches, Boating, Florida, photography, sketching, travel, travel journal
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What is a Rendezvous?
Rendezvous – 1. a meeting at an agreed time and place. 2. a time and place designated for a meeting, esp. troops or ships . The rendezvous for our purposes is the fall get together sponsored by the AGLCA (Americas Great Loop Cruisers Association) for … Continue reading
Day 3 on Kentucky Lake/Tennessee River
Promises of Cinnamon Rolls and moonshine met us at the dock at Pebble Isle Marina on Kentucky Lake. PEBBLE ISLE MARINA It was a quick run of 38 miles, and a dicey entrance into the very shallow harbor entrance. It … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, Boating, sketching, tennessee river, travel journal, trawler
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Destination: Anchorages on Kentucky Lake
It is time to say adios to Green Turtle Bay. Our one hard date is to attend the AGLCA Rendezvous at Joe Wheeler State Park Marina October 16. It is about 265 miles south on the Tennessee River, so could be … Continue reading
Alton Ill to Hoppies Marina at Kismet MO
Today’s plan is 45 miles to Hoppies marina. First stop-8am at the fuel dock- and pump out. 2nd stop will be the Mel Price Lock and Dam. We toured it a few days ago so should be no surprises. Muddy … Continue reading
Leaving Joliet; 3 locks to Ottawa Illinois
Hurry up and wait. As the guidebooks suggest , one captain from our group called the next lock and was advised that barge traffic was not too heavy, and we could enter the lock within the hour. The taller boats also … Continue reading
Harbor Town Marina , Marinette WI
On Fathers Day, it was time to move over the next marina for storing the boat while we head for home to work for a couple weeks. We first biked over the make arrangements via the yellow bike program (free … Continue reading
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Tagged Great Loop, Lake Michigan, Mackinaw City, sketching, trawler
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Day 6- Rain Day in Escanaba MI
It will take us many days to reach our destination- so far we travel one day, and stay put the next! This is considered a “rain day” – aka: laundry day, cleaning day, grocery day etc. No problem, as we are … Continue reading
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Tagged Escanaba, Lake Michigan, Moon Shadow, sketching, travel journal
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M/V Moon Shadow on the Great Loop 