Author: Ron

Heading north on the Mississippi while dozens of our looper friends head south was a unique experience. It was like turning off a busy freeway onto a mostly scenic back road. A relief, but also a feeling of leaving "the party." Of course I (Ron) felt like Nancy and I could party as we had … Continue reading Our 650 mile “exit ramp” from The Loop to Afton, MN

Baie Fine (French for "fine bay" and pronounced "Bay Fin" ) is a 10-mile, fjord-like cut that is most scenic. It was our next stop for anchoring in the North Channel. These Mountains are solid white quartz and often look like they are snow-covered. Mary Ann Cove was highly recommended to us as a way … Continue reading Baie Fine

We went on plane (fast) for the 106 mile trip from Atlantic City to NYC and our big entrance was marred by fog, but as we went under the bridge the fog started to lift, dramatically revealing the NYC skyline and the Statue of Liberty ahead of us. I have to pinch myself to take … Continue reading Flying Colors does New York

We've just about completed the Georgia and Carolina segment of our trip (as far as the blog goes). Everyone says the best is yet to come and we find that hard to believe! We have just loved every mile of this journey. We find wonderful people and beauty in all of the places we stop, … Continue reading En route to the Chesapeake

Nancy was second guessing her choice of destination on this leg, each time we passed a marina she would say "oh, we should have stayed here" and I kept saying "the one you picked will be great". The rock pile is a several mile stretch of river with underwater rocks on both sides that you … Continue reading Myrtle Beach

Only 28 miles today to Georgetown, SC. We stayed at the Harborwalk Marina which was close to downtown. This historic town was filled with many original buildings, shops, restaurants and three art galleries. No, we still have not found the artwork that will replace the Great Loop map, but we’re having fun looking. There was … Continue reading Swamp Rice

Nancy found another back-channel place to tie up, full of character and off the usual looper trail. Not every place can be a Yacht Club.  We got 240 gallons of diesel, after all the stop was called LeLand Oil Dock.  Even the diesel pump was a classic Even the trees are really old here Came … Continue reading LeLand Oil to Georgetown Harborwalk

This was one of the more challenging navigation days for us. The run to Charleston included several "cuts", narrow channels and we were traveling on a low tide. All that plus our kids were arriving from MN and the dockmaster at the Charleston Harbor and Resort said that if we didn't get there before 1 … Continue reading Charming Charleston

Since we made the decision to skip Hilton Head and go to Savannah instead, we didn't want to forfeit a resort marina for a city, so we compromised and chose to dock at the Westin Savannah. Located right off the ICW up the Savannah River 6 miles and right across from the city, we thought … Continue reading Georgia’s First City

We were delayed due to weather but continued on with our plan to stay the night at Jax Beach. We traveled on the ICW and landed at Jax Beach Marina. No issues coming into the Marina as it was a side tie on a face dock. No issues with water depth, life is good. We … Continue reading Bottomed out at Jax Beach