Author: Ron

This charming city is older than Jamestown, has Lions on its Bridge, a Castle with a moat, a haunted lighthouse, a restaurant in a swimming pool, 11 historic churches, a once posh resort turned college, a fountain of youth, a replica of Michaelangelo's David, and many other significant landmarks and history, you can't help but … Continue reading Ancient City

We read one Looper reference that said he saw no reason to stop at Daytona Beach, well with a yacht club to dock at with a pool and pickleball, that was reason enough for us. The Halifax River Yacht Club turned out to be a delightful spot. The yacht club is one of the oldest … Continue reading Hiding out on the Halifax

We're continuing to travel north on the Atlantic ICW. The region of Florida around the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is known as the space coast. We’ve been asked the question “How do you decide where to stop?” Most Loopers travel on average about 50 miles a day. Since our … Continue reading The Space Coast

This small town has a big offering. It's located on the Indian River and has many canals and islands to explore by dinghy. It's home to the Navy SEAL museum, has a Manatee Museum, although don't expect to see any Manatees as the power plant that previously attracted them is no more and a downtown … Continue reading Fabulous Fort Pierce

Cruised from North Palm Beach to Hutchinson Island Marriott Resort in Stuart, Florida. We are now on the Treasure Coast of Florida, the region includes the coastal counties of St. Lucie, Indian River and Martin, the name refers to the Spanish Treasure Fleet lost in a 1715 hurricane, and evidently emerged from residents' desire to … Continue reading Hutchinson Island Halfway!

Fairly long travel day from Key Biscayne to Fort Lauderdale going 35 miles under 14 bridges. We filled up on diesel while the price was right in Key Biscayne ($3.89) and then traveled on the intercoastal going 8 miles per hour and getting 1.4 miles to the gallon. We totally enjoyed traveling slow while going … Continue reading Fort Lauderdale Fun

We had a weather window to move North and left Marathon for Key Largo. It was a Calm, Comfortable Cruising Day, very nice after battling our way back to Marathon from Key West. We saw a sea turtle and a family of dolphins, three adults and two babies swimming right in front of the boat. … Continue reading Key Largo/Key Biscayne

We were fortunate to obtain dockage in Marco Island at the new Riverview Marina, located at the Marco Island Yacht Club. This was our last stop on the Gulf Coast before we headed to the Keys for the month of February. Marco was where Ron and I spent our honeymoon 36 years ago, so it … Continue reading Marco to Marathon Key

When asked "what's been the biggest surprise so far?" We found it was a difficult question to answer, we're always surprised by what Mother Nature dishes up to us. Like the beautiful FL sunrises and sunsets, no two ever looking the same, or wildlife that you happen to spot and we never tire of the … Continue reading Surprise!

We arrived at Ft. Myers Yacht Basin, the municipal marina right in the heart of downtown, and got everyone off to the airport and back home to MN safely. The marina is located on the Caloosahatchee River, and is it the link to the Okeechobee waterway. The Caloosahatchee is actually brackish water and we could … Continue reading City of Palms