Year in Review -2020
When we cut the dock lines in LaBelle, FL our expectations never included a year of obstacles that occurred. We had started the loop earlier than we had initially planned. The Illinois waterway was scheduled to be closed due to lock repairs from July 1, 2020 to November 1, 2020. We knew that traveli...
Cruising cost for November
Once again we are stationary at a marina, heading back to Illinois for the next three weeks for the holidays. Our cost on some items were surprising higher than expected, along with Christmas on the horizon I expect our numbers to be higher next month. Groceries $731* Alcohol/Bars $44 Dining Out $24...
Cruising cost Oct 2020
Again we have stayed put with no plans to leave the area until after the holidays so the cost are for staying at a marina. We have a couple of expenses that is associated with our up coming trip to Chicago. Groceries $572 Alcohol/Bars $97 Dining out $251 Entertainment $324* Marina Fees $800 Boat exp...
What does it cost to cruise Sept 2020
We are asked the question "how much does it cost to cruise full time on a boat?" The answer isn't always easy to answer. There are a lot of factors involved, are we at a marina for an extended time? Did we travel home? Any big expense with the boat? So we are going to track our cost and post it mont...
Working on Boat Projects
As we has previously stated, Brunswick was not a planned stop for us. We were only staying a couple of days but as we have learned marina's seem to all over promise and under deliver. So, we decided after the first day to pay for the month and leave when we had everything ship shape. (Paying for a m...
Trip to Beaufort, SC
June 20, 2020 We were heading to Beaufort, SC via the Atlantic instead of the Intracoastal so that we could get a jump on distance. We'd prepared ourselves for about a 24 hour journey.The departure from St. Augustine went off without a hitch and we made the 10 am opening of Bridge of Lions. We made...
Titusville to St. Augustine, Florida
We didn't do much of anything in Titusville except go to shore for dog walks preferring to spend more time in St. Augustine. We did note that the anchorage in Titusville would also be a great spot for a rocket launch should the timing work out for us in the future. On to the next stop...Daytona. We...
Bahia Honda to Space Coast
As to be expected it is easy to fall behind on blogs. Between traveling and planning the next days itinerary there is little time left to complete the blog. Not complaining I just didn't realize how tired I would be at the end of the day after hours in the sun and heat. Wher to begin....we set sail...
Boca Chica to Bahia Honda State Park
Finally we departed from Boca Chica Marina and resumed our trek towards Miami. Destination Virginia. The day started out with beautiful seas and sky but that was not to be the norm for the day. As usual the weather and sea conditions were not as forecast. The seas were a little rough and we were bea...
Waiting for the okay to travel
We have been waiting for updates on the waterways, right now most marinas in the Florida Keys are mostly closed or have limited services and transient boaters are not allowed off their boats. The good news is that Boca Chica marina has given us the okay to go out for day sails, so we took advantage...
COVID 19
We had been following the Corona Virus somewhat in Feb/Mar but we had decided to make a side trip to the Dry Tortuga's on March 12th while Amy's brother Bill was visiting. We were completely out of touch with the world for the 5 days that we were there as ther eis no cell service or internet. On our...
The Journey Begins
We departed Jan 25, 2020 around 0930 heading west on the Caloosahatchee River. It was a rather hectic morning. We still had to secure the dinghy, walk dogs, and secure many items both on deck and below. No plans to sail so we weren't too worried about loose items but consider these the learning days...
Work and Fun
We have spent the last 4 months at the Glades RV Park and Marina as we continue to work on the boat and repair the numerous known items, as well as the new items that continue to show up. This week it is the batteries. We have been testing our bank of batteries to make sure they can stand the test o...
Prologue
Many have been asking about our trip and the blogging is long overdue. Where do I begin... we bought a sailboat in March 2019 to start working on our dream (more like a crazy fantasy), which is to complete America's Great Loop. After numerous internet searches, we went to see about a dozen. We found...