It’s about the journey and the destination!
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Taking a Trip Down Memory Lane…er River
Connecticut River to Hartford and summers at Ocean Beach, New London – Steve’s childhood homesteads.
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Essence of Essex
6 miles up CT river, Essex was attacked by the British during the War of 1812. Called the “Pearl Harbor”…
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Happy Wife, Happy Life, Happy Oyster
Rah roh…there’s a limit (2-3/day) on how many oysters you can eat due to their high zinc levels which…
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Crabby Mary, Greenport
During Prohibition, rum running was a major economy of Greenport. Locals knew the waters well and could outrun the Coast…
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Ferry-land
Between New London, CT and Orient Point, Long Island, furthest east end
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Shoulda Stayed In Port
4+’ waves and lulling seas during Tovia’s 2 days on Long Island Sound. 118 miles long by 23 miles…
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The Oculus
Ground zero World Trade Center transportation hub. Oculus is Latin for “eye,” referring to eye-like opening with a view…
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Hells Gate on East River
The strait also known as Hurl Gate for violent, forcible whirpool due to rocks and converging tide-driven currents from the Long Island…
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New York, New York
Original lyrics begin, “They always say it’s a nice place to visit, but I wouldn’t want to live here.”
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Atlantic City: Win Some, Lose Some
1st time buddy boating starting oceanside up the NJ shore. Nice to have the comradery. Unfortunately we lost our…
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Storms & Shoals in Delaware Bay
Since the 1st European exploration of the mid-Atlantic seaboard, more than 4K ships have sunk. 1-day blizzard in 1888,…
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Location, Location, Location
Realtor with a sense of humor. Arrived in Lewes, DE in 95 degree weather flipped to 50 degrees for…
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Open Sesame
…and Steve reaching someone who can open 2 bridges to park in Wilmington, DE for the day.
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Philadelphia
In with the flood, out with the ebb. 15 hours in Philly to sample 6 breweries and see cousin…
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Cause and Effect
The Preakness Stakes is a horse race in Baltimore in May. It had a BYOB policy (formerly kegs then restricted to all…
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Signers & Signs
Of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence, 4 represented MD’s interest and lived in the Annapolis area–Charles…
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Back for Seconds
Oysters and shrimps…Josh and Lael in DC visiting their daughter.
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Washington Nationals Baseball
Another celebratory win making them 3rd in the National League East
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DC Side Trip
Coinciding with King Charles’ visit
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Easy Peezy Speakeasy
Gotta love the creative and delicious cocktails and mojo!
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204 feet in 2 mins 28 sec
Woodley Park, DC 3rd longest metro escalator. Wondered why so many waited from the elevator as we turned the…
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WTH! IPA Named Flannel?
“Because it tastes like a west coast IPA and people on the west coast wear flannel.” Nailed it!
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B’Day in B’More
Best birthday presents – Jillian’s painting and B2 launch after wintering at Pleasure Cove, Pasadena, MD
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Wax and Wane and Whine (and Wine!)
Next time calling in the professionals.
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Crossed Our Wake…in the Chesapeake
25 days, 11 stops, 346 miles, 2 nor’easters and 9 microbreweries later Balclutha Too crossed her wake.
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Boo & Booze
Halloween spirit & spirits on the Chesapeake
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Friends in High Places
No amount of wind, rain or high tides will stop a warm welcome from Solomons Island Yacht Club. Scrambled…
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Reciprocal Rappahannock Reception
Harriette and Grabber on for another B2 meet-up. Kindred souls for seeking out microbreweries, wineries and oysters.
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Swell Shelter
Soldiered through 3-4+’ swells in Chesapeake to hunker down for our 2nd nor’easter in 3 weeks. Lessons learned on…
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Shuckin’ Fun Festival
National Oyster Shucking Championship in bum-shuck St. Mary’s, MD. Gotta love it!
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S’long B-More
Slipping in a visit with Leslie and Joe before pushing off with smooth seas
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B&O Railroad Museum
No trip is complete without a train fix.
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Feathered, Fluffy Friends
In their element on the Chesapeake and at Baltimore Aquarium
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S’more B-More
Hunkered down in Baltimore waiting out windy days entertained by Howie’s deep dive in family immigrant footprints, Fells Point…
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Tall Tales on Tall Ships
Sneak preview of upcoming Sultana Downrigging Festival in Chestertown, MD
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2 Fob Friends
Howie and Carroll jump on for our final 2025 lap. Fast learners of Looper lifestyle — 1st up starts…
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Is it live or is it Memorex?
Running out of wall space on B2. Better buy a bigger boat…not!
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2025 InterLoop Redux
Too hot & humid for these fair weathered Californians! We’ll be back in October when the Chesapeake is palatable.
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Swimsuits: Like Father, Like Son
Poolside and barside happiness in Middle River, Chesapeake
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Best 48 hours EVER!
4 years later, we can say “Yes!” when asked “Have your kids been on the boat?” Jaron jumped right…
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Hubba Havre
…de Grace, MD. Top of the Chesapeake and end of the Susquehanna River, one of the oldest existing rivers in the…
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Amen!
100 degrees and 100% humidity in Herrington S. Marina, Chesapeake Bay. Stayed a week too long. Locals claim it’s…
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Adopted & Blood-Related Family in Herring Bay
Invited to new Looper BFF’s family reunion dinners plus a visit from 3 generations of Philadelphia cousins.
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Objects are closer than they appear
Seeing calmer seas, lighthouses and topography in central Chesapeake Bay
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5,500 BC: Shells of Ancient History
Chesapeake is derived from a Native American word meaning “the great shellfish Bay.” J.C. Lore & Sons Oyster House…
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Fathers Day Bliss
Calls from his kids, trains at Children’s Museum of Virgina (Norfolk) and Smith Family Lunch, a.k.a. ice cream
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No Kings Day
5M + in 2100 cities covering every state, including 2 Haeselers in Norfolk, VA
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Norfolk-Mile 0 on Intracoastal Waterway
Hello Chesapeake! Goodbye Bob423 ICW Tracks.
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The Sisterhood of Traveling (pants)
Picked up Lynn in Elizabeth City, NC, crossed state lines to Norfolk, VA. She got a smorgasbord of boating…
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Signs of Divine Intervention
Added 22 microbreweries since starting up in May 2025. You be the Judge(brewdy.com)!
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Best 24 hours EVER!
It was the best of times, and the worst of times (not really ;). Windy night further exasperated the…
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Minor, minor League
Off the coast of Edenton, NC, there once lived a famous clam digger named Sam, carrying buckets of clams…
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1st Nickel Bag Free
Albemarle Sound Loop folks trip over themselves with kindness and generosity. Picked up veggies and fruits at local farmers…
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Belly Up Belhaven
Brewery bust and bow railing bust with too robust roping in by dockhand . Busted out of dodge 12…
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Bear Town Bears
To celebrate the 300th anniversary of the founding of New Bern, NC (by Christoph von Graffenreid in 1710) an…
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Oriental, NC on the Pamlico Sound
In late 1800’s, the postmaster’s wife thought the village needed a better name. She had found the nameplate from…
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Beaufort Pronounced Boh-fort
NC. Not to be confused with Beaufort, SC pronounced Byew-fort. Whatever!
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Swansboro turned Ducksboro
Bridge Tender Marina, Swansboro, NC
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Memorial Weekend Madness
Put fenders on BOTH sides in Wrightsville, NC
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Little boxes on the Intracoastal
Little boxes all the same…There’s a pink one and a green one…And they’re all made out of ticky-tacky…And they…
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Shout-out for Southport
…and Robert Creech, topnotch AGLCA harbor host!
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Life’s a (Myrtle) Beach
Last stop before North Carolina
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Mirror, Mirror on the River
14-mile side trip off the ICW and up the Waccamaw River winds through Conway, one of the oldest towns…
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Georgetown, SC
Never get tired of the sunsets (though our readers may differ :0)
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Seaside Spotify
Intended consequences of our microbrewery hobby are live music and local intel.
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Birthplace of the Civil War
The first shots of the Civil War were fired in Charleston at Fort Sumter in 1861. South Carolina was also the…
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No ifs, ands or butts
Fun facts about Charleston: Bill Murray is part owner and “Director of Fun” of the town’s RiverDogs baseball team….
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Serial Swatter Steve
Horseflies converged on B2 from marshy nowheresville midstream on ICW in Georgia. Then took off an hour later, minus…
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All In Al
What started as 1 day trip turned into “why not?!” 4 days. The benefits of retirement.
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InterLoop
Part 1 of 3 anticipated travel segments in 2025 – we hope! Afterall, it’s a BOAT!
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Tall Tides & Crazy Currents
Hauled out B2 in 30 minute window between 8 foot tides in Savannah, GE.
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Georgia On My Mind
Though Georgia’s coastline is only 196 miles, it bends and curves for 800 miles.
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JAX Walkabout
Jacksonville is just 16 miles south of Georgia border. Florida – check!
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Raving Ravine
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, 59-acre Ravine Gardens State Park is in Palatka, Florida.
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Man-and-Titties, no Manatees
Silver Glen Springs (not so) hidden gem pumps 65M gallons/day of natural spring water. Originally a haven for manatees…
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Old Florida
St. Johns river is known as old Florida compared to its Atlantic and Gulf boating borders.
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Jillian Jonesing the St. Johns
Down and back the longest river in Florida at 310 miles, with a slow flow of 0.3 mph makes B2…
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438 Steps
…up and down St. Augustine 16th century lighthouse. Light Keeper’s son tossed Tabby testing parachute peril. Pittance to Haeseler’s…
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Daytona Daybreak
…and moonset
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Uncalm Palm Beach
Note to self–add timing for slack tides to mitigate strong currents when docking.
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Family in Florida
Almost a minyan!
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Manatees & Mets
Also known as sea cows, manatees can be 13 ft and weigh as much as 1300 lbs. While in…
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Beaucoup Boca
Waaaaay over our paygrade, we stopped at Boca Resort to visit Lenny and Rhonda. B2 was docked on the…
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Florida Feeding Frenzy
Tarpons, pelicans…us! By far our biggest expense while on the Loop.
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Out with the Old, In with the New
Unlike our 35-year old cars, we swopped out the 1986 frig for 21st century energy efficiencies and no risk…
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Ay Caramba!
Docked at Ft. Lauderdale boatyard waiting for new frig delivery.
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Miami
First big city on our Loop!
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Turned a Corner
From heading south for 3 years to going north for another 3 years.
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Manhandling Mangroves
Waiting for winds to die down, we left at the crack of dawn from Islamorada Key heading to FL…
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GIGIANTIC Nautical Market
25,000+ attendees at Founders Park, Islamorada Key. More than 50% of the attendees are from outside FL, including 2…
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Admiral’s Day Off
Introduced seasoned sailors to the dark side of power boating. Biggest take-away was gliding over 3 feet of water…
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Mascot or Must-Go?
You make the call! Found stowaway in bilge.
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LaBarres in the House
Upstate NY accent and family friends never fade away.
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Cabbage Key
Launched B2 under typical bait & switch plans. Delayed start waiting to squeeze out with barely 3.5′ rising tides…
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Stock Whining
” Maybe the only people who show up at the airport with a backpack, no carry-ons, and 4 cases…
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Another Day (actually 56), Another Dollar
Jumped on May 3rd in Iuka, MS and jumped off June 27, 2024 in Port Charlotte. Dining out (44%…
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Strip Tease
76 hours later B2 prepared and in safe hurricane hands at Safe Cove Boat Storage, Port Charlotte, FL
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Look Out for Pirates (and Alligators)!
First greeted by 2+’ turtle who never returned after we were warned (Safe Cove, Port Charlotte, FL)
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Burnt Out
…on Florida’s 90+ degrees and 90+% humidity, and fly by thunderstorms . However, makes for yet more wonderful sunsets.
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Foiled AGAIN!
Rough seas out of nowhere crossing Charlotte Harbor. This time 1 hour vs 9 hours across the gulf.
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Swing Your Partner
Though most bridges we can duck under 18 feet, some we get by with little help from our friends.
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Twin Separated at Birth
Sarasota, Florida
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What’s Your Sign?
Pick your fav!
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Where’s Waldo?
B2 looks so puny!
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Tacky Tiki
St. Petersburg, not to be confused renamed St. Pete beach.
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Stay in your Lane
Welcome to crazy Florida waterways!
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Catch of the Day
See video
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Tarpon Springs
Tarpon Springs has the highest percentage of Greek Americans of any city in the US, with 10.4% of residents who had…
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Double Crossed at Crossing
…despite double, triple checking multiple weather apps. First, we hit a mega squall 5 miles out – 30mph winds,…
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Traveling Companions
These guests can never overstay their welcome (click video below)
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Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Testing my 30 degrees wussy weather range and marriage.
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Covering all the Food Groups
Peel ‘n eat shrimp, gumbo and oysters breakfast, lunch and dinner.
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DEI Microbrewery
Breaking 500 microbreweries on www.judgebrewdy.com
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B2 Fan Club
Oddities along the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway between Choctawhatchee Bay (Destin area) and West Bay (Panama City area).
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Pick your Poison
Earthquakes, tornados, floods…HURRICANES! Checking daily the National Hurricane Center. So far so good!
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Destin Destiny
Stereotypical Florida beach bar scene
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Pensive Pensacola
Quiet before the storm, rescued by Pensacola Marine Center from threatening thunderstorm warnings.
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Fiesta of Five Flags
A Marti Gras-like celebration of 5 flags that have flown over Pensacola in more than 450 years: Spanish, British,…
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Pensacola Pontification
In search of multiple microbreweries there is no shortage of snark and oysters
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360 Fort McRee
Popular anchorage for good reason
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Box Seats
…to see Blue Angels practice while anchored at Fort McRee.
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Naval Aviation Museum
“Select, collect, preserve and display historic artifacts related to the history of Naval Aviation”. “Select” also meant Uber drivers…
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No way!
Don’t let the door hit you on your way out
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we Just F’d our Location!
Crossed from LA* to FLA (*Lower Alabama)
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The Wharf
Let the gulf oysters feast begin!
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2 Beers in at Lulu’s
Imagine if I had Dark & Stormies? Shared hair wrapping kiosk with mostly tweens. One other woman takes the…
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Gulp!? Gulf!!
Florida here we come – ready or (k)not! First siting of dolphins!
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Dinghy 200 yards or Walk 2 miles
Nestled amongst 3 marinas in Fair Hope, AL, we could either dinghy to marina restaurants or walk 2 miles…
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B2 dips its Toe in Salt Water
Midwest rivers – check!
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Tranquil Tensaw off The Tombigbee
Video of anchor on Tensaw River
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Busted Through Busted Lock
Surprised Loopers and tows Demopolis lock reopened 2 weeks early – May 16. Had the river and lock to…
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1 Ringy-dingy, 2 Ringy-Dingy
Snort, snort!
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Unwelcome Mothers’ Day Visitors
Better than cicadas which (so far) are staying in their lane in the trees.
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Down The Ditch
450 miles to go to Mobile, AL down the Tennessee-Tombigbee waterway
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On the Road Again
After 5 months, 2 weeks and 6 days – but who’s counting? – we’re back on B2. Another week…
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Dam! Demopolis Demise
Rah roh….trapped above Demopolis broken lock and Gulf. Left B2 in good hands with Lee Spry boatyard in Iuka,…
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That’s All She Road
We’ll need a Crayola box of colored pins by the time we cross our wake – 2023 yellow and…
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Muscle Shoals Medley
Muscles Shoals recording studio, Music jam, Model Trains, (un)Muted Helen Keller’s homestead…oh MY!
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Bass Menagerie
No crowding, everyone will get their chance at Florence Harbor Marina, AL…unless you’re boat #120+!
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2023 Fall Rendezvous
Graduated from customer to player. Taking copious notes on Great Loop segments, hosted Loop Crawls, passed Coast Guard Auxiliary…
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You had me at “Opa”!
Actual meaning of “Opa!” is more like “Oops!” after someone drops and breaks an object. As waiters piled plates…
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On Your Mark – Get Set – GO!
Front row seats to ChattaJack: 31-mile Tennessee River Gorge paddle board and kayak race starting in downtown Chattanooga to…
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The Town That Temperance Built
Batting 500 today, Harriman was planned as an alcohol-free utopian experiment, a model industrial city while avoiding the vice-driven…
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Titillating Tennesse
Sealed the deal for BEST EVER anchor!
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Smokin’ Smokies
Tellico Lake on the Little Tennessee River
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Knox-Knox. Who’s There?
Mike and Danielle, train friends now boat friends and microbrewery friends. I think we have too many hobbies.
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Chattanooga Choo Choo
Steve getting his train fix.
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I could have danced all night…
Arthur Murray watch out!
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You can Choose your Friends AND Your Family
Darci’s cousin Cindy and husband Mike from Chattanooga, a.k.a. Uber drivers, personal shoppers, laundromat and Amazon package receivers.
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I’ll be Dam!
Hales Bar Dam claim to fame is ranked one of the top haunted dams in US. Story goes War…
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Another River Angel
Looking over us as we gander up the Tennessee river
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“You Can Go On Through There”
Leaving Decatur AL, had to pass under Norfolk Southern’s lift bridge over the Tennessee River. Wait for the train…
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Hunting for Breweries in Huntsville
Never ending quest and quench
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Space…The Final Frontier
Huntsville, AL: Builder of NASA Mercury, Gemini, Saturn and Apollo space rockets, US Space & Rocket Center and epicenter…
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Wilson Chock-A-Lock
Highest single lift east of the Rocky Mountains raising 94 feet. Major feat in architecture and locking through for…
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Waterfront Real Estate
Tall legged houses with surprisingly small insides according to Zello
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Antithesis of Bay Area Temps
Hunkered down inside with A/C on the Tennessee River
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Party on, Garth!
Party headquarters on the TN river
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Pebble Isle Marina, TN river
Can never get tired of these sunsets
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Schwing!
Kentucky Lake quarry with Jan and Mark visiting us at Green Turtle Bay, Grand Rivers KY.
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Planning in Pencil
Divide and conquer the copious chores of boating. Steve-Engineer, Marine Mobile QSO and Captain. Darci — Provisioneer, Planner and…
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Mayfly Mayhem
Ew! Double eeww trying fried catfish and waking up to massive mayflies at E-Town dockside restaurant in Elizabethtown, IN.
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Ohio River Medley
18 days, 672 miles and 8 locks cruising upstream (5-6 knots) to Madison, IN and back (7-8 knots) down…
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Nulu stands for New Louisville
And new microbreweries to add to our blog www.judgebrewdy.com
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Madison Music, Moonshine & Muse
Jeff, displaced San Franciscan now residing in Cincinnati, jumps into the fray.
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Room with a View
“Jeffersonville, the sunny side of Louisville” as described by a local.
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Captive in Jailhouse Pizza
Built in 1906 and closed in 1976, Jailhouse Pizza was once the old Meade County Jail in Brandenburg, IN.
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We don’t need no stinkin’ pump!
Nor safety switch to turn on 30 AMP. “Just plug her in. You’re in Indiana now”, claims Ralph. After…
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Mail Call!
Where Steve’s “new” phone was sent at Nu Plaza marina, Evansville, IN. Yes, we’re still with antique Androids.
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Newest Member of Eagles Post 1717
Got invited into the Mt. Vernon Eagles Home for a beer after being sworn in and vouched by the…
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Gullible Golconda
Harbor host assured us plenty water depth–not! Kicking up mud, slowly backing into covered spot–boing! Hit the anchor light….
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Sew What?
Never thought I’d be wowwed at the National Quilting Museum in Paducah, but I was!
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Paducah, KY
The Ohio Valley Flood of 1937 was the greatest natural disaster in the history of the U.S. and drove…
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Hails Bells!
Channel 16 VHF blasted hailstorm warnings way, way far away. Or so we thought as we scrambled to tie…
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Two’s a Charm at Towhead
Second anchor ever – good to go! At the junction of Mississippi and Ohio rivers. Lucky for us the…
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The Gateway to the West
St. Louis riverside with barges bookending the Arch.
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On the Road Again…
After 246 days (but who’s counting?!), we’re back on the Great Loop trail. As honorary citizens of Portage des…
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River Angels
Ken & Cheryl Pfeiffer, Gold Loopers, rescued us in November 2022 as we limped into Grafton marina on 1…
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Gaggle of Geese & Friends
Gas run up to St. Charles – all aboard!
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Heat + Humidity = River Refuge
Atáscate Que Hay Lodo! (When in the mud, get stuck!)
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Shoveling Sh*t
No end to entertainment at Sioux Harbor marina. Ron is the Master Excavator
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Ode to Old Games
Art Foundry, St. Charles, MO
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Screaming Screening
Best thing since sliced cheese. Seamstress Sharon masterfully MacGyver’s a magnetic bug barrier.
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Good Enough!
Greeted at Portage des Sioux Harbor by birds nest nestled on the sundeck rolled entrance door–flown & now flung! …
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WEEEEEEEEEEE
A break from one recreational vessel to another.
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Shall We Dance?
St. Louis Schnuck’s grocery A.I. “Tally”, not to be confused with Tali. (Click on video below)
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Miss Tiki
Looks like Tiki bars can be anywhere, including on the Mississippi River at Portage des Sioux. Enjoying lunch with…
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Mo Back
Arrived back in Missouri after a 5 am flight from SFO. Friends welcomed us with a wonderful dinner. Barry…
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Head Shot
The starboard engine had the trouble, but we pulled the port head just to check it out. Some of…
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Not so Cool
Barry found that the engine’s cooling system was not in good shape. Oil cooler and intercooler (part of the…
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Back in The
SaddleStringerThe short block was placed back in the boat today. The rest of the engine will follow. Yee Hah!…
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Pin the Trail on The . . .
Bought the map and pushpins. 2022 was the green year.Wintering back home in San Francisco Bay area. Heading to…
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Winterizing – b Too Chapter One Closes
Even though Barry said he could get us going by the end of the month, we decided to put…
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Block Party
Barry got the engine totally apart and brought the block to the machine shop. We got great news today…
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Excellent Excavator Engine Extraction Exercise
The next morning Barry returned and continued taking the engine apart with. He wanted it out of the boat….
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The amazing barry
We took the boat 5 miles south from Grafton to a marina in Portage des Sioux that was a…
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Puttering through the Palisades
36 hours later with laundry done and reprovisioned, we left Grafton Harbor for Sioux Harbor just a couple blocks…
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Susie Says . . .
Optimistic boat found in Grafton marina
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The Jam
“Friends, like flowers, give pleasure just by being.” As we safely pulled into Grafton Harbor on 1 engine, Susan…
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Anchor Success
We had been nervous about our first anchor, but needed to do it because we only had one engine…
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Beardstown Barge
Logsdon Tug Service in Beardstown was kind enough to let us tie up to their barge when we lost…
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Uh Oh!
Had a beautiful cruise south from Tall Timbers marina. Admiring the stilt houses. All of the sudden, the starboard…
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His Neighbor is his Son . . .
True story. And they both have trains hanging from the front porch. Interestingly, the son got the engine and…
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Chocka block Lock
A three-wide barge pulled in behind us at Peoria Lock. It kept creeping towards us until we could almost…
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Getting High in Peoria
President Roosevelt called Grandview Dr in Peoria Heights the most beautiful street in America. The views, and homes, are…
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Meow….ROAR!
Cat(erpillar) museum in Peoria where men are always boys playing with erector sets X 100000000000
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Falling for Fabulous Fantastic Foliage
Accepting all commentary that starts with “F” (and doesn’t end with “k”)
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Red sky in Morning, Sailors take Warning
Hunkered down in Peoria waiting for a weather window.
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Tequilla!
Karaoke initiation at IL Valley Yacht Club, Peoria
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River Banks, bridges & barges – oh my!
Breathtaking foliage to counter holding my breath when passing barges.
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Chicago
Chicago river with 17 bridges
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No Seat-Backs
Plop down on that toilet seat – even if you are just testing the fit – and it is…
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Making Hammond Feel Warm
Hit an unseasonable cold spell in Ottawa – is that freaking snow?!!! Fortunately, we were at a wonderful marina,…
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Location, Location, Location
If you were a dentist, wouldn’t you want to share a front door with a cupcake shop? Found in…
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Try Ham Radio – Urine for a treat
Chicago’s Columbia Yacht Club facility is a former Canadian ice cutting ferry. They have a ham (amateur) radio club…
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We’re not in Kansas anymore
Needed a dock cart to haul our marina deliveries while in CA. Should have ordered an electric blanket.
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Play Dead
🎵 . . . at least I’m enjoying the ride . . . (found in New Buffalo, MI)
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Found Religion! He-Brew
Just in time for the holidays
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Lake Washing Machine
“Fire and brimstone coming down from the skies… Rivers and seas boiling… Dogs and cats living together… mass hysteria!”…
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Finally, An Accurate Forecast
Found in South Haven
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#1 Point of Interest . . .
another grave mistake
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Someone had a Bad Day
A Charlevoix, MI boater went out in bad weather and did not make it all the way back to…
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Did you Check Zillow?!!!
not kidding around in Charlevoix, MI
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Thank You, Captain Obvious
Found in Charlevoix, MI
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A Grave Offence
No garish garlands allowed in Charlevoix, MI
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I’d pedal a mile for a brewery
…actually 8 miles and in 20+ mph headwinds. Time to consider an intervention or buying electric bikes.
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Worth the Wait
Stayed in St. Ignace waiting for a weather window without gale winds and 4′ swells. Left at the crack…
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Tiny Homes
Upper Peninsula Michigan Les Cheneaux Islands answer to Southern Florida Intercoastal ‘hood
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400 NM down, 5,600++ to go
Back in the US of A – Drummond Island. See you in Canada next year(ish).
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Tarts After Trent’s BUTT
We started our loop in Killarney, ON, so we missed the Trent-Severn’s BUtter Tart Trail. But fortune was smiling…
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Under the Boardwalk
…down by the sea (at Gore Bay). Boardwalk and Noble Nature trails.
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What a Great Country
It had been a long time since we last drove across the country. We had taken trains, which kind…
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Rubber Uber App
Dinghy across for dinner reservations.
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Provincial Park Promenade
Testing our biking capabilities (and patience) as Darci’s 20″ wheels trumps Steve’s 15″ wussy wheels.
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B2 Great Loop Starting Line
Killarney in Georgian Bay is where we will cross our wake…one day.
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Cheers to Mom’s Favs
Cream ale and oysters. Big Willy’s Bait Shop, Killarney
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Spanish Harbor, Ontario
Super friendly harbor master overseeing grounds with modern conference center. 2KM walk to town with grocery, Liquor Control Board…
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Wait! I’m getting my money!
Shouted my brother hidden behind treelined patio. Ding….ding…ding. Varoom starts up the good humor truck. “Don’t go! My mom…
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Ô Canada
Passed Customs with a little white lie about a lot of white wine. North Channel cruising.
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DeTour, MI. Population 263
This community garden rivals San Francisco Golden Gate Park botanical gardens. Population 876,063.
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Bloody Mary, Anyone?
Because how can you throw axes without an adult beverage?
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“Golden” Gate Bridge
Not to be confused with the other “red” Golden Gate Bridge. Mackinaw bridge connecting northern to upper peninsula Michigan…
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You in redneck country! Don’t be drinking any of that fancy assed beer!
Ironworkers Festival in Mackinaw City, MI featuring throwing darts with daggered 5 lb wrenches, speed wire rebar knot tying…
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BFF’s Ellen & Kevin
There are good ships, and there are wood ships, the ships that sail the sea. But the best ships,…
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Moonrise, Petoskey
Not to be confused with all the sunrises and sunsets
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Judgebrewdy.com
Building Great Loop microbrewery repertoire
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“I’m not strange, weird, off, nor crazy, my reality is just different than yours.”
…Cheshire Cat. Mushroom houses in Charlevoix, MI.
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How Far?
Great street name in Charlevoix
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Bridge Over Troubled Waters
…entering Charlevoix, MI. Wait for it. Gusty winds, 80′ Cherry Bomb obstacle departs, deck hands tied up. Whew! Another…
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Smoke Fish Not Tobacco
Harrowing narrowing docking at Leland Harbor, MI, a historic fishtown. Stern thrusters and 3 helpful dockhands earned their keep.
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Maiden Voyage
Going full circle. Woke up to the surveyor tapping sound on a boat for sale hull in Onekama Marine…
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Rite of Passage
42 days since officially taking ownership, Steve takes the wheel under gentle guidance by dockhand expert. Three times a…
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Size Matters
Couch legs crossed over to engine hatch access. Mr. MacGyver sawed off 4″ back-end piece, fortified with re-purposed chart…
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Onekama Watering Hole
Onekama, where we spent about half of May and all of July, is not a big town. But it…
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Cousin Rick
July was a busy month as we raced to complete boat upgrades. One thing that kept me going was…
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MI Sunrise
Two shifts from “working for the man” to not. I no longer set my alarm and I make our…
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“Norm!”
We’re on a first name basis with every hardware store, breakfast cafe and microbrewery within 100 miles. I’m smitten…
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Boat prep on steroids
Steve and his “fix it” shelf. Darci having organization orgasms–“If I were aluminum foil, where would I live?” Great…
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Who shall Live and Who shall die
Staging for home goods travel cross country in 1-way rental car. Precious prized picks–Irving street olive oil, an addicts…
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Making the Cut
Looper conventional wisdom says you’ll do what you do at home, don’t expect to do start new habits. I…
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Local Boy Makes Good
Cousin Curtis back in the ‘hood at Onekama Block Party.
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Fourth of July fireworks
Boat side, Onekama Marine marina. Check out the video we took also
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Local Boys Make Bad
Nice try, Scottville Clown Band at Bear Lake Days.
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Wordle
Every morning we start our day with coffee and Wordle. Our first word attempt relates to the day at…
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Namesake
Balclutha San Francisco Maritime, Balclutha Corte Madera, Balclutha Too. (OK, a little out of control on the swag, but…
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Surprise me
Taste testing local breakfast cafés, overheard a locals response to “White, wheat, rye, English muffin or biscuit?” from the…
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1986 Meets 2022
Hulled out Easy Bake Oven and go-nowhere senseless fan, channeled my inner Julia Child and replaced with 21st century…
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Clean as We Go, That’s the Motto.
An empty boat with tucked away products all screaming “Pick me! Pick me!”
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Road Trip
Packed a rental car with a bunch of stuff for the boat. Even had to squeeze in a ladder…
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Hell YES!
Two years of scouring boats for sale from typical and skeptical sources, vetting hundreds that made our rolling excel…
