I think it's safe to say that our membership to the America's Great Loop Cruiser's Association (AGLCA) has made our trip possible. Our first experience with their events was at a Looper Lifestyle event in Annapolis. Then we watched a presentation at the Chicago Boat Show. We did an online Spring Rendezvous during Covid, a … Continue reading AGLCA Rendezvous

It was a short run from Bird Island to St. James Marina, and a beautiful day to do it. St. James Marina is a small marina in a massive planned community called St. James Plantation. We discovered that St. James Plantation was never an actual plantation, and motions have been made to exclude the word … Continue reading Bird Island, NC, to St. James Marina, Southport, NC

We had decided to break up the long trip from Charleston to Southport into three shorter trips. Owen had taken off of work on Friday to get some miles behind us. We could have done this trip in two days, but our anchorages were so nice that I'm glad we did it this way. Dawn … Continue reading Jericho Creek Anchorage, SC, to Bird Island, NC: Oh Hey, Hello New State!

Owen had a business trip to take care of, leaving me to explore Charleston on my own. This allowed me lots of time to check out the City Market, which I loved and would have bored Owen to tears. I also walked up and down several streets admiring the architecture and tranquility. The grocery store … Continue reading Charleston, SC, to Jericho Creek Anchorage, SC

Owen had a business trip, and we also needed to make a quick trip home, so the boat spent more time in Savannah than we did. Important note: it's hard to get an Uber or Lyft for an airport ride at 6 am, even if you schedule it the night before. Use a car service. … Continue reading Savannah, GA, to Steamboat Creek Anchorage: “Oh Yeah, We Can Totally Make It” (x2)

Well, we didn't intend to cross the Florida-Georgia line today, but circumstances intervened. We left Pine Island at low tide, which made for a little bit of a tense start. It's a little nerve-wracking when the depth finder sounds its alarm, even though we know we have a two-foot cushion between what the depth finder … Continue reading Pine Island, FL, to Cumberland Island, GA, Anchorage

After a pleasant night, we left our anchorage on our way to St. Augustine. The day was again a little cloudy and chilly. It wasn't much of a challenge to get back on the ICW because we were barely off of it in our anchorage! The ride was similar to the previous day. There were … Continue reading Callilisa Anchorage, New Smyrna, FL, to River’s Edge Marina, St. Augustine, FL: However Long is Not Enough!

We left Fort Pierce intending to go to an anchorage just north of Melbourne, FL, in Eau Gallie. We knew bad weather was coming over the next few days, so we intended to stop here for one night and head elsewhere for a safer port for the impending storm. When we got to the anchorage, … Continue reading Fort Pierce, FL, to Eau Gallie, FL: By Golly, it’s Eau Gallie!

We had a nice night on the hook in West Palm Beach. It was breezy, which was just perfect because still air would have been very uncomfortable overnight. We woke up just before sunrise to get an early start to our next destination. This momentous day marks the first of the northbound portion of our … Continue reading West Palm Beach Anchorage to Fort Pierce City Marina, FL: Well, This is Nice

Jumping from island to island just isn’t in the cards for us this trip. Weather and work make moving difficult these days, but being “stuck” isn’t much of a hardship in Great Harbour Cay. The history of this island is interesting. For every island paradise that went from unknown to exotic vacation destination, there must … Continue reading Great Harbour Cay, Berry Islands, Bahamas