Waterford was cool, but it was time to keep moving. It was time to start moving West! The thing about the Erie Canal is that it has locks. A LOT of locks. It's kind of a warm up for the Trent-Severn Waterway in Canada which has oodles and oodles of locks. Our experience with locks … Continue reading Waterford, NY to Amsterdam, NY: Locks-o-Plenty

Our plan was to leave at dawn to make the 70 mile trip to Waterford. The run includes one lock (Troy Lock) and we would be going against the current. Waterford has a free dock wall that is first come, first serve. With all of the other loopers in the creek, we wanted to try … Continue reading Kingston, NY to Waterford, NY: Gateway to the Erie Canal

It was finally time to head up the Hudson. We left Half Moon Bay Marina at about 10 AM to take advantage of the rising tide. Our slip was only about 5.5 feet at low tide and we wanted the current in our favor. The wind was calm and we had a clean exit from … Continue reading Croton-on-Hudson, NY to Kingston, NY: Into the Mountains

Croton-on-Hudson ended up being a great stop. The marina was just okay with few amenities--no fuel, pumpout was self-service and inconveniently located, no laundry (1 mile away and $3.50 a load!), a pool on-site but only available to people who live in the attached condo village. But the location was fantastic. There was an Enterprise … Continue reading Croton-on-Hudson, West Point and New York City: Where We Had to Pause Our Loop to Join the Army

Before we went to bed, we thought it would be pretty cool to see the sun rise over Manhattan. We are not normally get-up-at-the-crap-of-dawn-yes-I-said-crap type of people when the crap-of-dawn is that early but how many times are we going to be hanging out at 5:24 am in front of one of the most famous … Continue reading New York, NY, to Croton-on-Hudson, NY: A Pretty Awesome Birthday

We spent a few nice days in Atlantic City. Owen worked, as he does, and I did boaty things and did some touristy things. I took a Lyft to the Post Office, then walked around a mall area before heading to the Boardwalk. It was a weekday when I was there, and it didn't seem … Continue reading Atlantic City, NJ, to New York, NY: Probably the Coolest Moment of our Loop

With strong winds forecasted for Sunday, we had to wait out the day in Delaware City. We are sure glad we did! We began our day with a visit to Sunday's Cafe 64. It's a marvelous little breakfast place that is only open on Sundays. Well... some Sundays. Apparently they are very family-oriented and are … Continue reading Delaware City, DE to Atlantic City, NJ: I Like Big Bays and I Cannot Lie

It was time for us to head home to help Daughter #3 move to a new apartment. After the angst of trying to get Ubers and Lyfts to the airport in the post-bar-closing/pre-dawn hours, we decided to schedule a car. We were thrilled that our driver was going to be there to pick us up … Continue reading Pasadena, MD, to Delaware City, DE: New State!

We awoke to another beautiful sunrise on the hook. It was quiet and still as the sun's first rays stretched across the water. After a few minutes of sky appreciation, we fired up, hoisted the hook, and started our 79.6 mile trek to our next stop. Since it was Memorial Day weekend, the water got … Continue reading Kingston Creek, MD to Maryland Yacht Club, Pasadena, MD: These Are the World’s Nicest People

We thoroughly enjoyed our time in Yorktown. Back home in Wisconsin and Texas, we like to stop and read all the historical markers when we encounter them along the way. If we did that here, we would be stopping all the time because this area is just full of history from before Europeans settled here, … Continue reading Yorktown, VA, to Kingston Creek Mouth, Solomons Island, MD: We Were the Show