Great Loop by Water, Northeast and Southwest by Land

Great Loop Kickoff 2015
Great Loop by Water, Northeast and Southwest by Land
Northeast Road Trip 2016

Legend

Boat
Driving

Menifee, United States ‐ Nov 23, 2016
Wenden ‐ Nov 22, 2016
Prescott ‐ Nov 21, 2016
Grand Canyon Village ‐ Nov 18, 2016
Meteor Crater Natural Landmark ‐ Nov 17, 2016
Winslow

Standing on the Corner
Homolovi State Park ‐ Nov 15, 2016
Red Rock ‐ Nov 14, 2016
Santa Rosa Lake State Park ‐ Nov 12, 2016
The Big Texan Steak Ranch & Brewery ‐ Nov 11, 2016
Palo Duro Canyon State Park
Keystone State Park ‐ Nov 9, 2016

visit Tulsa to see Sarge.
Natural Falls State Park ‐ Nov 6, 2016
Branson ‐ Nov 5, 2016
Sullivan ‐ Nov 2, 2016
Springfield ‐ Nov 1, 2016
St. Charles ‐ Dec 31, 2016
Maumee State Forest ‐ Oct 27, 2016
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ‐ Oct 25, 2016
Niagara Falls ‐ Oct 23, 2016
Seneca Falls ‐ Oct 19, 2016
Old Forge Camping Resort ‐ Oct 18, 2016
Whitehall
Getaway Mountain & Campground
Running Bear Camping Area ‐ Oct 17, 2016
Lincoln ‐ Oct 18, 2016
Conway ‐ Oct 16, 2016
Blackberry Crossing Campground

Kancamagus Highway
Carmel ‐ Oct 15, 2016
Bangor ‐ Oct 13, 2016

Pickup pkgs at post office. Visit Stephen King's house. Touring.
Millinocket ‐ Oct 9, 2016
Pine Grove Campground & Cottages ‐ Oct 8, 2016
Eastport ‐ Oct 5, 2016
Saint Andrews, Canada ‐ Oct 7, 2016
St Croix Island, United States ‐ Oct 6, 2016
Hilltop Campground ‐ Oct 5, 2016
Bangor ‐ Oct 4, 2016
Bar Harbor ‐ Oct 3, 2016
Bass Harbor Campground ‐ Oct 1, 2016
Bucksport

Enroute to Acadia NP
Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park ‐ Sep 27, 2016
Bear Brook State Park ‐ Sep 25, 2016
North Adams ‐ Sep 23, 2016
Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome ‐ Sep 22, 2016
Campbell Freightliner of Orange County LLC ‐ Sep 20, 2016

Replace fuel filter. Repair air line leaks.
Winding Hills County Park
Woodstock ‐ Sep 19, 2016

Woodstock Music and Arts Fair Site (1968)
Harriman State Park ‐ Sep 18, 2016
Elk Neck State Park ‐ Sep 17, 2016
Elkton ‐ Sep 20, 2016
Lums Pond State Park Campground Entrance.

No vacancy
Rehoboth Beach ‐ Sep 19, 2016
Ocean City
Assateague State Park ‐ Sep 18, 2016
Cape Charles Beachfront ‐ Sep 17, 2016
Kiptopeke State Park ‐ Sep 16, 2016
Virginia Beach
Hampton

First leg of Northeast Tour. Drove S to Norfolk to access Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel to the Eastern Shore.
Windmill Point Marina ‐ Sep 7, 2016

Transition from boat to RV. Repair hydraulic lines on RV. Replace muffler on RV. Replace front jack on RV. Take boat across to Stingray Point Boatworks in Deltaville, haul out, and prep for storage.
Sherando Lake Recreation Area ‐ Sep 2, 2016
Summer Wind Overnight RV Park ‐ Sep 1, 2016

Temporary repairs to exhaust system
Bluestone State Park ‐ Aug 30, 2016
Natural Bridge State Resort Park ‐ Aug 29, 2016
Diamond Caverns ‐ Aug 25, 2016
National Corvette Museum ‐ Aug 26, 2016

tour Corvette assembly plant and Corvette Museum.
Mammoth Cave Campground ‐ Aug 25, 2016
Grand Ole Opry ‐ Aug 24, 2016
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum ‐ Aug 23, 2016
Seven Points Campground
Jack Daniel's Distillery Visitor Center ‐ Aug 24, 2016
Tims Ford State Park ‐ Aug 22, 2016

Camping while visiting Jack Daniels.
Goose Pond Colony Resort ‐ Aug 18, 2016

Cleanup RV from mice infestation. Prepare for road trip. Stay at Goosepond Campground.
Scottsboro ‐ Aug 16, 2016

Drive to Alabama to retreive RV and Mini Cooper
Deltaville ‐ Sep 14, 2016

Haulout and store at Stingray Point Boatworks.
White Stone ‐ Aug 16, 2016

Back to Windmill Point. Left boat here, while we drove back to Alabama to retrieve motorhome and car.
Urbanna ‐ Aug 15, 2016

Anchored. Dinghied into town, walked, shopped.
Urbanna
Deltaville ‐ Aug 12, 2016

Dock for a few days
White Stone

Windmill Point Marina. Fuel stop.
Deltaville
Deltaville ‐ Aug 10, 2016
Deltaville ‐ Aug 8, 2016

Anchored.
Port Haywood

Heading for Deltaville.
Gloucester ‐ Aug 3, 2016

Anchored in Ware River. Crabbing. Relaxing.
Mobjack ‐ Aug 2, 2016

Compass Pointe Marina. Stayed to repair broken windlass gear. Nice walking area. Got a ride to Deltaville to get parts. Helped another boater with electrical issues.
Gloucester Point ‐ Aug 1, 2016

Sarah Creek. Dinghied across York River. Visited Yorktown Battlefield and town.
Hampton ‐ Jul 29, 2016

First Chesapeake Bay stop
Hampton
Hampton Roads, VA
Norfolk
Chesapeake ‐ Jul 28, 2016

Top Rack Marina. Cheapest fuel the entire trip. Free night if you eat at restaurant. Not a great restaurant.
Chesapeake
Chesapeake
Chesapeake

Exit Dismal Swamp. Locking up to Chesapeake water level.
Chesapeake
South Mills ‐ Jul 27, 2016

Dismal Swamp Visitors Center. Very warm. Very quiet.
Camden ‐ Jul 26, 2016

Entering Dismal Swamp Canal
Elizabeth City ‐ Jul 25, 2016

Free town dock. Nice walking. Snowball stand.
Manteo

Heading for Elizabeth City
Manteo ‐ Jul 21, 2016

Roanoke Island. Site of the Lost Colony. Toured. Visited Kitty Hawk on Outer Banks. Visited Cape Hatteras. Attended Lost Colony play. Oil change.
Manteo

Entering Outer Banks
Columbia

Albemarle Sound. Turn for Roanoke Island.
Columbia ‐ Jul 20, 2016

Alligator River anchorage
Belhaven ‐ Jul 19, 2016

Pungo River anchorage
Havelock

Neuse River
Morehead City ‐ Jul 17, 2016

Another nice waterfront. Drove to view a potential winter storage site. Visited Beaufort, NC. Toured maritime museum. Site of Blackbeard ship discovery.
Swansboro ‐ Jul 16, 2016

Nice little waterfront town. Shops, ice cream, walking.
Topsail Beach ‐ Jul 14, 2016

Nice anchorage. Dinghied to Topsail Beach.
Southport ‐ Jul 13, 2016

Free dock if you dine at restaurant. Nice little town. Ice cream. Walking.
Little River ‐ Jul 11, 2016

Myrtle Beach Yacht Club. Nice stay for two days. Rented a car, drove to review potential winter storage locations. fRode the Cape Fear ferry.
North Myrtle Beach

Little River. Nice waterfront town. Good restaurant town.
Bucksport ‐ Jul 10, 2016

Freshwater anchorage. Good chance to scrape off some barnacles, though the water was too warm to be refreshing.
Georgetown ‐ Jul 9, 2016

Anchorage
McClellanville ‐ Jul 8, 2016

Fuel and overnite.
Charleston ‐ Jul 5, 2016

Three days. Toured city. Toured Ft. Sumter. Took Ghost tour boat ride. Dining. Laundry.
Wadmalaw Island ‐ Jul 4, 2016

Anchored here the night before entering Charleston, SC.
Beaufort ‐ Jul 1, 2016

Anchored. Toured.
Saint Helena Island ‐ Jun 28, 2016
Savannah ‐ Jun 26, 2016

Thunderbolt Marina. Toured Savannah.
Saint Simons Island, GA ‐ Jun 25, 2016

Anchored off Ft. Frederica
Fernandina Beach ‐ Jun 20, 2016

Fernandina Beach Marina, Amelia Island. Cleaned barnacles off dinghy bottom. Toured. Dinghied to Fort Clinch. Watched people and boats. Last stop in Florida.
Jacksonville ‐ Jun 16, 2016

Jacksonville Free Dock. Limped into here on one engine. Ordered new pump online, shipped to Fernandina Beach about 40 miles N. Local Harbor Host gave us a ride to pickup pump. Repaired the following day.
Jacksonville ‐ Jun 15, 2016

Approaching Jacksonville area. Lines of thunderstorms and waterspouts. Stbd engine water pump failed here.
St. Augustine ‐ Jun 12, 2016

Anchored just off the seawall. Tours, walking. Lighthouse. Very warm and humid.
Palm Coast ‐ Jun 7, 2016

Marineland - the original. Nice beaches. Good farmers market.
Ponce Inlet ‐ May 28, 2016

Ran aground. Anchored for ten days waiting for repairs to propeller shaft and propellers. Beautiful water. Visited Daytona Beach. Lighthouse. Lots of dinghying about.
Anchor to watch SpaceX Launch ‐ May 25, 2016
Mims ‐ May 24, 2016
Enter Mosquito Lagoon

North of Cape Canaveral
Titusville ‐ May 23, 2016

Visit Cape Canaveral. Visit Disney World. Visit Universal Studios.
Melbourne Beach ‐ May 21, 2016
Fort Pierce ‐ May 19, 2016
Stuart ‐ May 18, 2016

Hello, Atlantic Ocean!
Loggerhead Marina - Stuart ‐ May 16, 2016
Stuart ‐ May 13, 2016

St Lucie River. Atlantic side of Okeechobee
Indiantown ‐ May 12, 2016

Indiantown Marina Repair outboard.
Port Mayaca ‐ May 11, 2016
Clewiston

Entry to Lake Okeechobee
Moore Haven

Moore Haven Town dock
LaBelle ‐ May 10, 2016
Alva ‐ May 9, 2016
Alva ‐ May 8, 2016
Fort Myers ‐ May 5, 2016
Sanibel ‐ May 4, 2016

Big weather here. A long line of thunderstorms blowing across Sanibel Island. Horizontal rain and near whiteout conditions.
Pine Island ‐ May 3, 2016
Nokomis ‐ May 2, 2016
Palmetto ‐ Apr 28, 2016

Regatta Point Marina Visit with Joe and Karen Olah
Palmetto
Gulfport ‐ Apr 26, 2016
Clearwater
Tarpon Springs ‐ Apr 24, 2016
Anclote Key
Crystal River ‐ Apr 23, 2016
Crystal River ‐ Mar 19, 2016

3/19 - 4/23/2016 Caught a flight out of Tampa Bay to visit in California for a month.
Crystal River
Steinhatchee ‐ Mar 17, 2016

Sea Hag Marina
Carrabelle ‐ Mar 16, 2016

Dog Island harbor. Safe for the night.
Carrabelle
Carrabelle

Seeking sheltered water
Carrabelle

Turn around here
Carrabelle
Carrabelle

Anchor until afternoon, while waiting to cross Gulf of Mexico. Underway around 4pm for night crossing, but had to turn back due to waves breaking the dinghy loose.
Apalachicola ‐ Mar 15, 2016
Port Saint Joe
Port Saint Joe
Port Saint Joe ‐ Mar 3, 2016

Port St. Joe 3/3 - 3/15/2016. Nice people. Good shrimp. Beautiful place
Port Saint Joe
Port Saint Joe

Turnoff to Port St. Joe
Wewahitchka
Panama City ‐ Jan 29, 2018

Panama City Marina Old radar died. Had to get a new one here.
Destin ‐ Feb 27, 2016

Anchored 2/27 - 2/29/2016
Navarre ‐ Feb 26, 2016
Pensacola ‐ Feb 25, 2016

Fort McRee
Orange Beach ‐ Feb 16, 2016

The Wharf Marina 2/16 - 2/25 Final fitting for new flybridge top and screen room. Tornado passed overhead 2/22
Gulf Shores

Entering the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW or GICW)
Dog River Marina ‐ Jan 10, 2016

We would spend the next six weeks here, refitting, repairing, maintaining, and fabricating. 1/10 - 2/16/2016
Entering Dog River
Spanish Fort

Entering Mobile Bay
Leroy ‐ Jan 9, 2016

Old Lock No. 1
Coffeeville ‐ Jan 8, 2016

Bobby's Fish Camp
York ‐ Jan 6, 2016
Demopolis ‐ Dec 27, 2015

Demopolis Marina for 10 days while the flood waters rose 20ft to engulf the shorelines. We weren't going anywhere undil the water receded. We met new friends, dined out, did repairs, and relaxed.
Aliceville ‐ Dec 25, 2016

Reports of tornadoes had us ducking in here on Christmas Day
Memphis, MS ‐ Dec 24, 2015

Anchored here on Christmas Eve. A friend in another boat was nearby. We had a simple dinner of hot dogs on the grill, and then the skies opened up. It poured all night. Storms were also filling the rivers from hundreds of miles upstream.
Columbus ‐ Dec 23, 2015

Anchored overnight before the locks opened the next day. Good antebellum museum and snag boat museum.
Waverly Cutoff, Aberdeen, MS ‐ Dec 20, 2015

Anchored by an abandoned railroad bridge.
Midway Marina, Fulton, MS ‐ Dec 18, 2015

Our first cold night. The docks were covered with thick frost.
Fulton ‐ Dec 17, 2015

We had camped near here at an ACE campground two months earlier
Bay Springs Lake

We ran aground somewhere in here.
Entering the Tenn Tom Waterway
Grand Harbor Marina ‐ Dec 15, 2015

Heavy wind on arrival. Heavy fog the next morning. We borrowed the loaner car, and drove to Shiloh Battlefield.
Waterloo ‐ Dec 16, 2015
Tuscumbia ‐ Dec 15, 2015
Florence ‐ Dec 13, 2015

We arrived just as the Christmas lighted boat parade was about to start.
Joe Wheeler SP, Rogersville, AL ‐ Dec 10, 2015

We stayed for couple of nights at the same park where the AGLCA Fall Rendezvous was held two months earlier
Decatur, AL
Our first lock ‐ Dec 9, 2015
Guntersville
Guntersville ‐ Dec 8, 2015

First bridge, Guntersville
Goosepond Colony Marina, United States ‐ Dec 8, 2015