Crossing Our Wake
We accomplished the Great Loop on 6/29/23…..what a great feeling! We had friends and family waiting on the docks when we arrived……it...
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Moonshadow II
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rlehardt
Jun 28, 20234 min read
Back in the Great Lakes
We made it to Lake Erie going through the Niagra River just next to Buffalo (up to a 7.5 mph current as the waters of Lake Erie are...
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Jun 25, 20234 min read
Erie Canal
The Erie Canal was a very unique boating experience, unlike anything we had experienced on the Loop. The Canal was completed in 1825...
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Jun 17, 20233 min read
Hudson River
After leaving New York City, we travelled on the Hudson River for 154 miles over 9 days, of which 6 days were spent at Rondout Yacht...
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Jun 7, 20233 min read
Jersey Coast to Lady Liberty
We spent two nights at South Jersey Marina in Cape May, NJ. This marina had some of the nicest showers on the entire trip (which you...
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Jun 1, 20234 min read
Cruising the Chesapeake Bay
We enjoyed our couple of days in the Norfolk area. We walked around Portsmouth, visited the Battleship Wisconsin, and attended a movie...
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May 16, 20233 min read
Girls loop with us in North Carolina
As we headed north to meet up with Nicole and Dee, we spent 2 nights at St. James Plantation Marina. St. James is a community with...
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May 2, 20233 min read
Cruising South Carolina
After Georgia, we headed to Harbour Town Yacht Basin in Sea Pines on Hilton Head Island, where the RBC Heritage Classic was played the...
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May 1, 20232 min read
Florida Georgia Line
Fernandina Beach on Amelia Island was a great stop. We walked downtown, scooted around the island and visited the Fort Clinch State Park...
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rlehardt
Apr 17, 20234 min read
St. John's River
Well, all the previous blogs have been written by Robin. But since she left our “cruise” to go on a “cruise” (you read that right) –...
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Mar 22, 20232 min read
St. Augustine
Made it to the oldest city in America – St. Augustine, Fl. It was founded in 1565 by Don Pedro Menendez de Aviles of Spain and is known...
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Mar 21, 20233 min read
Florida's Space Coast
We left Ft. Pierce and headed to a beautiful anchorage at Serenity Island just south of Melbourne, FL. Very quiet with a beautiful...
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rlehardt
Mar 8, 20232 min read
Heading North on the AIWW to Ft. Pierce
We are now heading NORTH on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AIWW)…..just doesn’t seem possible. The AIWW extends more than 1,100...
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rlehardt
Feb 22, 20234 min read
Magic of the Keys
It has been a while since our last post as we haven’t traveled that far and have been on vacation (vs. the Great Loop adventure)! We...
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Feb 10, 20232 min read
Marco Island Visit
We had a great visit on Marco Island. We stayed 8 nights at Rose Marina. Johns brother Paul and his wife Helen live on Marco Island. ...
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Jan 27, 20233 min read
Bradenton to Naples.....
Once we got back to Bradenton, we spent another 10 nights there to enjoy the area and visit with family and friends….plus we really liked...
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rlehardt
Jan 17, 20234 min read
Back on the Loop...
We have finally continued our adventures on the Loop. We arrived back on the boat in Bradenton on January 5th. Had a wonderful time...
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Dec 22, 20222 min read
Home for the Holidays
We had a wonderfully smooth trip across Tampa Bay after leaving our anchorage in St. Petersburg last Monday. We got all settled in at...
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Dec 12, 20222 min read
The Big Bend to Tampa Bay
We decided to do the Big Bend of Florida due to the great calm weather window we have had this past week. We landed at the Steinhatchee...
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Dec 6, 20223 min read
Florida Panhandle
Our first stop on the Florida Panhandle was Big Sabine Point anchorage along Santa Rosa Island between Pensacola and Destin. It was a...
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