TOWS AND BARGES MOVING ALONG THE SHALLOW MISSISSIPPI
As I mentioned in an earlier post, whenever we encounter Tows and Barges we need to contact the Captain of the Tow to inquire to …
DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI – UP THE OHIO – UP THE CUMBERLAND
As we continued rolling along the Mississippi (Cue the music – “Rollin -Rollin – Rollin down the river!”), we left Alton Illinois and started our …
ROLLING DOWN THE RIVER
We left Lake life and entered River life when we entered the first lock as we left Chicago. Since that was our first lock, we …
LAKES VS RIVERS
Lakes find us in the Northern part of the country. From Sandusky, Ohio on Lake Erie, we travel north through Lake Huron and end up …
2 WHOLE MONTHS/8 WEEKS/56 DAYS!
Wow – it’s unbelievable that we have been living onboard our boat for 2 whole months. When we look back to where we started and …
THE WASHING MACHINE STRIKES AGAIN!
Have we mentioned that Lake Michigan can act like a washing machine by turning and tossing everything in its path? Today was total proof of …
37 Days, 561 Miles, 16 Looper Legs, Looper Docktails and 3 Great Lakes Later!
We left Mackinac Island, said goodbye to Lake Huron and entered Lake Michigan which has been dubbed, “The Washing Machine”! We headed to the town …
ALL ABOUT OUR 2006 CRUISER’S MOTOR YACHT
Our boat is 42′ long but add the Dinghy into the equation and our total length overall is 46′. The dinghy is about 11 feet …