Spring Fling Update – Exploring Lake Barkley and the Cumberland River
We left the boat over the winter months at Prizer Point Marina in Western Kentucky. DECEMBER} Traveled 6 hours to insert a bubbler underneath Spring …
SEGMENT ONE – DONE!! – SANDUSKY TO LAKE BARKLEY
1300 Miles later we arrived in Western Kentucky. Spring Fling is now safely nestled at Prizer Pointe Marina in the water and under cover. She …
DOCKTAILS and the FRIENDS You Meet
Docktails or Dock Tales was always a great time to gather with new and old friends. Every Docktails is as different and as unique as …
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 …