It was hot and humid today. John and I walked into town and found sugar free ice cream and fresh Bavarian pretzels. We have to pinch ourselves because it just does’t get better than this. It still feels like we are not retired, just on a really long…
photos..Monday and Wednesday afternoons the highlight of the
photos..Monday and Wednesday afternoons the highlight of the rendezvous was an event they refer to as the Looper Crawl. Boaters in attendance volunteer to host an open boat…and attendees crawl through them. It makes a great hands-on learning experien…
After supper the first night, it was time to introduce the
After supper the first night, it was time to introduce the GOLD LOOPERS. That’s us…folks who have completed one loop. Floyd somehow managed to make a name for us…first he convinced them we were from the boating capitol of the nation..that it was n…
Seems like everyone had lots to chat about…sponsor vendors
Seems like everyone had lots to chat about…sponsor vendors hosted wine and cocktails before the evening meals…sometimes the wine was good; sometimes not so much…we even managed to get overserved a couple of times…then we really had lots to say….
South Through North Carolina
October 21 – 23, 2011With great travel weather in the forecast, there was a mass exodus from the wall at Chesapeake, VA. We were all in a line waiting for the 8:00 a.m. Great Bridge opening.Squinting requiredI tried to take a shot of what we have t…
Almost made it!
We are tied up to a mooring buoy just outside the Gaton locks. It took us a little over 3 hours to cross the Gaton lake and get to the buoy. We are now scheduled to pick up a new pilot at 1:30 tomorrow afternoon. We are trying to move this u…
That first evening of events included introductions of those
That first evening of events included introductions of those currently in the process of looping…and believe it or not, we located a couple of Kansans. Last August, we met Marc and Shelley Colby, former Wichitians now living in Austin, aboard ROCKCH…
The docks were packed…lots of loopers in process, just
The docks were packed…lots of loopers in process, just starting, or like us, finished a loop and headed for friendly dockage for the winter. I’m guessing that this event helps keep this marina afloat…cash flow to get through those cold months ahea…
A New Side Trip to Delaware City
September 25th- Before departing Cape May we topped up our diesel tanks at $3.74/gal. Would you believe the dockhands were at the marina by 7am. This worked out great because we’d were able to catch some of the tide heading up the Delaware B…
End of season update
We really did not get to cruise a lot this past summer due to demands from the business. When time did permit, we escaped to the boat and hid out at the slip. Spent a lot of quiet time reading, listening to music and just kicking back.
We are still on the marina’s waiting list to […]
