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Good Morning/Afternoon all! (I started writing this at 9:30)  We are back on the grid J  We are currently at Green Turtle Marina in Grand Rivers, KY.  They had a special deal on for Loopers, stay for 7 day only … Continue reading →

Left Lindsey at 7:15 or so on the 7th.  We got thru our first lock of the day, Lock 15A.  As we were traveling we heard the Coast Guard give their mariner report.  We have never listed to them on … Continue reading →

We have not had internet for the past several days.  We were going to rely on Gary’s Hotspot on his T-Mobile phone but his coverage has not been that great.  Pat assures me that will change once we are further … Continue reading →

Left Wabasha this Morning at 6:55 A.M.  It was a little foggy on the river and cold last night, we forgot to close the door to the fly bridge…..Brrrrr!  Gary is still a little under the weather so I am … Continue reading →

We left Treasure Island at 8:22 .  We got right in the Lock and Damn, which was great.  We had smooth sailing again, a little chop on Pepin but not much.  Only saw 2 barges.   We arrived at Wabasha at … Continue reading →

Well, we got a late start today, had a wonderful send off by the Sunnyside Crew.  Thanks guys and Melinda!  We  decided to take it easy and so we made it as far as Treasure Island.  We got held up … Continue reading →

We have spent the last week getting ready to leave.  I have been provisioning the boat.  We compiled a list over several months of the things we thought we might need.  Based on that list I made shopping lists.  I … Continue reading →

Thanks to our friends, Chuck and Rae and John and Donna for the fantastic Bon Voyage party!  It was really great and so much fun to see and talk to everyone.  So many people showed up, we were really surprised … Continue reading →

We started this week out by doing some prep work.  I was de-frosting the fridge, taking inventory, preparing financial reports to keep track of our budget and actual spending (I am an excel spread sheet geek), restocking the boat and … Continue reading →

Haha!  Feels just like any other Saturday.  I’m sure it will take a few weeks before it sinks in.