Once we left Mobile, we slowly made our way to Pensacola and the riggers who are going to be stepping out mast. Along the way we found 2 very nice anchorages. The first anchorage was just east of Gulf Shores in front of Water Front Park. It was a Saturday night and there was an …
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Mobile AL
We finally finished the river system and made it into Mobile Bay and the Dog River where we stayed 2 nights at a much needed marina. Our last night on the river system had us less than 10 miles away from Mobile. Due to high winds and small craft advisories, almost all the Loopers were …
So close, yet so far
We’re so close to finishing the river system as we’re less than 20 miles from Mobile Bay and we’re held up at anchor. There are small craft advisories on Mobile Bay and without my mast and sails, it’s a little too much for us to handle. So, here we sit with several other looper boats …
Demopolis AL
A lot has happened since we last wrote. It’s been very busy as we try to push our way down the rivers and get to the Gulf, only to have a hurricane waiting for us, maybe… We’ll see. Iuka MS is the start of the Tenn-Tom waterway, which connects the Tennessee River with the Black …
Mississippi
No, we’re not back on the Mississippi river, we’re in the state of Mississippi. We left Green Turtle Bay, cut over from the Cumberland to the Tennessee river and worked our way down to the state of Mississippi, leaving the Tennessee river and starting the Tenn-Tom waterway. We only have 450 of the 1,300 miles …
Goodbye Illinois
We left Paducah and headed up the Ohio river a bit to catch the Cumberland River into Lake Barkley. If you look on the map it is closer to take the Tennessee river into Kentucky Lake but we were warned by locals that there is more commercial traffic on the Tennessee and wait times at …
Ohio River
We completed the Mississippi River at the town of Cairo IL and started heading up the Ohio River. On the Mississippi, we had a nice 2+ knot current in our favor. On the Ohio, we’re heading upstream against a 1 knot current. The town of Cairo is interesting. By land, there’s not much here. By …
Low Water
Like the Illinois River, the Mississippi river is also very low. There is plenty of water for us to travel, but many of the anchorages are dry. This is causing us to make inconsistent trips. The next stopping area may be 40 miles one day and 90 miles the next. Most Loopers use the Nebo …
On the Mississippi River
We left Beardstown IL and made a 58 mile run to Willow Island, which is just north of the town of Hardin IL. It was a very cold night on anchor. We do have heat, but we need AC power to run it. No shore power, no heat. I do have my trusty Honda Generator …
October 15th Update
During our stay at Heritage Harbor Marina in Ottawa, we attended a Looper briefing the marina puts on every evening. It covers the remaining route to Kentucky Lake. Brice, the gentleman giving the briefing, warned us it was NOT brief. And he was right. Three hours and many pages of notes later, we had all …
Progress so far
For the last 3 days Sue and I have been trying to get back into boat life and learn the river systems. Our boat has lots of storage but only a small percentage is easily accessible. We’ve been digging deep into the back storage areas looking for the most basic of items that would have …
Departure Date
Sue and I have been frantically packing trying to get our house and boat in order and we’re finally ready enough. You’re never ready, as there’s always one more boat project, house issue, or paperwork problem holding you back. We’re finally ready enough to leave. I’ve been watching the weather and we have a nice …
We’re Back!
As many of you know, Sue and I are currently preparing for our next boat adventure. We’re bringing Odyssey to the ocean through the river system, arriving in Mobile, AL. From Mobile, we’ll head to the Florida Keys, provision one last time, and make our jump to The Bahamas. More details to come. Our long …
Buffalo
We finished the Erie Canal today. We’re on the town wall in Tonawanda NY. Tomorrow, we’ll head up the Buffalo River to RCR Yachts to have our mast stepped. After that, we booked a marina for 2 nights so I can put our boat back together. There was a lot of work to prep the …
Amsterdam NY
We left Waterford this morning at 7AM. As soon as we left, we had to do the Waterford Flight, which is locks 2 thru 6 one right after the other. Locks 2,3, and 4 were fine, but a strong line of thunderstorms was moving across the area and lock 5 didn’t want us to enter …
Kurt & Sue Sail 