You know, I thought I was really getting the hang of this looping thing. Traveling to different stops almost every day. New areas to explore on my jogs with Mom each morning, lots of new friends to meet (both furry and non-furry), and I have totally mastered the jumping on and off the boat thing. […]
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As we conclude our tour of the US side of Lake Erie, our first stop this week was at Kelly’s Island (KI), just about 10 miles off the coast from Sandusky, OH. As we were pulling in the marina, two of our fellow looper friends were departing and gave us great recommendations. The friends we
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This past week we departed Ashtabula, OH and headed for Geneva-on-the-Lake State Park, located… wait for it…yep, you got it, in Geneva-on-the-Lake (GOTL). This historic harbor town is open year-round, with an amusement type atmosphere, and boasts it is home of American’s oldest continuous operating miniature golf course (from early 1920’s). Unfortunately, it lightly rained
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The coolest thing about motoring along the Loop with Mom and Dad is all the friends… new and old! So yeah, we’re meeting lots and lots of new friends, and last week, Mom and Dad even caught up with our St Pete buddies Sharon and John and their pup, Tiller. Tiller has been sailing with
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What are the odds that our friends from St. Petersburg, FL, who have been out cruising the last 3 years, from Florida, the Bahamas and all around the Chesapeake, would be in Erie, PA the same time we were? John & Sharon traveled by land yacht to Erie for a family reunion and arrived a
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This past week ended with a great treat – a trip to Niagara Falls. Although many shared that in their opinion the view from the Canadian side is much better, we still greatly enjoyed the experience. Niagara Falls Dave Taking a Photo at Niagara Falls Maid of the Mist at Niagara Falls Earlier in the
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As we head west on the Erie Canal, there is a junction where loopers often head north along the Oswego Canal to Lake Ontario and north to explore Canadian waterways. With the Canadian border still closed due to COVID, if a looper boat can sneak under several 15’ bridges, the most expeditious route is to
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Malleable Murphy here “chillaxing” to the max because, well, there was this one little incident last week. The one thing about hanging on the trawler is that when you see your buddy far off in the distance and you bolt over SEA AND LAND to visit him, well, let’s just say not everyone is exactly
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This last week has been another fun adventure – complete with transiting through 23 locks on the eastern end of the Erie Canal. Whew! The Erie Canal winds its way from the Hudson River near Albany, NY all of the way to Buffalo, NY on Lake Erie, over 350 miles with an elevation change of
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Some things are just worth waiting for. After departing New York Harbor, we enjoyed our first day cruising up the Hudson River and arrived at Croton-on-Hutson on Saturday, June 5th for 6 days. Why 6 days? Waiting for a weather window? Nope. Chris on Betty Gail had scored reservations for the 4 of us at
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