Paducah
28. Oktober 2023 in den USA
Paducah is a walled town to prevent flood waters from entering the town. The inside wall is decorated with lovely murals depicting the history of the area.
Nearby is an old bakery, train museum,Weiterlesen
Green Turtle Bay
29. Oktober 2023 in den USA
Green Turtle Bay is like a community or small resort village. The marina has restaurants, spa, docks, and courtesy car. Nearby is Pattie’s 1800 settlement that is all decorated for Christmas. It hasWeiterlesen
Nashville
31. Oktober 2023 in den USA
Nashville was fun! From the lights and live music on Broadway to the quick sight
seeing trip on the Hop on Hop Off, we saw as much as we could in a couple of days.
We also celebrated Michael’sWeiterlesen
Anchoring near Paris Landing
3. November 2023 in den USA ⋅ 🌙 55 °F
We found a small bay to anchor for the night not far from Paris Landing. The area was mostly residential with one side just trees. There were lots of bugs once the sun went down.
Anchoring near Birdsong Marina
4. November 2023 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
It was a little squirrely getting into this area. It is a windy shallow channel around sandbars. The area is beautiful with calm waters and no wind. There are lots of fish jumping. Unfortunately weWeiterlesen
Kelleys island
5. November 2023 in den USA
We traveled a long ways to find anchorage. Our original plan did not pan out as the river level is low and we couldn’t enter the streams. We finally found a spot next to a small island.
Clifton anchoring
6. November 2023 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
Dropped anchor near Clifton in an area called Ohana. Not much here but the journey provided pretty scenery and rocky cliffs.
Wolf Island anchorage
7. November 2023 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
We dropped anchor around wolf island. The current was a bit faster than the previous night, perhaps the channel is narrower.
The trip over was scenic. I’m loving the cliffs. We did spot oneWeiterlesen
Grand Harbor
9. November 2023 in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
We passed through the Pickwick lock and dam, was in three states at the same time (Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee) and pulled into Grand Harbor Marina.
It’s a nice area where many boatersWeiterlesen
Anchoring at Piney Grove in Bay Springs
10. November 2023 in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F
We anchored before the lock in a nice bay. There were many offshoots of pools for other boats. Michael and I took the dinghy out and spotted a beaver swimming.
Anchoring by John Winnet lock
10. November 2023 in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F
We anchored for the evening just before the lock. It had a few little harbors to tuck into. We explored a bit by dinghy and saw a beaver.
Shiloh
11. November 2023 in den USA
We took a quick trip to Shiloh route uto learn more about the Civil War. We walked the cemetery and looked at a few of the monuments. Afterwards, we headed to the catfish hotel restaurant which servedWeiterlesen
Anchoring near Midway Marina and
11. November 2023 in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
We dropped anchor before the lock and before Fulton not far from the Midway Marina. The sunset was stunning for Veterans Day. Unfortunately the next morning we lost our anchor. We tried searching forWeiterlesen
Reisenderyour trip is so interesting. I thought you'd be on the Mississippi. but you're not?
We were only on the Mississippi for a brief portion as it’s not very friendly for pleasure crafts. Not many places to anchor or marinas and the distance between fuel stops is too far. The commercial tow and barge traffic is also too many to deal with. So the typical route is to go through the smaller rivers like Tennessee and Tombibee [Mayli]
Canal section cutoff anchorage
12. November 2023 in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
We had to boat at night in the dark as we had a late start due to the loss of our anchor. Thankfully Legacy went ahead and found an Anchorage. With rivers low it’s been a challenge finding spots toWeiterlesen
Columbus
13. November 2023 in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
We stayed the night at Columbus Marina. We met two other loopers, one who had kids. Michael and their boy played all day outside.
The marina offered a courtesy car which we took into town to eat atWeiterlesen
Cooks Cutoff
14. November 2023 in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
It was a long day of boating with two locks. The first lock is our 100th lock on the loop. I had to help out on Legacy. We arrived late at the anchorage and had just enough time to take Flash to shoreWeiterlesen
Demopolis
16. November 2023 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
We stayed at Kingfisher marina in Demopolis. They had a courtesy car and shuttle service so we explored the town. There were a few historic buildings and statues for the confederates. The theater wasWeiterlesen
Edna anchorage
17. November 2023 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
We passed through a lock with a lovely waterfall from a dam and headed for a few hours by some pretty cliffs. The trip was along a windy part of the Tombigbee river where is was particularly shallow.Weiterlesen
Okatuppa Creek anchorage
17. November 2023 in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
When we first approached the creek, it was daunting. We thought no way will we fit in there. But we had to check it out. So one by one we eased our way in and found one spot to drop anchor and tie ourWeiterlesen
Sunflower anchorage
19. November 2023 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
We passed through our final lock on the Great Loop. This was our 104th lock. So happy to be done. After anchoring, we popped open a bottle of champagne to celebrate.
The anchorage was lovely with aWeiterlesen
Tensaw River Anchorage
20. November 2023 in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
Pretty uneventful day except for the start of it. We awoke in the morning and noticed we were pointing in the wrong direction. Forgot that this part of the river (since there are no more locks) isWeiterlesen
Mobile
22. November 2023 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
We spent the day exploring Mobile with a stop at the science center and a walk down Dauphin St. I stopped in Wet Willie’s and the kids had ice cream at three Georges.
Fairhope
23. November 2023 in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
We stayed at the Fairhope Yacht Club and celebrated Thanksgiving here. I had a little time to go into town to see the castle house and hermit house while also taking Michael to a nice playground.
Dauphin island
24. November 2023 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
We arrived in the early afternoon, passing under the Dauphin Island Bridge and by some oil rigs. The marina was simple but accommodated us and across the parking lot was a restaurant with deliciousWeiterlesen
Biloxi
25. November 2023 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
We arrived in Biloxi to stay one night. It’s a big casino town that also has an arcade and amusement park. We strolled along the boardwalk, waved by a church And Buddhist temple, then took the kidsWeiterlesen