The Great Loop

After a few weeks of prep work we are finally under way and on our adventure. This should be a year long experience up the Atlantic Coast, over the Great Lakes, and down the inland rivers. Läs mer

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Middle of nowhere
27 februari 2023, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Stopped for the evening on our two day trip to Savannah. Matt caught a stingray.
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Savannah
28 februari 2023, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
There is so much to see and do in the historic area if Savannah. From the water fountain to the prohibition museum, so much to experience. We did the old town trolly tour in addition to the ghost tour.Läs mer
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Savannah Bananas
2 mars 2023, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
A very fun and unique take on baseball.
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Hilton Head
5 mars 2023, Förenta staterna
We’ve arrived in South Carolina. The group is finally together with Coda joining us. We explored the Sea Pine Shell Ring which is an area 4,800 years old. The preserve has lovely boardwalks with plentiful wildlife. We also explored the Coastal Discovery Museum and saw more plant and animal life.Läs mer
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Beaufort SC
7 mars 2023, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
Beaufort is known for the filming location of Forrest Gump. There is also many historic homes and buildings. We enjoyed a visit to the kazoo factory and was able to make our own.
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Morgan Island (aka Monkey Island)
8 mars 2023, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
We anchored next to Morgan Island for the night on our way out of Beaufort. The next morning we slowly cruised by hoping to see monkeys. We were lucky and spotted a mamma and her baby. I only managed to record a short moment of the mamma leaving.Läs mer
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Charleston SC
9 mars 2023, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
We stayed in Charleston for a few days, walking the historic downtown, city market, and even took the kids to a trampoline house. We also took side trips to the historic landmarks.
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Fort Sumter and Patriots Point
13 mars 2023, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
We spent the day taking a ferry out to Fort Sumter to tour the old grounds. Afterwards we went to the maritime museum and explored the USS Yorktown.
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McLeod Plantation
14 mars 2023, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☀️ 43 °F
We took a short trip to explore the plantation. There was a guided tour that explained the locations significance throughout history. At one point it served as HQ during the Civil War. Another point, the old slave quarters were homes until the 1990s.Läs mer
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McClennanville SC
16 mars 2023, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☀️ 55 °F
The town is cute with a great community feel. The streets are lined with oaks, Spanish moss, and flowers. Birds sing and everyone gives a friendly wave. We saw an oak tree over 1,000 years old, and dined at a wonderful restaurant called TW Graham Co which had soft shell crab.Läs mer
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Georgetown SC
16 mars 2023, Förenta staterna ⋅ 🌙 57 °F
Georgetown is named after a king George and is the third oldest town in South Carolina. The historic street houses many little shops and museums. The third Thursday of the month is a sip and stroll. There are two public docks for day use and a free maritime museum with lots of information.Läs mer
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Waccamaw River and Bucksport Marina
19 mars 2023, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
We stopped at the marina for the night. It also acts as a camping ground with some amenities. A restaurant is in the area with games but is currently closed. The games are still available including giant Jenga and connect four. The river is fresh water and calm and surrounded by lovely trees. Perfect for kayaking.Läs mer
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Myrtle Beach
20 mars 2023, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☀️ 54 °F
We stopped for the night at Myrtle Beach and ventured into town to walk the boardwalk.
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Barefoot Landing
21 mars 2023, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☀️ 54 °F
We made a quick stop for inch at Ducks Last Resort. Barefoot Landing is like a small shopping village just north of Myrtle Beach.
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Southport NC
21 mars 2023, Förenta staterna ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
We stayed the night in Southport just in time to see a lovely sunset.
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Beaufort NC
23 mars 2023, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
Wind was coming so we made reservations at the marina for a few days. We walked the mile to town and explored the historic areas. The maritime museum was also impressive with information on Blackbeard
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Fort Macon
25 mars 2023, Förenta staterna ⋅ 🌬 66 °F
Fort Macon was very impressive. The visitors area was a mix between a maritime
Museum and a nature exhibit. Lots of information and exhibits. The fort itself was fun and had great displays of information through the ages. Around the fort is a 3 Milne trail through the woods and over the ocean sand dunes.Läs mer
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Oriental NC
25 mars 2023, Förenta staterna ⋅ 🌬 64 °F
We stopped for a few days in Oriental it’s a little town with one main streets that is lined with small shops. The town is decorated with dragons which are fun to search for.
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Ocracoke
29 mars 2023, Förenta staterna ⋅ 🌬 55 °F
Ocracoke is an island on the Outer Banks. It consists of a small town and a Long Beach. Only accessible by ferry, it’s a National park. Bike and golf cart rentals are available. The second oldest operating lighthouse stands on the island.
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Roanoke Island
1 april 2023, Förenta staterna
We visited the island and the town of Manteo. The island is known as the home of the lost colony. In the 1500s it was the first English colony, but all the residents disappeared and they’re still searching to see what happened.

We toured the downtown, a Christmas Shop, and the Festival Park which had information on the Native American people, colonial life, and a replica of the Ship Elizabeth.Läs mer
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Fort Raleigh Nagional Park and gardens
2 april 2023, Förenta staterna
The tip of the island is the National park where they believed the actual location of the settlement was. There’s an earthen mound that was recreated on the site of the original mound used as a defense structure.

The Elizabethan Gardens next door honors and remembers the settlers that have disappeared. In the rose garden, there’s a rose given by Queen Elizabeth II from her Windsor Garden as a gift for Americas bicentennial.Läs mer
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Coinjock NC
3 april 2023, Förenta staterna
Last stop before we enter Virginia. It’s a very small town but is known for their Prime Rib. We just stayed the night, had dinner, and will be continuing on.
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Chesapeake City
4 april 2023, Förenta staterna ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
We arrived in the area to prepare to leave the boat in the yard. It was a lovely area lined with trees and a bridge nearby. Across the bridge is a part commemorating the Battle at the Bridge during the Revolutionary WarLäs mer
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Norfolk, VA
5 april 2023, Förenta staterna ⋅ ⛅ 86 °F
Walking tour of Norfolk cannonball trail included the cannonball embedded in the church wall, MacArthur Memorial, and Taiwanese Pagoda.
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Chrysler Museum
5 april 2023, Förenta staterna ⋅ ⛅ 86 °F
The Chrysler Museum of Art was amazing. It had a glass studio next door that had glass blowing demonstrations. We were fortunate as they had a guest visiting who had appeared in the competition show Blown Away. We watched the special guest make a bowl.

The museum was also spectacular with interactive exhibits and items from the ancient world. They had a reconstruction room where we watched a painting get repaired.Läs mer
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