Day 1 begins

Day 1. And we’re off
Picnic Island

At anchor at the mouth of the Caloosahatchee River after logging 35.8 miles. Animals are settling into boat life nicely. Tomorrow we head east.
Secchi at Picnic Island .8m
Total depth 1.3m
A new day

The start to day 2. And we’re off again.
Lock & Looper 1

Met our first looper and it just happens to be another CDory while going thru the Franklin Lock. Sea Nile began their loop on the Illinois River.
Labelle City Docks

We had a nice cruise today logging almost 50 miles. We’re tied up for the evening at the Labelle City Docks. Right next to a busy bridge but with the air running it’s not bad. We’re also tooEn savoir plus
Lake O

After two days off, today was back to work and I had a busy day! Stopped in Lake O to take today’s secchi reading which was .4m (pretty stirred up!) in 3.4m total depth. Scientist doing scienceEn savoir plus
Okeechobee

We just departed from a nice visit with Ken and Sharon in Okeechobee, and Jim who was also visiting from MN. They are great hosts. With Molly Brown on the dock and dueling Dory’s Sea Angel (Ken &En savoir plus
The adventures of Luna

Little Missy had quite the day. James forgot to close the helm window at the St. Lucie lock and she made a run for it. Water level was high making for an easy getaway to land at the top of the wall.En savoir plus
Officially Headed North

Today we all woke up feeling refreshed. Usually takes us a few days to get in the groove and I think we’re made it! We are also officially headed north. Winds are 17 gusting to 24 out of the SE soEn savoir plus
Spoil Island IR36

After a couple false attempts to anchor for the night we hit the jackpot with our final destination. spoil island IR36. Course we had to wait out the drunks playing some kind of drinking game on theEn savoir plus
Honest John’s Fish Camp

Had an easy cruise day making our way to Honest John’s Fish Camp where we are visiting with Jonathan and Rosa and staying on their dock. They have a young lab so Moki got some good running in. I wasEn savoir plus
South Dredge Island

Long day 73 miles. This was after we tried to access a trail on Merritt Island but it was too shallow and we had to push. Stopped at the boat ramp going thru Haulover Canal and witnessed manateesEn savoir plus
Zero mile day

Today and tomorrow are down days. It’s blowing pretty good so we got a good test of our new anchor and 8 plait anchor chain splice. Today was also the last warm (relative) day for a while so when IEn savoir plus
New artificial reef

Well this morning on one cup of coffee I paddled Moki to shore. Took some pictures and paddled back. Somewhere between shore and the boat now lies my phone. New one ordered. So your picture tonight isEn savoir plus
Marineland

We had a long travel day and I had a busy work day so it went by fast for me. I’m sure slower for the captain. We’re now anchored in a cove off the ICW just south of Marineland. It’s prettyEn savoir plus
St. Augustine

We’re tied up at the municipal marina till Saturday. My new phone arrived and I’m sort of set up. Forgot my iCloud password and am locked out 😡. But I can make calls and take pictures. OfEn savoir plus
St. Augustine day 2

Got a nice stroll around St Augustine. First walk with Moki we got poured on but had a good time. James came out for round 2 and then of course because there’s a dog onboard there was a round 3. StEn savoir plus
Dutton Island Preserve

We are now at anchor till Monday off Dutton Island Preserve a small park with a kayak launch, fishing piers, a nature trail and eight very nice tent campsites. Winds today (Sunday) are north 20-30En savoir plus
St. Marys

Welcome to the Peach State! It was a rough day. The wind did not shift directions as predicted. We were on target to make it to Cumberland Island by 2pm but It was a busy work day and with water goingEn savoir plus
Cumberland Island

Left St Marys early and headed over to Cumberland Island. Winds and waves are way down and it’s actually a really nice day. Moki and I did quite the hike while James and Luna entertained parkEn savoir plus
Crooked Creek State Park

Anchored off the state park tonight. There’s some trails here but when we came in a dredge crew was staging for ICW dredge just north of here and had the dock mostly tied up so we only did a touchEn savoir plus
Jekyll Island

Got some stormy weather on our way to Jekyll Island but it stopped as we were docking and turned into a nice day. Moki and I did some early recon and then James and I took some bikes out for a spin toEn savoir plus
Darien

Ok so this is a really quaint city with a lot of history. I was attracted by the shrimp boats so we planned to stay on the downtown docks for a day or two. But apparently the city lost their permitEn savoir plus
Darien part 2

This morning we went back to the city docks and Moki and I walked to the Fort King George State Historic Site. Very cool and dog friendly. After I rode the bike to a grocery store about a mile awayEn savoir plus
Voyageur🤣 that’s his onshore wind stretch. He didn’t miss the boat 🚤
VoyageurThis is so exciting and I LOVE this platform for travel blogging! I had no idea!
VoyageurYes! I looked at a lot of apps before selling on this one. So easy to use and love the breadcrumb.
No…, The couple’s names are Tom and Lisa. You may run into them as you LOOP. Dan and Peggy on Lake Effect are traveling with us. [Joyce Schulke]