August 10, 2026 We had been away from our boat for almost seven weeks. The boat was left at Ess-Kay Marina in Brewerton, NY. While we were back home, the was boat hauled, new bottom paint applied and new zincs attached. We arrived back to the boat on Saturday,
May 22, 2026 Arrived back to the boat on Tuesday, the 19th. It was a 10-hour drive from home. After unloading the rental car, Brian took it back to Enterprise to drop it off and put the keys in their drop box. When he arrived, he requested an Uber.
Starting a new journey to and through the Erie Canal April 21-25, 2026 We are in a slip at New Bern, NC. There is a mama duck with 12 ducklings always near our boat. This morning we checked out the local outdoor market that featured fresh produce, honey, jellies
April 7, 2026 Back to the boat yesterday late afternoon; tiring day of travel. We spent a week at home base taking care of medical appointments, making sure our tenants were happy (always), catching up our daughters and their significant others. We all celebrated Brian’s mom’s 97th birthday.
March 11, 2026 When we posted our last Blog Post we forgot to post some photos of our kayak trip with Meghan and Patrick. So here they are. Left our mooring ball at Fernandina before 8 am and headed to Jekyll Island. Along the way we saw quite a few
February 27, 2026 Wednesday, we returned to our boat after being home for week. The time at home flew by; never even had a chance to meet up with friends. More snow fell on top of the several feet already on the ground. The snow-covered trees do look beautiful.
January 29, 2026 In the 30’s when we woke this morning. Lauren prepared eggs, home fries, bacon and toast with homemade raspberry jam. After breakfast, Brian sanded down the top half of one of the Dutch doors in the cockpit. Yesterday, he sanded the top half of the other
Jan 11, 2026 Returned to our Heidi-Ho yesterday after spending nearly 3 weeks celebrating the holidays with family and friends and attending our nephew’s wedding. Brian and our son-in-law worked together on building surround bookshelves for a guest bedroom. The weather was frigid; not much snow,
December 3, 2025 Returned from Massachusetts after spending time with family for Thanksgiving. Arrived back to the boat late afternoon. Everything looked fine on the boat. Before we left Two Georges Marina to go back home, we met John McGee. He is the AGLCA harbor host here. While we were
October 19, 2025 After 11 hours of driving on Friday and another 7 the next day, we arrived back to our boat at Kenlake Marina in Kentucky. We had been home for about a week taking care of business. Apple picking with family and a picnic afterwards was a highlight.
September 26, 2025 Last night there was an impromptu Loopers meeting to discuss what time to leave Alton Marina and information regarding the two locks we would have to go through. This would be the start of our trip down the Mississippi. Brian offered to call the lock attendant at
September 18, 2025 I failed to mention in the last entry that we had gone on a “hike” with Kevin and Tina Rhodes on Cross Rhodes when we were in Ottawa at the Heritage Harbor Marina. The area was originally referred to as “Deer Park” in reference to the large