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On the Move to Pensacola! (#84)
Our first stop back on the Loop was to Pensacola Pier Yacht Harbor marina. We arrived at the Pensacola around 2pm, and then planned to...

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Jan 281 min read
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Good-bye Orange Beach, Alabama Pt-6 (#83f)
We need one final shout out to Orange Beach. We completely loved our time there and couldn't have had a better place to experience a...

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Jan 281 min read
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Snow in Orange Beach, Alabama??!!! Pt. 5 (#83e)
As we geared up to end our almost 2 months stay in Orange Beach, Alabama, we heard rumbings of cold weather, then possible snow. Since...

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Jan 231 min read
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Starting 2025 with a Bang! Now Plan and Wait - Pt.4 (#83d)
We started 2025 off with a spectacular bang! We started the evening with dinner at the Villagio Grille with our friends on Ti Amo....

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Jan 132 min read
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Happy New Year! Florabama - Pt 3 (#83c)
Happy New Year! We continue to enjoy our time in the Orange Beach, Pensacola, Mobile area. With our red rental car (pictured) we have...

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Dec 31, 20241 min read
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Happy Thanksgiving & Merry Christmas - Pt2 (#83b)
We arrived to Orange Beach, Alabama at The Wharf with enought time to have a wonderful Thanksgiving Dinner with our friends on Dream...

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Dec 26, 20241 min read
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The Wharf for the Holidays - Pt.1 (#83a)
When we started planning our journey, we needed to determine where we would be to fly in and out for the holidays. We had heard from...

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Nov 28, 20241 min read
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History, Tea, & Watertaxi to Fairhope (#81)
We timed our trip across the bay to the afternoon when the winds were calmer. We still had some chop, but were able to get across easier....

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Nov 28, 20243 min read
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Dophins to Lulu's Homeport for a Night (#82)
We left Fairhope for a one night stay at Lulu's Homeport marina. We had a flat calm beautiful day on the bay. As we got closer to the...

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Nov 27, 20241 min read
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Leaving Anchorage and Rivers to Mobile (#80)
We woke to the morning ready to leave early. However the winds and rain had other plans. We knew the weather wasn't ideal, but when you...

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Nov 27, 20243 min read
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Almost Last Lock and Tennsaw River Anchorage (#79)
We started off the day a little melancholy knowing this was our last big lock of our trip, and likely our boating adventure. We are...

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Nov 24, 20242 min read
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Foggy Start to Famous Bobby's Fishcamp (#78)
We left Kingfisher Marina at 5:30am to make the lock with in a bit of fog with two other boats behind us. Ted is always in his happy...

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Nov 21, 20242 min read
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Cliffs of Epes En-Route to Kingfisher (#77)
We had been looking forward to this spectacular day of travel along the Cliffs of Epes in Epes, Alabama. We left at first light with a...

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Nov 18, 20241 min read
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Another Anchorage after Howard Heflin Lock (#76)
We were making good time after leaving Columbus. We had another beautiful day on the water. Barge is moving woodchips to one of the pulp...

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Nov 18, 20241 min read
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Dirty Dozen Locks to Columbus Marina (#75)
We thought we were leaving at first light with only Therapy as we made it through the dirty dozen locks of the Tennessee Tombigbee...

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Nov 16, 20241 min read
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On the Move - Tenn-Tom Passage with Midway Stop (#74)
We left Safe Harbor Aqua Yacht Marina to officially begin our journey down the Tenn-Tom Tombigbee waterway. We left our other boats...

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Nov 16, 20242 min read
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Safe Harbor Provisioning in IUKA, MS (#73)
We left Florence at first light and were able to see the beautiful sunrise in Florence. Florence doesn't really ever look that...

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Nov 16, 20241 min read
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We made it! Wilson Lock going to Florence (#72)
The Wilson lock has been out for repairs and we had rushed to Joe Wheeler to join the Flotillas that were approved to go through the...

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Nov 16, 20241 min read
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Twinkle, Twinkle, Sparkling Star - Come and Dock Where We Are (#71)
This was a 92 mile trip from sunup to after sundown and one of our favorite days on the water. We left with spectacular views along the...

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Nov 13, 20242 min read
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Nina, Pinta, & Sparkling Star at GoosePond (#70)
We decided to finish our sidetrip to Chattanooga and head back down to retrace our route on the Tennessee. We left on an overcast day...

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Nov 13, 20242 min read
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