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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

We thought we were leaving at first light with only Therapy as we made it through the dirty dozen locks of the Tennessee Tombigbee...

We left Safe Harbor Aqua Yacht Marina to officially begin our journey down the Tenn-Tom Tombigbee waterway. We left our other boats...

We left Florence at first light and were able to see the beautiful sunrise in Florence. Florence doesn't really ever look that...

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...

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...

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...

Our visit to Chattanooga was fabulous and is definitely a place we will come back to visit. The river route from Goose Pond to...

We left at first light to enjoy the beautiful calm of the morning. There were no other boats on the water when we left. We remarked how...

Normally Laura is the main driver behind the Sparkling Star leaving at first light because she loves the sunrises on the water. When we...

We were on a quick sprint to Chattanooga with a one night stop in Ditto Landing. Another Looper took this picture of us on the way! We...

Getting to Joe Wheeler Park was quite a process. The main commercial lock had a crack in the doors after the hurricanes and they are...

We went into Muscle Shoals Sound Studio with no idea of what this place was. We were pleased when they welcomed us into the doors to...