Great Loop Stops

Our beloved Sparkling Star now has a new owner. She was our first boat love. We are so grateful to have her part of our lives supporting...

Our final journey on our Great Loop was a bit surreal. We decided it was important to fly our gold burgee as we had already crossed our...

We left Coan River Marina at first light for our short journey to Colonial Beach. We love seeing the sunrise as we start our boating...

We had a wonderfully calm day to travel from Hampton to Coan River, Virginia in the Potomac. We left at our usual early morning first...

We started an early morning trip and the water was spectacular. We love our early morning departures. We got to see all the Navy shops in...

Along with good weather, timing the bridges in critical to get through. The three bridges had opening on the hour and 1/2 hour. The...

We waited for a perfect weather day to do our crossing to Coinjock across the Albermoro sound. We started early in the morning so we...

We had a spectacularly smooth ride to Belhaven, North Carolina. We knew we would be there for four days because of weather. The waterways...

We had a beautiful and long travel day to Beaufort, NC. We had three critical bridges we had to time to get through and not be delayed....

We wanted to take advantage of a good weather day to get to Beaufort, NC so we took this short trip (less than 4 hours) to Wrightsville...

We had a short trip to Southport and didn't have to leave at our early first light time for only a 40 mile day. The weather was calm. We...

Our trip to Myrtle Beach was one of the prettiest on the whole Atlantic ICW. It reminded Laura of Canada. We even had a stretch that was...

We started off early for our trip to Georgetown, SC.  Travels in South Carolina are not easy, and it's probably good that we are more...

We had another spectacular travel day as we rushed to Charleston before the upcoming rougher weather. We decided to shorter our stay in...

We had a beautiful travel day on our trip to Beaufort. We will go to both Beaufort (Beeuufort), SC and Beaufort (Bowfort), NC which are...

We were able to dock fairly easy as Hilton Head. Our two night stay worked out with the weather windows, and we were able to get a space...

We had another smooth day (planned) on our trip to Savannah. We left with light winds and the currents and tides in our favor. We spent...

We had a brief one night stay at Sunbury Crab Company Marina. Unfortunately, the Sunbury Crab Company is closed on Monday and Tuesday -...

We heard about Bob's tracks when we first started the Loop. Bob has been tracking his route all the way down the east coast several times...

Our next one night stop was Fernandina Beach. What a cute town! Laura took a lot of pictures to remember everything we saw. We were on a...

Our trip to St. Augustine was the first of three long days to beat the weather and take advantage of some glorious travel days. We...

We had a lovely calm clear sky trip to Daytona. We didn't know about this wonderful inlet for Manatees. We went no wake and then idle...

We've come to the point of our Loop where we need to seriously consider listing our beautiful Sparkling Star. We had scheduled a 1 week...

After leaving Stuart, we made the trip to Vero Beach. We weren't able to get a slip at the Vero Beach Marina, so we opted for Loggerhead...

We had a beautiful start to the morning with a spectacular first light departure. When we arrived to the other side, the lock was open....

We had a one night stay in Clewiston before making our early trek across to Stuart. Since it was difficult to get a slip in Indiantown...

We had a beautiful day leaving Ft. Myers on our trip to Moore Haven ate River House Marina. We could have stayed at the first come...

We were able to get a slip at the only functioning marina in Ft. Myers. Prior to the recent hurricanes over the past 15 months, Ft. Myers...

We stopped for one night at the Pink Shell Resort in Ft. Myers. We were warned about current, but we had both current and wind when we...

We had a short trip from Boca Grande to Captiva so we waited for the winds to die down. In order to get into the marina we had to go...

We left from Long Boat Key to Boca Grande at first light to see this amazing sunrise. The day was special because it was Valentine's day...

We planned to have a good weather window for our Tampa Bay crossing and the weather did not dissapoint us. Clear and Calm! Our friends on...

As we were leaving in dense fog, we heard a boat telling us they were coming up to Tarpon Springs. We had three boats and two fishing...

Our third stop on our Big Bend Crossing was Tarpon Springs. After Tarpon Springs, we will be in the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) and will...

We made it to our second stop on Crystal River without incident. And, after we arrived, we learned others were not so lucky. The trip int...

We started off our Big Bend crossing at First Light. We were eager and anxious to make this journey. We had two boats traveling behind us...

We left Apalachicola early to get to Carabelle for enough time to prepare for the next day. The morning was spectacular. Laura walked the...

We arrived right before 5pm and picked up some great quiches. Laura asked what the best restaurants were in town to a local who listed...

We spent two days at Panama City to wait out the weather, clean clothes (no fee for laundry), and do taxes! The marina had fixed docks...

One thing you never get tired of is the dolphins riding with you in your boat. They are beautiful magical creatures. Going underneath the...

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...

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...

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...

We started 2025 off with a spectacular bang! We started the evening with dinner at the Villagio Grille with our friends on Ti Amo....

Happy New Year! We continue to enjoy our time in the Orange Beach, Pensacola, Mobile area. With our red rental car (pictured) we have...

We arrived to Orange Beach, Alabama at The Wharf with enought time to have a wonderful Thanksgiving Dinner with our friends on Dream...

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...