We spent the past week at Joe Wheeler State Park near Rogersville, AL. Each fall the America’s Great Loop Cruising Association (AGLCA) hosts an event for those members interested in or who are currently traveling The Great Loop. This year ~ 250 people attended, half planning and half already on The Loop. There are all […]

We decided to travel the extra 200 or so miles up the Tennessee River to Chattanooga and it was absolutely worth it. After you pass through a very industrial section of the river the river then takes many twists and turns through a beautiful gorge. Unfortunately we were a bit early to see the leaves

Mike Lenkeit is the first guest we’ve had stay with us. Living in Atlanta meant Chattanooga was less than a 2 hour drive and we were happy to have Mike and his dog Kemah come spend the night with us. Usually we see him when work brought him to the Portland area, this time we

If Penny could type here is what she would probably share – I miss my big backyard where I can roam freely among big trees and bushes but being a boat dog is not so bad. Because the boat is not very big I get to be very close to my people. I like to

Yesterday was productive day. Two hour road trip down to Nashville to get Penny into the vet (annual exam, shots), a West Marine and Trader Joe’s shopping spree (we have missed you TJs!) and Carmax bought our Subaru. We ended the day at a restaurant called Freight House in Paducah, KY. Paducah is a large

Technically The Bourbon Trail is not near The Great Loop route but when you have friends that live in Columbus, OH and you decide to meet halfway between each other then a weekend of bourbon tasting around Bardstown, KY is the perfect place to meet. We stayed at an amazing AirBnB right downtown called The

Not ones to enter this sort of thing but we did. As a result we are asking friends to vote for Heartbeat in a boat name contest here – https://passagemakerphotocontest.shortstack.com/5JBdQp  You can vote 1x/day and the contest ends 10/31. Thanks in advance!

So far we have been able to explore The Land Between The Lakes inland and via waterway. The land area has a ton to do – hiking/biking trails, camping, Elk and Bison Refuge and much more. One of probably thirty in the herd we drove by. These guys and girls do not smell great, windows

2,200 + miles in the car and we made it from Portland, OR to Grand Rivers, KY. Thankful to catch up with several friends along the route to break up the long drive. The last several days have consisted of finding a place to put everything we brought (we brought a lot), cleaning the boat