Cruising Log

CAPTAINS LOG: 2017 GREAT  LOOP;  GH 37 COLORADO COWBOY
Date	Category	Desc	StartLocation	End location	Miles	MARINA ANCHORAGE	Notes
03/02/17	Cruising	ON THE LOOP	Ft Myers Beach, FL	Goodland, FL	64	Calusa Island	Boat at Olsen Marine for re-fit  12/2-3/25, month late
03/03/17	Shore activity	weather delay	Goodland		0	Calusa Island	waiting for winds to suubside  to  cross Florida Bay
03/04/17	Shore activity	weather delay	Goodland		0	Calusa Island	waiting for winds to suubside  to  cross Florida Bay
03/05/17	Shore activity	weather delay	Goodland		0	Calusa Island	waiting for winds to suubside  to  cross Florida Bay
03/06/17	Shore activity	weather delay	Goodland		0	Calusa Island	waiting for winds to suubside  to  cross Florida Bay
03/07/17	Cruising	On to the Keys	Goodland	Flamingo	144	Flamingo	One of  the engines stopped  running  intermittently.  Limped into  Flamingo,  jump-off point to the Everglades,  very limited services; minor grounding in mud on channel into boat basin.
03/08/17	Cruising	Across Florida Bay	Flamingo	Duck Key	48	Hawks Key	same  problem  w/ engine, got into  Hawks  Key, contacted a mobile service for  repair  work eng  hrs estimated
03/09/17	Shore activity	repairs	Duck key		0	Hawks Key	fuel line  plug found, all ok
03/10/17	Cruising	headed north	Duck key	Homestead	72	Homestead	Long day up  the  inside AICW, very shallow
03/11/17	Cruising	North to  Ft Lauderdale	Homestead	Ft Lauderdale	48	Cooley's Landing Marina	Wild day,  Saturday through  Key Biscayne, Miami, Ft. Lauderdale and a real  zoo going up the New  River; lots  of  boat traffic.
03/12/17	Shore activity	repairs	Ft Lauderdale		0	Cooley's Landing	Saly left for Hong Kong
03/13/17	Shore activity	repairs	Ft Lauderdale		0	Cooley's Landing	working on electronics upgrade  and engine work
03/14/17	Shore activity	repairs	Ft Lauderdale		0	Cooley's Landing	working on electronics upgrade  and engine work
03/15/17	Shore activity	repairs	Ft Lauderdale		0	Cooley's Landing
03/15/17	Shore activity	repairs	Ft Lauderdale		0	Cooley's Landing	working on electronics upgrade  and engine work appts made for  Langer-Krell  and Yacht Management
03/16/17	Shore activity	repairs	Ft Lauderdale		0	Cooley's Landing	? from Yacht Management came to boat to evaluate scope of  work Parrish from Langer Krell: took photos, to  send electronice proposal
03/17/17	Shore activity	repairs	Ft Lauderdale		0	Cooley's Landing	Call from Yacht Management; all booked up  for two weeks TT ServiceOne, will  take a look
03/18/17	Shore activity	repairs	Ft Lauderdale		0	Cooley's Landing	played golf, no appts
03/19/17	Shore activity	repairs	Ft Lauderdale		0	Cooley's Landing	played golf, Sally returned
03/20/17	Shore activity	repairs	Ft Lauderdale		0	Cooley's Landing	no activity
03/21/17	Shore activity	repairs	Ft Lauderdale		0	Cooley's Landing	no activity
03/22/17	Shore activity	repairs	Ft Lauderdale		0	Cooley's Landing	no activity
03/23/17	Shore activity	repairs	Ft Lauderdale		0	Cooley's Landing	no activity
03/24/17	Shore activity	repairs	Ft Lauderdale		0	Cooley's Landing	Accepted proposal from Langer-Krell ServiceOne some  work, will  work  saturday
03/25/17	Shore activity	repairs	Ft Lauderdale		0	Cooley's Landing	Zack and Mark from ServiceOne worked all day, repaced salon a/c, a/c cooling water supply line, started engie work
03/26/17	Shore activity	repairs	Ft Lauderdale		0	Cooley's Landing	golf
03/27/17	Shore activity	repairs	Ft Lauderdale		0	Cooley's Landing	golf
03/28/17	Shore activity	repairs	Ft Lauderdale		0	Cooley's Landing	Zack checked exhaust elbows, shot, need replaced, evidence of  leaks in heat exhangers, removed to be tested
03/29/17	Shore activity	repairs	Ft Lauderdale		0	Cooley's Landing
03/30/17	Shore activity	repairs	Ft Lauderdale		0	Cooley's Landing	took screens to  JP Downs, not US Metals to get SS screens replaced
03/30/17	Shore activity	repairs	Ft Lauderdale		0	Cooley's Landing	George from Langer-Krell started electronices install, old parts removed US Metals:  can't get screen to adhere to frames, contacted New found Metals; ordered new screens and frames TF Zack: Yanmar  delivered wrong exhaust elbow, week plus on backorder
03/31/17	Shore activity	repairs	Ft Lauderdale		0	Cooley's Landing	Electronic install completed except for new transducer and AIS AIS received  late in the day
04/01/17	Shore activity	repairs	Ft Lauderdale		0	Cooley's Landing
04/02/17	Shore activity	repairs	Ft Lauderdale		0	Cooley's Landing
04/03/17	Shore activity	repairs	Ft Lauderdale		0	First Performance	had boat towed  to First Performance for transducer install
04/04/17	Shore activity	repairs	Ft Lauderdale		0	First Performance Marina	waiting for haulout, minimal  work done on shower sump pumbing
04/05/17	Shore activity	repairs	Ft Lauderdale		0	First Performance Marina	boat hauled no work done
04/06/17	Shore activity	repairs	Ft Lauderdale		0	First Performance Marina	boat hauled no work done
04/07/17	Shore activity	repairs	Ft Lauderdale		0	Cooley's Landing	bottom paint spot repaired, transducer installed, diver  plate anode and  bonding system installed. part needed for plumbing  repair didn't  come  in
04/08/17	Shore activity	repairs	Ft Lauderdale		0	Cooley's Landing
04/09/17	Shore activity	repairs	Ft Lauderdale		0	Cooley's Landing
04/10/17	Shore activity	repairs	Ft Lauderdale		0	First Performance  Marina	waitn fo exhaust elbows from  Japan
04/11/17	Shore activity	repairs	Ft Lauderdale		0	First Performance Marina	Nothing from Zack didn't tell me who his supplier was when I asked.  Checked internet, found  one exhaust elbow on eBay, couple of others around the country, delivery 4-5 days Mike at First Performance contact Sunpower, told  him there were three in inventory at Yanmar Atlanta distributio center; Zack later related his supplier said 5 shipped from Japan, 2 for us, 3 to inventory. Supplier said due into Regional center at St Petersberg on Th, ship to Ft Lauderdale, Fri. Supplier told him they would stay open till shipment arrived.
04/12/17	Shore activity	repairs	Ft Lauderdale		0	First Performance Marina	TT Zack:  thought he could  make  it Thursday, working  on a  boat onthe hard, not a rush job
04/13/17	Shore activity	repairs	Ft Lauderdale		0	First Performance Marina	Zack no show,  called him, said couldn't  make it, no explanation
04/14/17	Shore activity	repairs	Ft Lauderdale	Ft Lauderdale	0	First Performance Marina	Talked to  Zack:  said parts  house didn't stay open long enough to receive exhaust elbows, will  pick up Monday and work on boat, has sea trial in afternoon.  Asked him to bring injectors and heat exchangers back to boat.
04/15/17	Shore activity	repairs	Ft Lauderdale		0	First Performance Marina	Easter weekend,no activity Golf w/ Sally at Inverrary CC
04/16/17	Shore activity	repairs	Ft Lauderdale		0	First Performance Marina	Easter weekend,no activity Golf w/ Sally at Pembrook Lakes, great course, fantastic Easter  Brunch buffet
04/17/17	Shore activity	repairs	Ft Lauderdale		0	First Performance Marina	Zack arrived 10am, exhaust elbows still  enroute,  Tues or Wed. Replaced injectors H/Es Still work due on strainers, risers.
04/18/17	Shore activity	repairs	Ft Lauderdale		0	First Performance Marina	No activity; worked  on cleaning rub rail, strbrd aft spring  line cleat
04/19/17	Shore activity	repairs	Ft Lauderdale		0	First Performance Marina	Golf jws only at Woodmont GC, gone  to seed,  nothing special  but  playable Zack:  Called in afternoon, said involved in mess, will be there first light TH am
04/20/17	Shore activity	repairs	Ft Lauderdale		0	First Performance Marina	Zack  finally showed up around noon,  finished job,  engines started, all good.
04/21/17	Cruising	Headed  north finally	Ft lauderdale	Del Ray Beach	32	Delray Harbor Club Marina	Stateroom head, quit working before we left, decided to deal  with it at First Performance, pulled pump and tank, all gunked up w/ pisscrete, decided to replace whole unit, also  decided to do small head also.  All done by 1, left at 2 Dinner at Graingers in Delray Beach
04/22/17	Cruising	North	Del  Ray Beach	Stuart	64	Pirates Cove, Manatee Pocket Stuart
04/23/17	Cruising	Stuart to Sebastian River	Stuart	St. Sebastian	56	Sebastian  Inlet Marina
04/24/17	Cruising	St Sebastian to Cocoa Beach	St Sebastian Inlet	Cocoa Beach	48	Cocoa Village Marina	Put out anchor for first time, had trouble getting bridle to work in a 15mph wind. Diinner w/ tootsie and  Charles Davidson at Chez Markquesa in Coco Village, ok, not spectacular.
04/25/17	Shore activity	Cocoa Village Marina for the day	Cocoa, FL		0	Cocoa Village Marina	bike ride, Rockledge Dri south in am, enterprise rental car, to  Orlando in pm for Dinner at Chez Vincent in Winter Park w/ Craig Macnab and wife Diedre; very nice dinner, good converstion,  nothing much substantitve.
04/27/17	Cruising	New Smyrna to St Augustine	New Smyrna Beach City Marina	Camachee Cove marina	64	Comanche Cove
04/28/17	Cruising	St Augustine to Amelia Island	St Augusting	Amelia Island	56	Amelia Island marina	took a long bike ride in evening
04/29/17	Cruising	Amelia Island to anchorage off of Altahama River	Amelia Island	mm 660	64		Anchored out west of marker 209
04/30/17	Cruising	Little St Simons anchorage to Herb River anchorage near Savannah			72	Herb River SE os Savannah
05/01/17	Cruising	Herb River to Harbour Town	Herb River Anchorage	Harbour Town Marina	24	Harbour Town	short day past Savanna to Hilton Head 1 hr bike ride  to south end of island; dinner at Plantation  Club, so-so
05/02/17	Shore activity	layover day at Hilton Head	Harbour Town Marina		0	Harbour Town	golf at Harbour Town  links course, beatiful  day, great golf course
05/03/17	Cruising	Harbour Town to Edisto Island	Harbour Town,  Sea  Pines Marina	Edisto Beach Marina	64	Edisto Beach	Another day in the Georgia salt marsh 1.5  hr bike ride at Edisto Beach, mostly a weekender place, not much retail, lots of beach
05/04/17	Cruising	Edisto Island  to Charleston			48	Charleston City Marina	More salt marshes Dinner at The Swamp  Fox downton
05/05/17	Shore activity	Day in Charleston			0	Charleston City Marina	AM van tour: Lowcountry Legends"  Sally went on a gastronomy tour in pm
05/06/17	Cruising	Charleston to Minimum Creek Anchorage	Charleston	Minimum Creek, north of North Santee River	40
05/07/17	Cruising	Minim Creek to Georgetown	Minim Creek anchorage	Georgetown,  SC	40	Harbour Walk Marina
05/08/17	Shore activity	Docked at Georgetown, SC; golf	Harbour Walk Marina,  Georgetown		0	Harbour Walk Marina	Got n enterprise rental car, golf at True blue Golf Club, very good course, lunch at course
05/09/17	Shore activity	docked at Georgetown, SC			0	Harbour Walk	golf at Caledonia Golf and Fish Camp, grocery shopping, dinner on boat
05/10/17	Cruising	Georgetown SC to North Myrtley Beach	Georgetown, SC	North Myrtle Beach,  SC	48	Barefoot Marina	Up the Waccamaw River,  prettiest crusing day of the trip
05/11/17	Cruising		North Myrtle Beach	Southport NC	48	Southport Marina	Docktails on Nearly Perfect w/  local harbour hosts
05/12/17	Cruising	Southport to Mile Hammock Bay Camp LeJuene	Southport	Mile Hammock Bay	64	Mile Hammock Bay	rough first half hour on Cape Fear River Docktails w/ Nearly Perfect and Journey
05/13/17	Cruising	short crusing day	Mile Hummock  Bay	Swansboro	16	Caspers Marina	2 hrs  to Swansboro docked around 1pm; took 3.5 hr 25mile bike ride on Swansboro Centennial bike trail, poorly marked; east to Pt Carter, N through burbs to Hwy 58, N on 58 (busy, minimal shoulder) to Old Church Rd, back to Hwy 58 to Stella Rd, across the river, Stella Rd to section of bike trail, paralleled busy road back towards town, then through city back to marina. Caspers, simple, quiet, too close to  ICW, great showers.
05/14/17	Cruising	another short day to Beaufort, NC	Swansboro	Beaufort, NC	32	Beaufort Docks Marina
05/15/17	Shore activity	Sally did shopping, laundry, museum; docktails in evening w/ a couple of loopers	Beaufort, NC		0		JWS, worked on computer all day, oil change  both engines
05/16/17	Cruising	Went to post office, CVS and got a haircut.  Left Beaufort at 11, arr Oriental 2pm, nice short day	Beaufort	Oriental	56	Oriental Marina and Inn	late lunch at M&Ms good food large portions; talked to Loopers from Maine for awhile.
05/17/17	Cruising	Beaufort to Oriental	Beaufort	Oriental	48	Oriental  Marina and Inn	Lunch at M&Ms
05/18/17	Cruising	Oriental to Alligator River	Oiental	Aligator River	56
05/19/17	Cruising	Aligator River to Coinjock	Alligator River	Coinjock	48	Midland Marina	Bumpy ride across Albermarle Sound, lots of boats at Coinjock, North Landing bridge  down for repairs. 26 mile bike ride up Hwy 158 to Sligo and back, tough ride on busy highway.
05/20/17	Cruising	Coinjock to Portsmouth	Coinjock	Posrtsomouth	56	Tidewater Portsmouth	busy day, lots of   boats due to North Landing bridge delay. Norfold//Portsmouth large industrial  port area,  lots of  military sw several aircraft carriers in dock. Dinner w/ Terry and Dorothy (Magic) at german restaurant on High Street, marginal.
05/21/17	Shore activity	In Tidewater Marina	Portsmouth		0	Tidewater	Sally went  to church and  store,  I worked most of day
05/22/17	Cruising	Portsmouth to Yorktown	Tidewater Marina, Portsmouth	York River Yacht Haven Glocester Point	40	York River Yacht Haven	Intereisting winding  our way through Norfolk/Hampdon Roads harbour, s saw a desteroyer and aircraft carrier departing.  Chesapeake Bay is "big" water, somewhat intimidating after many days on the ICW
05/23/17	Shore activity	Yorktown-Williamsburg-Jamestown	Yorktown		0	York River Yacht Haven	Sally got a rental car from Enterprise, breakfast at Duke of York hotel in Yorktown, visited the Yorktown battlesite visitorr center and drove around the battlefield,  Rained lightly all day.  Took the Colonail Parkway to Williamsburg then to Jamestown and some time at the vistior center.
05/24/17	Cruising	York River to Yeocomico	York  River	White Point	80	White Point	long day on the Chesapeak and Potomoc
05/25/17	Cruising	Yeocomico River to Aquia Creek	Yeocomico River	Aquia Creek	64
05/26/17	Cruising	Aquia Creek to DC	Aquia Creek	Washington DC	64	Gangplanck	another day on the Potomac, had go around shooting range south of Quantico Dinner at Ambars Balkan Restaurant on 8th St, very good small plate presentation, walked 2 miles back to boat through SE and SE DC
05/27/17	Shore activity	bike ride in am; Sally's nieces/nephews picknic in pm			0		Sally and John biked around Washington Monument Mall and Capital, Sally returned to boat, John went to Georgetown and a couple of miles of C&D canal trail 3.5 hrs.
05/28/17	Cruising	DC to Colonial Beach	Gangplank Marina, Wash. DC	Colonial Beach	64	Boatyard at Colonial Beach	lots of junk on the upper Potomac, otherwise a beautiful day, not counting oil  all over theengine room from leaving the oil fill  cap off!
05/29/17	Cruising	short  day	Colonial Beach	Smith Creek, Ridge MD	40	Point Lookout Marina	nearly ideal day, sunshine minimal wind
05/30/17	Cruising	short day Potomac to Chesapeake Bay	Lookout Point	Solomons	32	Zahnisars Marina
05/31/17	Cruising	northward on  western shore of Potomac	Solomons	Herrington Bay	40	Herrington Harbour North	beautiful calm  day,  hardly a ripple
06/01/17	Shore activity	repairs	Deale MD		0	Herrington Harbour North	Met w/ Ian Zimmerman and Steven to go over boat work. Got  rental car at Enterprise and took Sally to airport for trip to London.
06/02/17	Shore activity	repairs	Deale MD		0	Herrington Harbour North	Work w/ Zimmerman techs in am.  Left around 11, drove to Frediericksburg, golf at Lee's Hill then on to Lexington
06/03/17	Shore activity	repairs			0	Herrington Harbour North	Drove south from Lexington to Roanoke then back north on Blue Ridge Parkway to Waynesboro.   Gave a guy who  just completed Appalachian trail segment Vermont  to Waynesboro ride to town. Golf at Swannanoa, old beat up track. Hotel at Charlottesville.
06/04/17	Shore activity	repairs			0	Herrington Harbour North	Continued tour through Shenandoah Nat. Park took Stoney Man Nature Trail.  100 miles on Skyline Drive to Front Royal. Golf at Shanandoah GC.  Back  to marina around 9pm.
06/05/17	Shore activity	repairs			0	Herrington Harbour North	Office work and  work w/ boat techs.
06/06/17	Shore activity	repairs			0	Herrington Harbour North	Picked Sally up at Dulles in afternoon
06/07/17	Shore activity	repairs			0	Herrington Harbour North	boat and  office work
06/08/17	Cruising	Deale to Oxford	Herrington  Harbour North Marina	Oxford MD	48	Hinkely Yachts	short crusie across Chesapeake Bay to eastern Shore
06/09/17	Cruising	Oxfrord to St Michaels	Oxford	St Michaels	32	St Michaels Marina (City Dock?)
06/10/17	Shore activity	At St Michaels			0	St Michaels	Bike ride to Pea Neck Road (1hr) in am.  Then Uber to Hogs Neck golf course, played 9 hole executive course then 18hole main course.
06/11/17	Shore activity	St Michaels			0	St Michaels	Sally went to church,  breakfast and maritime museum.  JWS:  office work in am, filled water tank, polished gof shoes,  watched St Jude golf tournament in pm.  Finally getting warm, low 90s today, bright sunshine.
06/12/17	Cruising	St Michaels  to Queenstown Creek	St Michaels	Queenstown Creek	32		Anchored at Queenstown Creek
06/13/17	Cruising	anchorage to GC dock	Queenstown Creek	Queenstown Har bour dock	0	Queenstown Harbour Golf Club	moved from anchorage to golf course dock, great set up, golf course brought golf cart down for us to use Played River Course, vey nice, hot
06/14/17	Shore activity	golf at Queenstown			0		Played Lakes course, not quite as good as River, hooked up w/ Guy Cherry on back nine, older good golfer, talked a lot, I ended up playing another 9 w/ him. Club did not charge us for dockage.
06/15/17	Cruising	Queenstown to Annapolis			24	Annapolis MD Capiatl Yacht  Club	short day across Chesapeake to Annapolis, marina end of Eastport Went to Annapolis inflatables and bought used zodiac inflatable RIB and Tahatsu motor
06/16/17	Shore activity	stayed on boat,   picked up new dinghy in afternoon	Annapois		0
06/17/17	Cruising	Annapolis to Baltimore			32	Crescent Marina	short day to Baltimore, toured inner harbour, all redeveloped
06/18/17	Shore activity	Baltimore			0		1 hr bike  ride to Patterson Park and back to Inner Harbour, took trolley tour of town, impressive redevelopment; then rode Jones Falls trail to  Druid Hills Park and back 2 hrs, watched US Open.
06/19/17	Cruising	Baltimore to harve de Grace	Baltimore	Harve de Grace	56	Tidewater	windy day, rough for a couple hours
06/20/17	Cruising	Havre de Grace to Delaware City			40	Delaware City Marina	easy day out of the Chesapeake
06/21/17	Shore activity	Delaware City			0		Dockmaster said Delaware Bay would be rough,  so we stayed for the day.  Bike ride back up the C&D Canal to Summit North Marina, luch and then return
06/22/17	Cruising		Delaware City	Cape May	64	Utsch's	easy day down Delaware Bay, a little choppy last hour or so
06/23/17	Shore activity	lay over in Cape May			0		golf at Cape May National
06/24/17	Shore activity	weather  delay			0		golf at Cape May National
06/25/17	Cruising	up the NJ ICW to Atlantic City	Cape May	Atlantic City	56	Kammermans	long day,  lots of fisherman out early on Sunday then lots of pleasure boaters later, depths generally good a couple of shallw spots,  no problems.  Left a couple hours after low tide  and got in 1 hr before low tide Went to the boardwalk, nothing special; dinner at Knife & Fork Restauraunt,  good, expensive.
06/26/17	Cruising	2nd half of NJ ICW	Atlantic City	Manasquan River	64	Clarks Landing	much quieter on Monday,  similar depth issues,  no problems. Point Pleasant Canal running at full ebb tide,  short but nervy ride. Clark's Landing lot of current, high  fixed  docks.
06/27/17	Cruising	30 miles in the North Atlantic, minimal swell,  no  issues.	Manasquan Inlet	Staten Island	40	Nicholson's Great Kills Park Marina	Out the inlet on ebb tide, had to wait for the RR bridge, several large bottom fishing day boats rushing out the inlet. BoatUS was towing a boat out to be sunk for fish haven. Took a three hour bike ride in afternoon along South Beach greenway trail, FDR Boardwalk, Fort Wadsworth, under the Verrazano Narrows Bridge and then back through Staten Island neighborhoods.
06/28/17	Shore activity	stayed over to visit Margie and Brendan in Brooklyn			0		Got rental car to drive to Brooklyn,  had google  maps set for bicycle navigation  from bike trip  yesterday,  took  us to Staten Island Ferry, unfortunately its not a car ferry anymore.  An hour late getting to "Get up and  Ride" for Brooklyn Waterfront tour, but the got us going and we joined the group one hour into tour.  Guide James (from Florida, also a musician).  Nice 4 hr bike  tour of Brooklyn waterfront, Navy Yard (being redeveloped).  Then drove over to Margies near  Prospect Park.  Had  take out Italian dinner.  They have a 3 year  old and a new baby.
06/29/17	Cruising	Into the inner harbor	Great Kills  Park	Jersey City	24	Liberty Landing	Some wind and chop, lots of tanker  barges anchored  in inner Bay, but not much movement.  Stopped  at  Statute of  Liberty for  photo-op, biggest  traffic congestion w/ tour and  excurion boats,  but no issues,  then to Liberty Landing, Jersey City across from lower Manhattan. Took a 3 hour bike ride around Staten Island,  along south beach, FDR boardwalk, under the Verrazano bridge, then back through neighborhoods.
06/30/17	Shore activity	Brooklyn	Liberty Landing		0	Liberty Landing	got a rental car, tried  to drive to Brooklyn; had google set on bicyle route, took us to Staten Island Ferry, drove around four times until we figured out it wasn't a car ferry!!  Finally made it to Brooklyn (Williamsburg) for water front bike tour by GetUpandRide.  Well done, tour of the re-developing Navy Yard, south Williamsburg is a hassidic jewish community, then into Dumbo, the new "it" location for gentrification. Dinner w/ Margie, Brandon, three year old and infant.  Live in third floor walkup unit near Prospect Park.
07/01/17	Shore activity	Manhattan	NYC		0	Liberty Landing	took the local ferry to Manhattan, 2 hr bike tour of central park, then went to see a musical at Steven Sonheim theater about Carole Kings career.  Very prolific songwriter, shorted her later years.  Dinner at Karl's Deli in the Village, over priced, mediocre food, meat portions large about the best you could say for it.  Sally's pastrami was very good, my brisket was mundane.
07/02/17	Cruising	NYC to Croton Point	NYC	Croton-on-Hudson	48	Half Moon Bay	Against the current most of the way, nice view of NY and Hudson Valley; Half Moon Bay Marina very nice, dockmaster, Steve so good he was bit of a pest. Still looking for mechanic for oil change, no luck, one guy said  he could do  it Wed, Sally didn't  want to wait.
07/03/17	Shore activity	repairs	HMB	HMB	0		Changed oil and filters both engines
07/04/17	Cruising	Croton to Kingston	Croton	Kingston	48	Rondout Creek,Kingston	On up the Hudson, caught the tidal current right this time
07/05/17	Cruising	on up the Hudson	Kingston	New Baltimore	40	Nichols Shady Harbour
07/06/17	Cruising	Up the Hudson	New Baltimore	Waterford, NY	32	Erie Canal welcome center	Dinner are Mc Greiveys w/ Laurie and John,  they were on their way south to a family event in Harrisburg.
07/07/17	Cruising	Start west on the Erie Canal	Waterford, NY	Schenectady, NY	32	Schenectady Yacht Club, 3 nights	7 locks no problems, stopped short at Schenectady, some locks further west closed due to debris from heavy rains earlier in the week, epected to open Monday.
07/08/17	Shore activity	Locks scheduled to open Sunday or Monday	Schenectady		0		Pleayed golf at Mohawk River Golf  Course, north of canal  east of marina
07/09/17	Cruising	westward on Erie Canal	Schenectady	Ft Plain	72	lock  wall	Erie Canal not  too exciting, most  old reust belt  towns are not oriented to river/canal  and haven't  done  much to optimize  the  canal.  Newer canal routing using  the river, dams and locks goes  around the towns that canal  originally went through and created back in the 1800's.  Little  Falls looked interesting, but we were concerned about getting through problem locks so  didn't  stop.  Sally checked out town, ended up at park church service, later Dave,  came  down to canal to talk to us.  Said he had a boat for awhile, though about loop,  but wife not interested.  Worked for manufacturer then state, not much going on in town  now.
07/10/17	Cruising	west on canal to Rome	Ft Plain	Rome	72	Rome City docks	got through problem  lots,  lots of debris; talked  to some locals at Rome docks,  docktails  w/ Bob (Dreamboat Annie) and Susan (SusyQ, boat crushed at Atlantic Yach basin by barge).  She joined recently to help  crew through T-S. Also Courageos (Coeymans Landing) just staring loop.   Also an all electric solar powered boat at dock, didn't get to talk to them.
07/11/17	Cruising	Westward on the Erie Canal	Rome, NY	Brewerton, NY	40	Ess-Kay Marina and Boatyard	through the rest of locks, across Lake  Oneida, very pretty lake.
07/12/17	Cruising	out the Erie canal to Lake Ontario	Brewerton	Oswego	56	Oswego Marina	Through the last of Erie Canal locks then  north through the Oswego Canal to Lake Ontario.  Followed Finesterre, a 43' Nordhaven headed  to Lake Superior.  Nice easy day, just barely made thelast lock in time.
07/13/17	Shore activity	Wind and  rain predicted  for Lake, stayed overin Oswego for a day			0	Oswego	Sally went downtown, jws computer work, then took bike to bike shop for repairs, opted out of golf due to weather.
07/14/17	Cruising	Crossing Lake Ontario to Canada	Oswego	Kingston, Ont	56	Florad McDonald Confederation Marrina, city owned.	Left Oswego early, Lake Ontario <1 ft, pickd  up a slight easterly swell around noon; overcast  gloomy day but no rain.  Late lunch in Kingston, neat town, w/ some old world European charm, vibrant downtown retail. Cleared Canadian customs w/ a cell phone call at Kingston customs no.: 2017-19950180, no inspection.
07/15/17	Cruising	Headed towards Trenton via North Channel, Adolpous Reach and Bay of Quinte	Kingston	Bellville	56	Crates Marina	long easy day, route lightly populated, several big power plants and cement plants, not much traffic on the water
07/16/17	Cruising	short day to Trenton	Bellville	Trenton	16		short day,  better weahter, some rain in afternoon, met several loopers at marina, docktails w/
07/17/17	Cruising	Day 1 on the Trent-Severn Waterway	Trenton	Lock 8 Percy Reach	48	T-S waterway lock 8	Long slow day through the locks, nice area, lock keepers exceptional
07/18/17	Cruising	Day 2 on the T-S	Lock 8	Hastings	40	Municipal/lock wall Hastings	More locks and scenery, going up the Trent River, lots of current entering the locks, close to whitewater in spots.
07/19/17	Cruising	Day 3 on the T-S	Hastings	Peterborough	48	Peterborough municipal	bike ride north along the  river and back through town, big concert at park next to marina, but shut down at 10 so noise not too bad.  Dinner at St  Veronus Cafe and Tap  Room at Waters and Hunter Streets.  Recommended by  one  of the lockmasters, excellengt Belgium restaurant, great european beers and mussels. Bowthruster quit working.
07/20/17	Cruising	Day 4 on the T-S	Peterborough	Youngs Point	32	Island View?	long slow day through the Peterborough lift lock and then a chain of closely spaced locks, end up at start of Kawatha Lakes
07/21/17	Cruising	Day 5 on the T-S	Youngs Point	Bobcaygen	48	Gordons	In the Kawatha Lakes area, beautiful  and interesting, Stony Lake a challenge, lots of  rocks to watch out for, more boaters and traffic too 2 hr bike ride  north on Hwy 24, back on Hwy 36.
07/22/17	Cruising	Day 6 on the T-S	Bobcaygen	Kirkfield lift locck	40	high side Kirkfield Lock	out of the lakes and  into the Trent Canal and a series of shallow lakes, spent night at Kirkfield lock
07/23/17	Cruising	Day 6 on the T-S	Kirkfield	Orillia	40	Starport-Orillia	Starting down toward Georgian Bay, more narrow Trent Canal. At Starport for repairs to bowthruster
07/24/17	Shore activity	holding at Orillia for repairs	Orillia,  ONT		0	Starport Marina, Orillia	Met  w/ boat techs on board, accepted estimate  for  bow thruster and rubrail  re-seal; golf in afternoon at Hawks Ridge Meadows course,  nice,  light rain
07/25/17	Shore activity	got boat ready for repair work  and cleaning,  drive to Niagara Falls	Orillia	Niagara	0	starport marina
07/26/17	Shore activity	Niagara Falls-Toronto			0		Spent night at Niagara Falls, took boat ride to the falls (Maid of the Mist on US side, don't remember name of boat on Canadian side) then drove around to see the sites.  Went out to Niagara-on-the-Lake.  Sally did a couple of wine tastings then we had lunch at a winery.  Then drove to Welland Canal,  saw a large bulk carrier transit lock 3.  Toured St Catherin's Museum which included local stuff, canal exhibits and the LaCross hall of Fame.  Drove back to Toronto, stayed at an airport hotel.  Toronto traffic pretty bad.
07/27/17	Shore activity	Toronto touring			0		Drove into Toronto for a bicycle tour of downtown.  Went through Chinatown, other ethnic neighborhoods, financial district, shoppingg areas and part of redeveloped lake shore.  Lunch at Whiskey Distillery district.
07/28/17	Shore activity	repairs			0		Sally flew to Portland for 50yr reunion of her novitiate group.  I played golf at Royal Woodbine GC w/ three Sri Lankan IT guys, then drove back to boat at Orillia.
07/29/17	Shore activity	repairs			0		Boat repairs done, but Sally not back  until  Monday.  Drove an hour north to Muskoka Lakes area and played Muskoka Bay GC.  Very high end,  hard golf course, huge very fast greens.
07/30/17	Shore activity	Lake Simcoe			0		Played golf at Heritage Hills near Barrie.  Played w/ Jarrod, a cook in Barrie and George and ? father son duo.  George 77 , engineer works on hwy projects.
07/31/17	Shore activity	Lake Simcoe			0		Drove to Toronto airport at 5am to pick up Sally, took 2.5 hrs due to Monday morning traffic and construction delays.  then back to boat for grocery shopping,  left around noon.
07/31/17	Cruising	More Trent-Severn Waterway	Lake Simcoe	Swift Rapids lock	40	Swift Rapids lock	left Lake Simcoe at noon after picking up Sally and prep.
08/01/17	Cruising	Last day on the Trent-Severn	Swift Rapids lock	Midland, Ont	40	Bay Port	last three locks on the T-S, including the Big Chute where they put boat in sling on a railcar to transit elevation change.  Two hour delay while they did some repairs then worked off the backlog. Glad to see the last of locks for awhile.  Stayed at Bay Port Marina, Midland.  Dinner at Boatyard Grill, solid, not exceptional.  Filled up w/ diesel, did a pump out and filled water in preparation for the "wilderness" of Georgian Bay and North Channel.
08/02/17	Cruising	Day one  Georgian Bay	Midland	Sans Souci	40	Henry's Restaurant and Marina	Easy day across GB to the small craft channel then winding way around the rocks.  Area on east side of Beausoleil Island heavily developed and lots of boat traffic, thinned out after that. Henry's Restaurant, famed for  fried walleye (pickeral) dinners, closed, rumor is  that they couldn't get enough help, pretty remote location.
08/03/17	Cruising	Day 2 Georgian Bay to Snug Harbour	Sans Souci	Snug Harbour	40	Snug Harbour	Stopped early at Snug Harbour.  Tried  to enter marina, but for small boats only,  anchored and dinghied into Gillys for late lunch.
08/04/17	Cruising	Day 3 Georgian Bay; Snug harbour to Bayfield  Inlet	Snug Harbour	Bayfield Inlet	24	Thompson Marine	Short day, increasing winds, difficult navigation Hangdog Reef, stopped at Thompson Marine in Bayfield Inlet. small marina supplying local cottagers, room for a couple of trawerls only, onl 110v power, no  water,  trash, bathrooms or shower
08/05/17	Shore activity	spent another day due to winds			0	Thompson Marine	caught a cold, bad weather  day, rain and wind, spen the day watching golf tournaments
08/06/17	Cruising	Day 4 Georgian Bay to Killarney	Bayfield Inlet	Killarney	80	Sportsmans Inn	Wind laid down,  across Georgian Bay direct to Killarney, little  rough to start, then smoothed out, pretty day
08/07/17	Shore activity	Stayed in Killarne			0		Caught a head cold, stayed in  marina  for the day
08/08/17	Cruising	Into the North Channel	Killarney	Little Current	24	Little  Current  town docks	short day cruising  to Little  Current
08/09/17	Cruising	NC 2 to Gore  Bay	Little Current	Gore Bay	32	Gore Bay Marina	short day west into North Channel
08/10/17	Cruising	NC3 Gore  Bay to Blind  River	Gore Bay	Blind River	32	BLIND RIVER	easy day NW across North Channel  to Blind River, a former lumber town got Blind River motors to help  change  oil
08/11/17	Cruising	Last day on North Channel	Blind River	De Tour Village	48	De Tour Village	Due to winds predicted  for  Saturday,  decided  to make  straight run for  Drummond Island.  Raining  and stiff wind at 8am, sea rough for first hour or so, smoothed  out later per  forecast and change  of travel  direction. Cleared US Customs at Drummond Island yacht Haven;  clearance no.:  S5 (SS or 55?)MO811 2017 1347; didn't  have records of SRVS float  plan; took ID and  boat  info, asked  about weapons only,  no  inspection.
08/12/17	Shore activity	layover day	De Tour VIllage		0	De Tour Village	Stayed at De Tour, raining  in am, biked around town,  watched PGA Championship on TV
08/13/17	Shore activity	Short boat hop  and golf	De Tour Village	Drummond Island	0	Drummond Island Yacht Haven	Cruised  back to Drummond Island Yacht Haven, then played golf at Drummond Island Resort  "The Rock"   very nice golf course in the  woods; lunch at Northwoods Bar & Grill
08/14/17	Cruising	Into  Lake Huron to Mackinaw	Drummond Island	Mackinaw City	64	Machinaw City Marina	Ran outside in Lake Huron, smooth
08/15/17	Shore activity	Mackinac Island			0	Mackinaw City Marina	Ferry to Mackinac Island  w/ bikes; did 8 mile shore loop; jws  Playyed golf at The Jewel (Grand Hotel) golf course, Sally did fort and other  scenic spots, dinner  at Iroquois Hotel on the water front. Played golf w/ Blake and Lindsay from Milwaukee
08/16/17	Cruising	Into  Lake  Michigan	Mackinaw  City	St James Harbour,  Beaver  island	40	Beaver Island City Marina	light chopm  wind picked  up as we got into  Beaver Island; forecast bad for  Th and  Friday,  seas to 8-9 ft, calm Saturday
08/17/17	Shore activity	weather hold	Beaver Island		0		E to  SE wind to 30kts, waives to 8+ feet forecast, actual: same  w/ on and  off rain, not  a pretty day; Breakfast on shore
08/19/17	Shore activity	Across Lake  Michigan	Beaver  Island	Washington  Island	0	Kap's Marina Washington Island	Long trip  across Lake Michigan,  decent weather  1-2 ft waves,mostly on the bow
08/20/17	Shore activity	layover at Washington Island	Washington Island Detroit Harbour		0	Kap's Marina Detroit Harbour, Washington  Island	Breakfast at Red Barn Cafe,  by bicycle,  then  took  abrief roundabout  ride  back to ferry dock for  Cherry Train  tour.  Back  to boat and watched 3rd day of Solheim  Cup and  Wyndham PGA; dinner  at  White House hotel, good,  not too  expensive,cab  w/ Leo
08/21/17	Cruising	Into Green Bay	Wiashington Island	Fish Creek	24	Alibi Marina	Cross the  Porte Des Mortes to Door Peninsula Dinner at pizza joint at entry to regional park, saw "Oklahoma in Wisconsin" a local repertory performance at unique outdoor theater in state park.
08/22/17	Cruising	South along Door  Peninsula	Fish Creek	Sturgeon Bay	24	440 Hudson privat dock	Heavy wind in early morning, eased  slightly, got a pump out at town dock, then out into Green Bay; 15-20 out of the west tonorth west; rough ride 2-4 ft seas Arrived Sturgeon Bay w/  minimal damage; met by Jim Schaus, Donnie and Delores, and Terry and Karen.  Put boat in dock at Jim's cottage.  SPent afternoon w/ beer, Jack Daniels "Honey" and dinner out, got fairly blasted, but recovered, hangover minimal.
08/23/17	Shore activity	At Jim's cottage	Sturgeon Bay		0	Jim's	Went to  late breakfast, Alan and friend (JoAnn Savage) came by.
08/24/17	Shore activity	Flew back to  Colorado for a break	Stugeon Bay	Rifle	0		10 days in CO for archery season w/ Terry, Labor Day at RCGC w/  earl and Stan, returned to Sturgeon Bay 9/5
09/06/17	Shore activity	At Sturgeon Bay for treated water pump replacement	Sturgeon Bay		0	Jim's dock
09/07/17	Cruising	South on Lake Michigan	Sturgeon Bay	Kewaunee	40	Salmon Harbor	easy day,  smooth lake to Keewaunee
09/08/17	Cruising	South on Lake Michigan	Keewaunee	Sheboygan	48	Harbour Centre Marina	Another easy day o the lake
09/09/17	Shore activity	ashore at Sheboygan	Sheboygan	Sheboygan	0	Harbor Centre	office work, haircut, dinner at English Pub at harbor, very good
09/10/17	Shore activity	Golf at Kohler			0		Golf at The Irish Course at Whistling Straights, hole in one on #13,  forecaddie: Jordan Lowery; works at Troon North in Scottsdale in winter, wife's family from Craig comes through Rifle sometimes.
09/11/17	Shore activity	golf at Kohler			0		Stayed over for another day of golf; played The Rivers Course at Blackwolf Run w/ Sally then I played Valley Meadows course in afternoon.
09/12/17	Cruising	south on Lake Michigan	Sheboygan	Milwaukee	48	McKinley municipal	smooth day on Lake
09/13/17	Shore activity	Milwaukee			0		Sally sightseeing; John  work in morning, 3+ hr bike ride in afternoon; east through town, then out the Red Oak Leaf Trail, back  on Hwy 100 to Lakeshore Drive, south through Fox Point, Whitefish Bay and Shorewood to marina; Sally went to a play
09/14/17	Shore activity	Milwaukee			0		Golf at Errin Hills today
09/15/17	Cruising	south on Lake Michigan	Milwaukee	Racine	40	ReefPoint	moderate chop SE 10-15mph
09/16/17	Shore activity	Racine	Racine	Racine	0	ReefPoint	held over in Racine due to winds
09/17/17	Cruising	south on Lake Michigan	Racine	Chicago	64	Burnham Harbour	started choppy but smoothed out later.  long but easy day
09/18/17	Shore activity	Chicago			0		9-12 Bobby's Bike Tour, north from Navy Pier area luunch at the Purple Pig on Michigan Ave, vey interesting restaurant.
09/19/17	Shore activity	Chicgo			0		River Architectural tour, lunch at Banderas on Michigan Ave
09/20/17	Shore activity	Chicago			0		office  work,  swabbed the decks, read;  Sally went to Filed Museum, dinner, show and drink at John Hancock tower
09/21/17	Cruising	Chicago to Joliet	Chicago	Joliet	56	Joliet Wall	Chicago River through downtown, impressive, othersie an industrial ditch, couple of  big COE locks, lots of tugs and barges; Joliet Wall, decent stop, wall and electric poor shape, lots of weeds in the river.
09/22/17	Cruising	DesPlains river to Senneca	Joliet	Senneca	56	Spring Brook	a little less industrial, 2 hour wait at Joliet (Brandon road) lock for maintenance on the lock, lower river nicer than first day, few more recrational boaters, small marinas and campgrounds.  Another long wait at next lock waiting for tug boat (no barges) to  catchup.
09/23/17	Cruising	south on Illinois waterway	Senneca	Ottowa	8	Heritage Harbour	short day, got a quick lock thru at Mareselles lock w/ Insandity, a GH N37 on thier second loop; boats traveling with us previous day took 4+ hours getting through the lock, we stopped short
09/24/17	Shore activity	Ottowa, IL	Ottowa		0	Heritage Harbour	Sally went to Octobervest Polka mass,  JWS rode bicycle 5 miles to Dayton Ridge GC played 18 holes, modest course, but ok.  Continued hot, 90+ since the first day in Chicago
09/25/17	Cruising	Illinois Waterway	Ottowa	Henry	64	Henry's	Used courtesy car to take docs to UPS to send to Alpine Bank, ok day on the river, a couple of big barges, mostly tree lined, couldn;t see much. Stopped at Henry's courtesty dock, an old abandoned lock wall, just behind Binary; Salty Dog, a pilgrim on wall, helped us dock.  Beers at the bar w/  Binary, nice canadians w/ 2 teenage sons just starting loop
09/26/17	Cruising	Illionois Waterway	Henry	Peoria	24	Illinois Valley Yacht Club (IVY)	Got through Marselles lock with minimum delay; Uber to downtown, went through the Caterpillar Center; dinner t Thyme and Me? Manager recommended golf at Weaver Ridge and Lick Creek
09/27/17	Shore activity	Peoria golf	Peoria		0	IVY	Golf at Weaver Ridge,  very good course
09/28/17	Shore activity		Peoria		0	IVY	spent morning cleaning up boat from spiders and other bugs; President's Club in afternoon
09/29/17	Shore activity	golf	Peoria		0	IVY	golf at Lick  Creek,  Presidents Cup in pm
09/30/17	Cruising	Illinois Waterway	Peoria	Beardstown	88	Logdson Tug Services	long day on river, mostly tree lined,  less industrial
10/01/17	Shore activity	layover  day	Beardstown		0	Logsdon  Tow	easy Sunday, Presidents Cup in afternoon
10/02/17	Cruising	Illinois Waterway	Beaardstown	Harden	72	Mels Riverside	another longish day on  the waterway, got through LaGrange lock quickly; docked at Harden,  dinner at Mels Riverside Rest.  pretty good food and pie
10/03/17	Cruising	Last day on the Illinois	Harden	St Charles, MO	24	Port Charles	big rock bluffs along Illinois river unexpected, Mississippi not as big as expected.
10/04/17	Cruising	first day onthe Mississippi	St Charles	Alton	24	Alton Marina	short east day down the Mississippi; dinner at Fast Eddies, interesting  to see, but not really worth going to unless with a crowd that wnts to party, food delivery pretty slow,  minimal menu, no  vegies
10/05/17	Shore activity	St Louis	Alton		0	Alton Marina	Got an Enterprise rental car, drove into St  Louis; Sally went to mass at the Basilica and a tour of  the mosaics, met back at  Lumiere Casino for trolley tour,  then went to Gateway Arch, trip up claustrophobic andnot that great a view; dinner at Broadway Oyster Bar, excellent.
10/06/17	Shore activity	Alton IL	Alton IL		0	Alton	JWS: golf  at Spencer T. Olin GC, good;  Sally went back into St Louis for a food tour; jws: lunch at Bakery Brew Pub walkway over freeway to  downtown, excellent food and service.
10/07/17	Shore activity	layover day in Alton	Alton		0	Alton	Alex Harrison and son Arlo came to boat, spent several  hours, wife working so we didn't  see her; jws:  late afternoon  bike ride on bike path to north; bike path poorly maintained, rough, hadn't been swept in years. t
10/08/17	Cruising	Down the Mississippi	Alton	Kimmswick	40		Through St Louis harbor, not  much activity on Sunday; got through Mel Price and Chaine of  Rocks locks quickly;  Sally said she read that 1/3rd  of the grain transported inthe world goes through the Mel  Price lock Hoppies: as advertised,  Kimmswick/Imperial:  suburb of  St Louis,  lots of good restaurants and shops.  JWS: bicycled couple of miles to Mastadon State Park, first  place Clovis points found in close proximity to mastadon bones. Dinner at Delta Queen: good.
10/09/17	Cruising	day 2 on the Mississippi	Kimmswick	Kaskaskia River	32	Kaskaskia River lock wall	Left Hoppies w/ 3 other boats:  Miss Lilly, Cha Cha,  and State of Bliss, stayed together to Kaskaskia River lock, tied  to lock  wall for night, dinner on Miss Lilly
10/10/17	Cruising	Day 3 on the Mississippi	Kaskaskia River lock	Little Diversion at Cape Girardeau	64	Little Diversion anchorage	Continued as a group w/ Miss Lilly, Cha Cha and ?Bliss.  Very few tows today, lots yesterday.  Little Diversion good anchorage,  Tag Team, Orion and Double J already there
10/11/17	Cruising	Day 4 on the Mississippi	Cape Girardeau	Joppa, IL Mile 954.5 Ohio River Bean Branch Creek	88	Bean Branch Creek anchorage mm 954.5 on the Ohio	Left before others, caught by Double J and Orion, Tag Team left before we did. Lots of tows on Mississippi today, turned corner to Ohio  at Cairo,  to total zoo.  Lock 52 on Ohio  has been closed due to high water so Ohio around Cairo tows stacked up like cordwood.  1.5+ delay at Olmstead Lock (under construction,  will replace Lock 53 and 52.  Lock chambers done, working on dam).  Got to Bean  Branch Creek anchorage, just at dusk, easy anchoring. Lock 52 closed due to high  water, may open Th or Friday, lots of tows backed up, but we are above most of them.
10/12/17	Cruising	Day 2 on  the  Ohio	Joppa,  IL	Metropolis,  IL	16	anchored,  Metropolis  IL	Short day to move up  the river, Lock 53 still  may not  open  until 10/16 Monday!; Anchored hear  Harrahs  Casion Boat at  Metropolis (home of Superman), went into  town to  gets some docs notarized and  sent  off.  Gen-Set not  working.
10/13/17	Shore activity	holding at Metropolis for  Lock  52	Metropolis		0	Ohio River  Lock  52	anchored,  had to stay with boat to run main engines and  charge batteries.  Lock may open tomorrow, so  moved up  to Lock 52 and anchored on KY side of river,  13 boats waiting.
10/14/17	Cruising	Last day on the Ohio on to Tennessee River	Paducah,  KY	Grand  Rivers  KY	56	Green Turtle Bay Resort	Got  through Lock  52 about 10:30, called Kentucky Lake Lock on Tennessee, said no  traffic  so we took the shorter  route to Kentucky Lake.  Tennessee  River much nicer  than Ohio, still lot  of commercial, but more  recreational traffic  also.  Kentucky Lake  Lock, first TVA  lock, 57' rise, verhy  large  facility.  Then  around  the corner to  Green Turtle Bay.  Walked over  to Green  Turtle Tavern for late lunch.
10/15/17	Shore activity	at Marina;	Grand Rivers KY		0	Green Turtle  Bay Resourt	storm  predicted, changed  oil and worked  on Gen-set Dinner at Pattis in Grand Rivers
10/16/17	Shore activity	Holding in marina	Grand Rivers, KY		0	Green Turtle Bay	Waiting for mechanic to look at generator, finally showed up in pm. Sally went to Paducah to get rental car
10/17/17	Shore activity	Tenn--KY road trip	Grand Rivers	Nashville	0	GTB	south through Hopkinsville to Nashville, dinner at Money's in German Town, true family style dinning, fixed menu, all customers share tables. Went to Grand Ole Opry in evening.
10/18/17	Shore activity	Day 2 road trip	Nashville	Knoxville	0	GTB	Scenic route over Cumberland Plateau; took a "DUCK" (army 2-1/2 ton truck w/ hull) tour of Cumberland River, then drove on up to Knoxville area.  Dinner in gentrifying Old Town, it has some ways to go yet.
10/19/17	Shore activity	Day 3 road trip	Knoxville	Lexington	0	GTB	Toured Oak Ridge in am, then on up to Lexington.  Dinner at Jane Barley Corns in Danville.
10/20/17	Shore activity	Day 4 road trip	Lexington	Centerville OH	0	GTB	Golf at Univ of KY Big Blue course west of Lexington.  Nice course, but ended up behind a large group of engineers playing a scramble, very slow, wuit after 14 holes. Drove on north through Cincinnati to Centerville.  Met Carol Lee and Bill at house and they took us to Amber Rose, a Lithuanian influenced German restaurant in Dayton.  Good, but I had Sauerbraten and it was like a flank steak, some odd tasting marinade/sauce and very tough. Stayed in hotel in Centerville
10/21/17	Shore activity	Day 5 road trip	Centerville	Louisville	0	GTB	Met up w/ Ben Gagne and 2 year old son Lucas at Findlay Market, bought lunch and took tram up to nearby park. Drove to Louisville, stayed in Hilton Garden Inn htel downtown. Dinner w/ Pete and Delores at Z's Oyster Bar and Steakhouse off of Shelbyville Road, east side of Louisville.
10/22/17	Shore activity	Day 6 road trip	Louisville	Franklin, KY	0	GTB	Played golf at Fuzzy Zoellers Covered Bridge golf course in Indiana (10 miles north of river) w/ Mark Leonhardt  and his friend Dave Yannish. Lat lunch at the golf course, then drove south to Franklin, KY
10/23/17	Shore activity	Day 6 road trip	Franklin, KY	Grand Rivers, KY	0	GTB	Rained all night, went to Kenny Perry's Country Creek golf course. Tried to play, very wet and still rainning off and on, got in 9 holes then headed back to GTB Met w/ Gary at Boat Works, gen-set and blacwater piping all repaired.  Charged double shop rate ($90/180/hr) forr tight spaces and toilet work.
10/24/17	Cruising	Day 1 Tennessee River	Grand Rivers, KY	Oak Hill, TN	56	Paris Landing State Park Marina	Windy, but otherwise easy day
10/25/17	Cruising	Day 2 on the Tennessee	Paris Landing	Cuba Landing	56	Cuba Landing	easy day on the river, not much commercial traffic; got to end of  lake, back in river
10/26/17	Cruising	Day 3 on Tennessee	Cuba Landing	Clifton	48	Clifton	easy day on the river, docked at Clifton Marina with a number or other boats, including Sea Dog (Hoskins) dinner at marina office, hamburgers, not much to town.
10/27/17	Cruising	Day 4 on the Tennessee	Clifton	Iuka, MS Aqua Marina	80	Aqua Yacht Marina	1.5 hr delay at Pickwick  Lock, weather getting cold and wet,  got  into  Aqua Marina in fading light
10/28/17	Shore activity	Pickwick Lake		Aqua Yacht Marina	0	Aqua	Wayne Perkins drove up from Aberdeen, took us on car tour of Shiloh Battlefield and Indan Mound monument.  Wayne said he was at Shiloh as a Boy Scout in late 60's. Dinner at Jerry T's better than reviews indicated.
10/29/17	Cruising	Short day cruise w/ Wayne	Aqua Marina	Aqua marina	24	Aqua Yacht Marina	Cruise w Wyane, Yellow Creek -Pickwick Lake-Aqua Marina
10/30/17	Shore activity	Engine work  at Aqua	Aqua	Aqua	0	Aqua Yacht Marina	Aqua Yach mechanic worked on chaft alignment
10/31/17	Cruising	Day 1 on the Tenn-Tom	Aqua Yacht Marina	Fulton, MS	64	Midway Marina	Down the Tenn-Tom through three locks to Midway Marina, pretty day, getting a little warmer
11/01/17	Cruising	Day 2 on the Tenn-Tom	Fulton	Columbus	80	Columbus	long day locks  ok; lots of  Loopers at Columbus Marina; dinner w/ Wayne at Harveys,  just ok
11/02/17	Cruising	Day 3 on the Tenn-Tom	Columbus	Warsaw Cutoff	72	Warsaw Cutoff	big group went through Columbus Lock in am, nice scenery, but not much on the river; anchored in Warsaw Cutoff, large anchorage, deep
11/03/17	Cruising	Day 4 on the Tenn Tom	Warsaw Cutoff	Demopolis	56	Demopolis Yacht Basin/Firebird	One lock,  not  much on  the river; large marina, shuttle van to town, Dinner at SVH Bistro,  good beer and wine shop,  food ordinary
11/04/17	Cruising	Day 5 on the Tenn-Tom	Demopolis	Bashi Basin	72	MM 145	10 boats through Demopolis Lock  in the fog, a bit dicey but ok  w/ electronic charts, radar and AIS
11/05/17	Cruising	Day 6 on the Tenn-Tom	Bashi	Bobby's-Coffeeville	32	Bobbys Fish Camp	short day, 12-13 boats ended up at Bobby's Fish Camp, rafted 4 deep.  Had the fabled cat fish dinner; marginal at best, nice people, but can't  cook.
11/06/17	Cruising	day 7 on the Tenn-Tom	Coffeeville	Tensas river	80	Tensaw River MM 39	13 boats in the Coffeeville Lock at 0630, well organized no  problems; long day on the river, saw a large alligator yesterday, no other animals, but lots of birds, Great Blue Herons,  White Herons (egrets?) a few bald eagles, some ducks I  couldn't identify, maybe Scaups or Ruddy Ducks. Anchored on Tensaw River MM 39
11/07/17	Cruising	Day 1 west towards new Orleans	Dog River	Biloxi	64	Biloxi Small Craft	long easy day, no wind or waves but grey and overcast, lots of dolphins Dinner at Half Shell, local chain,very good, excellent service
11/07/17	Cruising	Day 8 on the Tenn-Tom	Tensas River	Dog River	48	Dog river
11/09/17	Shore activity	Held over in Biloxi  due to  winds	Biloxi	Biloxi	0	Biloxi small craft	had to move slips, several times to get to a power pedestal that would work
11/10/17	Shore activity	To new Orleans by car	Biloxi	New Orleans	0	Biloxi Small Craft	Drove US 90 into  New Orleans; saw lots of empty lots  along the beach and new construction.  Katrina did its worst storm damage Biloxi-GulfPort; New Orelans was flooding due to overtopping and  breach of levees. Lunch at Le Cochon, spectacullar, better than the  Purple Pig in Chicago.  Hotel: Plaza Suites at Causeway and I-10.
11/11/17	Shore activity	New  Orleans	New  Orleans	New Orleans	0	Biloxi Small  Craft	golf in morning at TPC Louisiana, dinner w/ Chris, Phyllis (didnt make it due to illness),  Dan and Suzanne; Phillip (Suzannes nephew) and Barbara  (Suzanne's  mother). Dinner at Ralphs at the Park, nice but not exceptional.
11/12/17	Shore activity	New  Orleans	New  Orleans	Biloxi	0	Biloxi	Spent morning in French Quarter, pretty active for Sunday morning.  Sally went to church, brunh at Court of the Two Sisters, a daily buffet.  Food not exceptional, nice place w/ jazz quartet and excellent service. Then headed back to Biloxi via the Causseway across Lake Ponchetrain.
11/13/17	Shore activity	Biloxi golf	Biloxi		0	Biloxi	Weather warming up a bit.  Played golf at Great Southern Golf Club, on the beach west of Gulfport.  1908 Donal ross design.  Not very good condition, but a fun round on an old classic course. Dan came by boat in afternoon, decided to  go to Fort Massachusettes tomorrow.
11/14/17	Cruising	Day cruise	Biloxi		104	Biloxi	Met Dan, Suzanne, and Chris Holt at boat in Biloxi, took cruise out to Fort Massachussetes, had lunch tied up  to  pier (in process of being repaired) and returned,  Nice quiet day, ll enjoyed the trip
11/15/17	Cruising	Day 1 Gulf Coast	Biloxi	Gulf Shores	80	Homeport	Left Biloxi in an easterly breeze, seas got a little rough for a couple of hours (2-3 ft on the bow) then settled down, easy crossing of Mobile Bay, then beautiful afternoon to Gulf Shores.  Dinner at LuLus (Jimmy Buffets sister)
11/16/17	Cruising	Day 2 Gulf Coast	Gulf Shores	Pensacola	40	Palafox Marina	Beautiful day, sunshine, but a bit cool, no wind, lots of birds and dolphins.  Dinner  in Pensacola at Global Grill, eclectic Tapas.
11/17/17	Cruising	Day 3 Gulf  Coast	Pensacola	Sandestin	56	Sandestin	Another pretty day on the Gulf Coast; dinner on boat; Sandestin Marina, high end resort, lots of stuff on shore,  but we didn't use, small  craft advisory coming for Sunday so had to make it to Panama City before it hit.
11/18/17	Cruising	Day 4 on the Gulf Coast	Sandestin	Panama City	56	Panama City	some  wind  out of the  south, some of the  bays light chop
11/19/17	Cruising	Gulf  crossing	Apalachicola	Tarpon Springs	192	Tarpon Springs Municipal/Gianis	Left Apalachicola at 10am with a good weather forecast and  two other boats.  AGAPE w/  Harry and Nancy Burk (Tenn MD) he  had  hired a captain because he had  to get back  to  work;  and Pharm  Life (never met them).  Light chop until  dark, then sea got very smooth  for  all night, light chop in am, arrived  Tarpon Springs 0930 no problems.  Triedto dock at Tarpon Springs  City Marina,  but their slip pilings were too  tight for us,  they got us a tie  up on face  dock at adjacent business.
11/19/17	Shore activity	Layover in Panama  City	Panama  City		0	Panama City	JWS golf at Holiday golf Club with a group of retired military guys,  Nice course,  good condition,  a little  cold  and windy.  Sally went to  church. Teri and Tom Floore came down  to marina to see boat, then we went to their house, then out to dinner at Uncle Ernies near St Andrews marina.  Nice place, good service, but marginal food and grossly over priced.  Tom paid for dinner. Tom stopped at West Marine to pick up oil for oil change tomorrow.
11/20/17	Shore activity	lay over in Panama City	Panama City		0	Panama City	changed oil in morning, office  work rest of day, Sally laundry and tour on bike
11/21/17	Shore activity	Layover in Panama City	Panama City		0	Panama City Municipal	office work in am, golf at Holiday Golf Club, "Dog fight" modified Chicago, skins closest to pin.  Played w/ Jack (from West Virgina, coached some colleg golf) and John Clark, retired Coast Guard.  Played terribly, probably because stiff from oil change work.  Uber driver back was John Clark's son (cook at Navy dive school)
11/22/17	Cruising	Day 7 on the Gulf Coast	Panama City	Port St Joseph	48	Port St Joseph	east out of Panama City through East Bay, then into GICWW cut towards Apalachicola.  Passed a Fu Wa? trawler, Ocean Star? from Ketchikan, AK, said they came down through the Inside Passage, then trucked the boat to St. Paul. Headed to Apalachicola, but finally decided to take the rim route around the gulf via Steinhatchee on Saturday so stopped short at Port St Joseph.  Good marina, nice town.  Took a 2 hr bike ride east to end of bay, San Blas Road (25miles).  Did pretty well considering haven't been riding much lately.
11/23/17	Cruising	Day 8 on the Gulf Coast	Port St Joe	Apalachicola	40	Scipio Creek	Short day, back track  on the Gulf Canal,  then  East on the GICWW to Lake Wimico then down  the Apalcahicola River; Sally picked up Thanksgiving Dinner at Port St Joe grocery store, dinner on boat.
11/24/17	Shore activity	Lay over in Apalachicola	Apalachicola		0	Scipio Creek	Decided to stay in Apalachicola rather than go on to Carabelle, weather forecast great Sat-Wed, will  go  straight to Tarpon Springs tomorrow; 50 min bike ride around  town;  working on boat sale stuff
11/25/17	Cruising	Gulf  crossing	Apalachicola	Tarpon Springs	192	Tarpon Springs Municipal/Gianis	Left Apalachicola at 10am with a good weather forecast and  two other boats.  AGAPE w/  Harry and Nancy Burk (Tenn MD) he  had  hired a captain because he had  to get back  to  work;  and Pharm  Life (never met them).  Light chop until  dark, then sea got very smooth  for  all night, light chop in am, arrived  Tarpon Springs 0930 no problems.  Triedto dock at Tarpon Springs  City Marina,  but their slip pilings were too  tight for us,  they got us a tie  up on face  dock at adjacent business.
11/26/17	Cruising	Gulf  crossing-Tarpon Springs	Gulf of Mexico	Tarpon Springs	0	Tarpon Springs Municipal/Gianis	Light chop until  dark, then sea got very smooth  for  all night, light chop in am, arrived  Tarpon Springs 0930 no problems.  Triedto dock at Tarpon Springs  City Marina,  but their slip pilings were too  tight for us,  they got us a tie  up on face  dock at adjacent business.  Late lunch at Mykonos,  excellent.
11/27/17	Cruising	south	Tarpon Springs	Clearwater	24	Clearwater  Municipal
11/28/17	Shore activity	Working on gen-set repairs	Clearwater		0	Clearwater Municipal Harbor	Spent morning calling boat yards, got recommendation from Mastry for Dave McFarlane, DEMPSI,  called him he came by in afternoon, diagnosed bad oil  sensor, will pick up part tomorrow.
11/29/17	Shore activity	Working on gen-set repairs	Clearwater		0	Clearwater Municipal Harbor	Dave McFarlane w/ DEMPSI came back, replaced oil  sensor, still problems, ordered exhasust elbo temp sensor and exhaust elbow, delivery to sarastoat, jws to install parts from MASE
11/30/17	Shore activity	golf	Clearwaternly $29		0	Clearwater  Harbo  Municipal	golf at Crescent Oaks up towards Tarpon Springs, very nice golf course only $29; dinner at The Living Room in Dunedin
12/01/17	Shore activity	St Petersburg Boat Show	Clearwater		0	Clearwater Harbor Municipal	Went to St Pete Boat Show, lots  of boats and vendors, saw another GH37 going on themarket for $259, 000; 2002.
12/02/17	Shore activity	golf	Clearwater		0	Clearwater	golf at TPC Tampa Bay/Clearwater (way north), exceellent course, very fast greens, slow 5hr round,  Dinner at golf course.
12/03/17	Shore activity	golf  and church	Clearwater		0	Clearwater	Sally went to church I played golf at Clearwater CC, old parkland course,  average condition;  played w.  a couple Chris and Anne Marie,  he works  with a large  Detroit/allison service shop, she has her own hair salon. Took the ferry (docked on side of dock across from our slip) over to Clearwater Beach, dinner at the "Original" Frenchy's, mostly a local  bar dive,  food so-so.
12/04/17	Cruising	soth from Clearwater	Clearwater	Sarasota	56	Marina Jack's	Failry easy day, lots of go slow areas due to marinas and docked boats, crossed  Tampa Bay entrance, calm. Docktails w/ Chucka and Cindy Wilson (Canadians) on Neverland, a Camano-Troll and Michael and Tammi Magee (dsog Akita Kato) on "Trawler Tales o fthe Nep Pepper" also Canadians, he is a golfer; and aonther guy with large boat docked nearby.
12/05/17	Shore activity	boat work	Sarasota		0	Marina Jacks	Tried to put new parts on gen-set, but couldn't get into tight space; called Bay Front Yacht Works.  worked on cleaning boat up. office work. Dinner at Owens Fish Camp good.
12/05/17	Shore activity	Sarasota layover	Sarasota		0	Marina Jacks	Tried to work on gen-set replaing exhaust elbow and sensor.  Decided couldn't get to area to work on it, called repair shop.  Andrew came bay in afternoon, said  would  work on it  in  morning. Dinner at Owens Fish Camp.
12/06/17	Shore activity	Sarasota layover	Sarasota		0	Marina Jacks	Andrew installed gen-set exhuast elbow; gen-set ran for an hour +. We took marina shuttle to Ringling Circus and Art Museum.  Miniature circus moost impressive exhibit.  Circus museum minimal.  Ringling house not  toured, spent a little while in art museums.  A small fairly random collection of Asian and  old masters art.
12/06/17	Shore activity	Layover at Sarasota	Sarasota		0	Marina Jacks	Andrew from Bayfront Yacht Works came  to boat and put in new exhaust elbow and temp sensor on Gen-set, seemed to fix problems.  Took Marina shuttle  to Ringling Museum.  Howard Bros  ministure circus most impressive,  general circus museum not much.  Art museum some old  masters and small asian collection.  Dinner on boat.
12/07/17	Shore activity	Golf	Sarasota		0	Marina Jacks	Played at local  muni course Bobby Jones GC, English course.  OK, not exceptional.  Lunch at Marina Jacks.
12/08/17	Cruising	Headed south on the  last leg	Sarasota	Venice	18	Fishermans Wharf-Venice	Short day,  lots of  manatee zones. Dinner at marina restaurant.
12/09/17	Shore activity	weather layover	Venice		0	Fishermans Wharf	wind and rain,  decided to hold in Venice
12/10/17	Cruising	South to Boca Grande	Venice	Boca Grande	29	Boca Grande Marina	Chosee stop so  we coulb play Gasparilla Inn GC, had to stay at hotel one  night.  Checked in, old but very well maintained, dinner at The  Pink Elephant.
12/11/17	Shore activity	golf at Gasparilla Golf Club	Boca Grande	Boca Grande	0	Boca Grande	nice golf course, exceptional  condition.
12/12/17	Cruising	LAST DAY OF GREAT LOOP!!	Boca Grande	Ft Myers Beach	39	Salty Sam's	Last day,  windy, but  Pine Island Sound well protected.  Went dow to look at rental house, getting into  dock will be dicey.  Crossed our wake in front of Olsen Marine at 13:29.
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