Pat and Cindy's Great Loop Adventure

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  • Two Crossings – Lake Okeechobee and Our Wake!

    December 18 and 19, 2023 Finally we cross Lake Okeechobee! After waiting a week for a weather window – it finally happens. We leave Roland Martin’s Marina and Resort in Clewiston the morning of Monday, December 18. We enjoy a breakfast at the Resort with our new friend, Steve, on Once in a Blue Moon. Steve…

  • Roland Martin Marina & Fishing Resort – Clewiston, Florida

    December 17 and 18, 2023 Moore Haven Lock We finally have a weather window to leave Moore Haven. We head for Roland Martin Marina and Resort in Clewiston. Three more locks to go before home. Today is Moore Haven Lock; tomorrow Port Mayaca and St. Lucie Locks. (We will discover there is also a lock…

  • LaBelle and Moore Haven, Florida

    Trying to get to Lake Okeechobee! December 10 – 17, 2023 We are feeling great. Sunshine’s port engine is up and running thanks to Frank. We leave Port Sanibel Marina, headed for the Franklin Lock, the first of five locks as we journey the Lake Okeechobee Waterway. About the Lake Okeechobee Waterway The Great Loop…

  • Two Days With Two Rescues

    December 7 – 10, 2023 Thank You, Frank! Thursday, December 7, we finally leave St. Petersburg. On one engine. Frank, our trusted mechanic in Boca Raton, tells us he will fix the tensioner on the port engine. He will drive from his home in Lighthouse Point to Ft. Myers, meet us there at a marina, and…

  • The Dalí Museum

    St. Petersburg, Florida December 4 and 5 Monday, December 4, the Captain and the Admiral pay a visit to the Dalí Museum. The BuildingThe original Dalí Museum opened in St. Petersburg in 1982, after community leaders rallied to bring the Morses’ superlative collection of Dalí works to the area. (More about the Morses under “History”…

  • St. Petersburg, Florida

    With an unexpected stop at Clearwater . . . November 30 – December 7, 2023 November 30 we leave Tarpon Springs about 8:30 a.m. en route to the city marina in St. Petersburg. As you can see, we are making our way down the Gulf coast of Florida. Our ultimate goal is Ft. Myers where…

  • Our Visit to Tarpon Springs, Florida

    November 27 – November 30, 2023 We close out the month of November in Tarpon Springs, Florida. And what a month it has been! Captain Pat provides the Admiral with the Nebo November summary of our trip. You can see we have travelled 1010.2 nautical miles! I’d say in spite of many obstacles we made…

  • We Made It! Across the Gulf

    November 25 and November 26 It will take two stops – but we do make it across the Gulf. I awaken Saturday, November 25, thinking we are leaving early morning to cross the Gulf into Tarpon Springs. Captain Pat has changed his mind – and gratefully so. The weather indicates we should break the trip…

  • To Apalachicola and to Carrabelle

    November 23 – 24, 2023 It is Thanksgiving Day – November 23. We plan to have pork chops, not turkey, with buttered small potatoes, cranberry sauce, and of course, pumpkin pie. With whipped cream. Not bad for being on a boat. En route to Apalachicola, Captain Pat has his favorite food to make the day…

  • To Destin and Panama City, Florida – and the Crossing!

    November 19 – 22, 2023 We left Green Turtle Bay, Kentucky around Halloween. Hard to believe in a few short weeks we traversed the river system and are now in the Florida panhandle. Although at the time it didn’t seem so short. Our next milestone is crossing the Gulf. This map shows two options. We…