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MONTHLY EXPENSES ON AMERICA’S GREAT LOOP – AUGUST 2022
Budgeting for America’s Great Loop comes with challenges. Some areas of the loop have abundant anchoring options while others have very few options. Some regions have higher fuel prices while other regions have relatively low prices. There are many factors that go into creating a budget for the Great Loop, but among all is flexibility.…
MONTHLY EXPENSES ON AMERICA’S GREAT LOOP – JULY 2022
You don’t have to be retired or be a millionaire to travel around America’s Great Loop. As a young couple who are working as we cruise around the Great Loop, our budget is strict yet flexible with the approach of saving money where we can, such as anchoring and spending money on unique experiences such…
DISMAL SWAMP vs VIRGINIA CUT (pro-conning which route to take when the ICW splits)
Choosing your path on the ICW between Norfolk, VA, and Beaufort, NC can be daunting. Now that we’ve officially done both the Virginia Cut (x1) and the Dismal Swamp (x2) we feel pretty good about sharing the pro-cons of both and some decision-makers to help you make your decision! We have a short cruise from…
A morning of non-stop DOCKING and a night out at the Portsmouth Commodore Theatre!
Our 48 hours are up and it’s time for our final leg until arriving at the Great Loop Rendezvous! We kick off from the Great Bridge Free Dock just prior to the Great Bridge Lock in Virginia before heading to get Fuel, Pumpout, and dock again at the downtown Portsmouth Free Dock! There’s not much…
FREE DOCKS on the Virginia Cut in our Trawler (and Learning about the Battle at Great Bridge)
We had an early start to leave the Pungo Ferry anchorage and continue our journey north. We have some strong wind as we’re cruising through the rivers into the Virginia Cut, but things slow down as we near our destination in Chesapeake City, Virginia on their free 48-hour dock. We end our day learning the…
MONTHLY EXPENSES ON AMERICA’S GREAT LOOP – JUNE 2022
We’ve been traveling around America’s Great Loop for four months this year and one of the first things people comment on when they meet us is our age. We are not the typically retired loopers. Following the comment about our age, we get asked if we’re working while traveling, which is “yes, we are working.”…
The DAY AFTER (crossing the Albermarle Sound to the VIRGINIA CUT)
After getting hit by a huge swell and subsequently having our high water alarm go off, it is the following morning and we need to cruise again. Our nerves are a bit shot, but a good night’s sleep and favorable winds push us forward. Watch along as we cruise up the Alligator River, across the…
We COULD HAVE SUNK (A day full of LOWS sprinkled with some HIGHS, Boat Life)
After a fantastic cruise to the Outer Banks to visit Ocracoke, we had planned to head up the Pamlico Sound to Manteo and continue exploring. Mother Nature had a different plan for us as we were hit with swell and waves 4x what was forecasted, directly on the beam… We Pivoted “like we do” and…
Cruising to the outer banks (and how we leave docks on our Single Engine Trawler with a Bow Thruster)
We are going to a NEW DESTINATION on the Loop this year – the outer banks of North Carolina to Silver Lake Harbor in Ocracoke Island! But first, we need to leave our slip in Oriental… Watch as we show our thought process when leaving a dock and share our experience visiting and learning about…
Boat Projects, a Sailing Race, and Drinks with Loopers, A day in our FAVORITE TOWN (Oriental NC)
We’re back baby! Back to one of our favorite stops on the Loop, Oriental, North Carolina. Oriental is a small town, proclaimed as the sailing capital of North Carolina and is right off the Neuse River. Today, being on a dock, means we make the most of it. Time to tidy up some of the…
