On The Home Stretch

Three more travel days and my version of the Great Loop will be complete. What seemed overwhelming and a little scary in April now seems downright routine in November. I had read all about the Loop and watched You Tube videos of other boats on their adventures but there was still some apprehension and fear of the unknown. Uncertainty about how to handle locks, anchorages, entering Canada and back into the USA all worked themselves out with no major difficulties at all. It turns out that there is plenty of support from a variety of sources along the way. With a little common sense thrown in (very little in my case), the trip is safe, fun, and even a little educational.

Some of the scenery along the Tenn-Tom Waterway.  The vast majority of the Tenn-Tom was just like this - undeveloped.

Another beautiful sunset while at anchor.

The Coffeeville Lock was my 124th lock and the last lock of the Loop - back to sea level.  The term “I’m locked out” has new meaning.

We woke up to heavy fog the other morning.  To paraphrase Harrison Ford in Raiders of the Lost Ark in referring to snakes, "Fog, I hate fog!”.

Dave whipping up spaghetti, meatballs, and garlic toast for dinner.  Yes, that’s an even larger knife within arms reach.

The interstate 65 bridge just north of Mobile, Alabama.  We’re getting close to the Gulf!