TWINS on the Loop: First Day on the Loop

We had a nice cruise to St Joe. Sunny and a north breeze for minimal waves.

Went under the Grand Haven Bridge at 0830, on the lake by 0900. 8-9 knots down the shoreline in less than 100 feet to the St Joe pier by 1600.

410 gallons of fuel at a cheap $4.07 (ouch)

Tied up to the city park wall which has improved since we were here last. Lights, sculptures. The wall is rough and we put out 5 fenders. Some wind and surge from lake Michigan kept us rolling all night but it's free and secure tied to the wall. We're right upstream of the CSX railway swing bridge and across from the LaFarge dock. A huge Freighter, Integrity, came in after midnight to unload.

Spotted 3 other looper boats:
1) Adios II - Wilmington
2) Seas the Day - Charleston
3)Domestic Squall - Frankfort

Maybe crossing to Chicago today.........

Our first Segment of the Loop is complete at Land Between the Lakes, KY

Our TWINS Trip - First Segment, getting the Boat to Land of the Lakes Area

Grand Haven to St Joe
2 nights in St Joe on the wall, due to weather/waves on Mishegame
2 nights at anchorage in Chicago Harbor…fantastic skyline
One night on the wall (AC!) in Joliet ...Chicago bridges and skyscrapers
2 nights ….On the (did I say free) wall at Ottawa
One night at Blue Creek point anchorage on shallow Peoria Lake
One night at Bar Island with Our Turn, our new river friends
2 nights at Grafton Marina with Hurricane Gustaf’s record rainfall
One night at Hoppies….bent our prop in the morning startup
One night in Little Diversion Canal after dodging debris in Big Muddy
One night at Cumberland Towhead …..relatively calm waters of Ohio

now....2 nights at Green Turtle Bay decompressing Start of Second Segment Anchorage by Barkley Canal having our prop pulled by Billy the Diver