Year End Summary

 



Wow! Amazing! Incredible!
Life changing, maybe not. Life changing is a comment that several people have made about this trip. But, we have learned that they had never lived on a boat before. They had hardly ever planned a route, anchored, docked, slept at anchor, handled lines, encountered weather and done all the things that Paul and I took for granted because we had both done many times in the past. For this we are both thankful for the history we brought into this trip. Paul's knowledge and past experience and research made the trip safe, fun and easy.
Was it a once in a lifetime trip, YES! We met a lot of very friendly folks. Ate a lot of really good food. Laughed our way around the miles.  Saw so many sights we have to look back on this blog to remember them all. Any way about it we are part of a very small group of people to do this trip.
I will be eternally grateful to Paul for inviting me to join him on the Loop.

It was a simple question.  "Do you want to go for a boat ride?"  "What boat ride?", she asked.  "America's Great Loop, the whole thing.  Should take about 8 months or so.  Interested?"
After about 15 seconds, Cheryl said ,"Sure."
There are precious few who would be game for something like that. So, a big thank you to Cheryl for making this a successful and happy trip.  Sometimes there is no greater compliment than saying that someone is a good shipmate.  It's one for the books.
And for all of you who have enjoyed this blog, don't look at me. 
 It was a lot of hard work and Cheryl gets all the credit.

Thank you to all of you who followed us and encouraged me to continue with your compliments and kind words.
 

Loop Statistics

2019- 192 boats crossed their wake
2020- COVID                                 
2021- 130 boats crossed their wake
2022- 227 boats crossed their wake
2023- 249 boats crossed their wake
2024- 211 boats as of today, Dec. 4
(they are expecting over 250 for this year)

The NEBO app had 315 boats registered as in route. Some may take a year or more to complete the loop. Some folks do it in segments. We were fortunate to be able to do it in one trip. We will see how many more finish yet this year.

So with that... this blog comes to an end.

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Comments

  1. Bob the DuckDecember 5, 2024 at 10:58 AM

    Love it when the stars align and the plans go forward. Thank you both again for sharing your journey.

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  2. Mary AliceDecember 6, 2024 at 12:46 PM

    So happy and proud for the two of you on this incredible journey and accomplishment. You’ve seen so much of our country that the rest of us fly over. And because of this fabulous blog, we’ve been able to take the trip virtually with you - thank you so much for keeping and sharing the record!

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  3. Mary Eleanor WhelanDecember 10, 2024 at 2:48 PM

    It was quite the adventure and fun to take us along! Thanks for sharing…❤️👍🛥️🎉

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