https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog daily 0.75 2024-11-15 https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/fwe-finished-with-engine-my-great-loop-is-complete monthly 0.5 2024-11-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/35f7c98b-7ac6-427e-92c9-f38bee52d63f/IMG_7008.jpg Blog - FWE - Finished With Engine My Great Loop is Complete - Make it stand out Schuyler docked at Lulu’s restaurant in Alabama https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/d8e791ff-c8f0-4c67-86ee-eb5f3bd0996f/IMG_3745.jpg Blog - FWE - Finished With Engine My Great Loop is Complete - Make it stand out The moon rising over our anchorage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/6f83055a-cb06-4f82-9fc0-373309f308c1/IMG_3744.jpg Blog - FWE - Finished With Engine My Great Loop is Complete - Make it stand out The Schuyler crew https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/929dbc76-1802-4d86-93cb-458b8f42f961/IMG_1499.jpg Blog - FWE - Finished With Engine My Great Loop is Complete - Make it stand out Sharing a champagne toast with Dave and Pam upon completing the Loop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/a0e78572-17c6-42e3-9bd4-b38c9e1c9aec/IMG_3740.jpg Blog - FWE - Finished With Engine My Great Loop is Complete - Make it stand out The Brilliant Venus loading coal at Mobile https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/45b30e0b-a9df-42fd-a0a3-82444d89070f/IMG_1496.jpg Blog - FWE - Finished With Engine My Great Loop is Complete - Make it stand out The last sunset of the Loop. Note Venus in the upper left and its reflection in the water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/9d11ce8e-79d0-497b-8e38-30954bd06a01/IMG_3741.jpg Blog - FWE - Finished With Engine My Great Loop is Complete - Make it stand out Dave and Pam enjoying some lo-cal nachos for lunch at Lulu’s https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/94369bdf-81aa-4f69-b361-88db5495a41d/IMG_7012.jpg Blog - FWE - Finished With Engine My Great Loop is Complete - Make it stand out Dave having another good day. He only has these 365 days each year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/4984b8dc-ba47-4ab4-82db-c9a7ce0b621a/IMG_3755.jpg Blog - FWE - Finished With Engine My Great Loop is Complete - Make it stand out The moon setting over our anchorage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/1a68175e-4196-4b5a-9f57-94fc7b72981a/IMG_7043.jpg Blog - FWE - Finished With Engine My Great Loop is Complete - Make it stand out Our last sunrise on the Loop was a great one! https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/on-the-home-stretch monthly 0.5 2024-11-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/91234225-dfbd-4f94-93c1-c7c3e9c63d99/IMG_6882.JPG Blog - On The Home Stretch - Make it stand out 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!”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/46bce9b8-f270-436c-8c60-7f033f51c5b2/IMG_6886.JPG Blog - On The Home Stretch - Make it stand out 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. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/aa61d33d-be2a-4c09-accf-1f833f66c2c4/IMG_6903.jpg Blog - On The Home Stretch - Make it stand out Another beautiful sunset while at anchor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/b8403ca6-0aea-4956-9cce-20ffdb68dc92/IMG_3733.jpg Blog - On The Home Stretch - Make it stand out Some of the scenery along the Tenn-Tom Waterway. The vast majority of the Tenn-Tom was just like this - undeveloped. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/29797fe7-5493-45c9-a0bf-bfd1c256f881/IMG_6911.jpg Blog - On The Home Stretch - Make it stand out The interstate 65 bridge just north of Mobile, Alabama. We’re getting close to the Gulf! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/4a2f4c78-e189-4a35-b606-7be017d7c8e3/IMG_6905.jpg Blog - On The Home Stretch - Make it stand out Dave whipping up spaghetti, meatballs, and garlic toast for dinner. Yes, that’s an even larger knife within arms reach. https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/tenn-tom-complete monthly 0.5 2024-11-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/8530f288-bc6c-45a1-bfd7-13e6cdef492b/IMG_3720.jpg Blog - Tenn-Tom Complete - Make it stand out Schuyler alongside Jim and Pam’s dock in Aberdeen Lake, Mississippi. This is where I picked up Dave and Pam. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/b5217376-f2d3-436f-84a5-3302a2dd9a3c/IMG_6819.jpg Blog - Tenn-Tom Complete - Make it stand out A kingfisher hitched a ride for a while. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/789ed3f4-4f05-4673-bde6-2dd4ba133a21/IMG_6812.jpg Blog - Tenn-Tom Complete - Make it stand out A beautiful picture of Pam’s toes (and a nice sunrise) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/4a4dfea5-d4f5-4d8d-ab13-ce54fdea20ba/IMG_3668.jpg Blog - Tenn-Tom Complete - Make it stand out I met up with my friends Jeff and Trish in Florence, AL. Bill and I first met them while traveling the Trent-Severn Waterway in early July. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/ef9ea6ab-082c-4863-aa1b-d972a26d5a3f/IMG_3690.jpg Blog - Tenn-Tom Complete - Make it stand out Who would have guessed that on Goat Island there were actually goats. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/6ef5c584-c292-4d34-8921-40f934016956/IMG_6767.jpg Blog - Tenn-Tom Complete - Make it stand out If Pam is aboard, we’ve got bridge pictures to share! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/c812adf7-e831-46ec-bb9a-0ac8ac949eac/IMG_3716.jpg Blog - Tenn-Tom Complete - Make it stand out Now that’s quite a pile of wood pulp! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/b866c39d-2417-4054-994a-470a3e77167a/IMG_3728.jpg Blog - Tenn-Tom Complete - Make it stand out White cliffs along the Tenn-Tom in Alabama https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/6348979b-54a9-4d4f-85d3-62f8ae0becb9/IMG_6823.jpg Blog - Tenn-Tom Complete - Make it stand out Me tending a line in the Stennis Lock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/eb65852b-1894-475d-b164-49c0be28cdc9/IMG_3678.jpg Blog - Tenn-Tom Complete - Make it stand out A dinghy ride to Goat Island from the anchorage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/8d026f34-16a2-4460-a9b6-d466eb1a2c2a/IMG_6775.jpg Blog - Tenn-Tom Complete - Make it stand out Dave offering his head as a fender in a lock. I suggested that we go with the more traditional fendering system to avoid damaging the lock wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/64a3ea24-6ee8-4c32-a364-184e782de304/IMG_4786.jpg Blog - Tenn-Tom Complete - Make it stand out A waterfall on the Tennessee River just before starting on the Tenn-Tom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/a1dbf818-fe17-4040-ab83-27d8bcefad2d/IMG_6755.jpg Blog - Tenn-Tom Complete - Make it stand out Pete throwing a line around one of the lock bits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/db999635-460e-499a-849f-a6bfcc96eae1/IMG_6824.jpg Blog - Tenn-Tom Complete - Make it stand out The 78 foot Lady Chateau entering the Bevill Lock behind us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/b805dd95-27f4-44cc-a7f7-4240014b1b51/IMG_3677.jpg Blog - Tenn-Tom Complete - Make it stand out There were some interesting things on Goat Island including this tree with the root system exposed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/be70008f-33d4-47d0-a53a-20d49a5ff698/IMG_6808.jpg Blog - Tenn-Tom Complete - Make it stand out Is there anything more terrifying than Dave with a knife in hand? https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/back-on-the-loop monthly 0.5 2024-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/e785b53e-8819-4be7-9fc7-f17e8ddae977/IMG_3654.jpg Blog - Back On The Loop - Make it stand out The Decatur railroad bridge being lowered after I passed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/1064d727-a3d1-4c46-8df0-edf7400faa0b/IMG_3646.jpg Blog - Back On The Loop - Make it stand out Some of the trees beginning to change into fall colors https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/3e65551a-5cff-4571-b19d-0eea7645f0d8/IMG_3643.jpg Blog - Back On The Loop - Make it stand out Sunrise on the Tennessee River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/ff0bf028-2ca3-4139-a1a2-084616711f41/IMG_3655.jpg Blog - Back On The Loop - Make it stand out Another of the beautiful sunsets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/1c91183d-288a-4de7-8f07-1432131d08df/IMG_3651.jpg Blog - Back On The Loop - Make it stand out A replica of the original ferry at Ditto Landing, Alabama https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/bb7c5198-361f-465e-8f43-65c182264fff/IMG_3648.jpg Blog - Back On The Loop - Make it stand out A Looper enjoying Halloween at Ditto Landing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/a4a8aaeb-326f-4468-b210-b5bae808b5b4/IMG_3621.jpg Blog - Back On The Loop - Make it stand out A crisp, cold morning in Tennessee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/428252b1-e354-4115-9058-e0aec8e1c05a/IMG_3658.jpg Blog - Back On The Loop - Make it stand out When the doors of the first Wilson lock chamber opened, I had this guy staring at me. I had to squeeze by him to enter the second lock chamber. Not a lot of room! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/97d97fcf-bb50-4f48-a7de-81f379f666f5/IMG_3649.jpg Blog - Back On The Loop - Make it stand out They might need a new replica soon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/7bcf471f-6095-4916-94c6-abeec9103894/IMG_3663.jpg Blog - Back On The Loop - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/62358be1-47b1-4068-b5a8-0c4b88c29e73/IMG_3665.jpg Blog - Back On The Loop - Make it stand out At the bottom of the Wilson double lock in Alabama. Nearly 100 foot drop in two increments. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/f575fd95-233c-461f-9e11-b79c5b4b2862/IMG_3639.jpg Blog - Back On The Loop - Make it stand out Another sunset https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/341ad0a5-42a7-4432-9f18-84496aec999a/IMG_3652.jpg Blog - Back On The Loop - Make it stand out This guy almost completed the Loop https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/loop-update monthly 0.5 2024-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/29a18507-1542-4fe9-9fa4-7bbb31ead020/IMG_3567.jpg Blog - Loop Update - Make it stand out The Watts Lock - my last upboad lock. When locking up, the water in the very front or rear of the lock offers the least turbulance which makes it easier to keep the boat properly positioned when traveling solo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/e73b8cfb-ad54-470b-8de2-b9ab38d74188/IMG_3561.jpg Blog - Loop Update - Make it stand out And another https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/787d4871-d6b7-4a6e-9cdb-c404246037f5/IMG_3563.jpg Blog - Loop Update - Make it stand out The Hunter Museum in Chattanooga. It was quite a climb from the river level to the city level. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/e0b1bb14-71ce-47f0-b91e-b38579b52894/IMG_3556.jpg Blog - Loop Update - Make it stand out A nice day on the river. The next day, I tangled (a little) with the remnants of hurricane Helene. Fortunately, I arrived at the marina to come home and missed all the debris and high water from Helene that came a day or two later. I saw a picture of a lock that was so filled with debris that a boat was not able to push its way into the lock chamber. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/52473626-eaa9-4898-923d-266a2cbf53c7/IMG_3560.jpg Blog - Loop Update - Make it stand out A quarry along the river https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/0ef12f1b-0680-42e5-94e4-c7f5eece899a/IMG_3565.jpg Blog - Loop Update - Make it stand out A beautiful home along the river https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/05c98ae5-5f38-4870-8efe-8991a801cbf6/IMG_3557.jpg Blog - Loop Update - Make it stand out Late September and the leaves have already started to change https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/79bf1089-f4ff-4cb2-93b8-e81a92ef63e1/IMG_3566.jpg Blog - Loop Update - Make it stand out Another nuclear power plant along the Tennessee River https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/chattanooga-here-i-come monthly 0.5 2024-09-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/7e751290-bded-4adf-9067-a6d78a91c0f6/IMG_3545.jpg Blog - Chattanooga, Here I Come! - Make it stand out Same view as the last picture the following morning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/c39e23d7-63e6-498a-b70a-3e635d6bae6b/IMG_3527.jpg Blog - Chattanooga, Here I Come! - Make it stand out A beautiful sunrise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/34f0c025-1697-410c-a038-a6f058ad092c/IMG_3554.jpg Blog - Chattanooga, Here I Come! - Make it stand out Shellmound Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/52bc23b4-bdde-4b5d-8d40-23347b60600f/IMG_3534.jpg Blog - Chattanooga, Here I Come! - Make it stand out At the top of the Wilson Lock. The door ahead recedes into the lock depths instead of swinging open like usual. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/2dc7fe72-f39e-4cda-a21a-b6d48a754897/IMG_3548.jpg Blog - Chattanooga, Here I Come! - Make it stand out A panoramic view of my anchorage two nights ago https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/a488beaf-78fe-4d83-9583-6136caf81373/IMG_3551.jpg Blog - Chattanooga, Here I Come! - Make it stand out Part of a tree floating down the river and a reminder of why small boats shouldn't travel at night https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/5793eb5f-ed64-4441-ad52-533d0f493a13/IMG_3553.jpg Blog - Chattanooga, Here I Come! - Make it stand out Schuyler docked at the free dock at Shellmound Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/fd3d8824-ca19-4d8e-9bce-491a8d027eb5/IMG_3538.jpg Blog - Chattanooga, Here I Come! - Make it stand out For those wondering where Meow Mix lived, now you know! Decatur, Alabama https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/2a1b3365-d921-4aad-b17d-a0b3266d74a7/IMG_3550.jpg Blog - Chattanooga, Here I Come! - Make it stand out Not as colorful as some but a beautiful sunrise just the same. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/7b5c0bde-27c0-4021-a88d-9cff85aa1ba6/IMG_3530.jpg Blog - Chattanooga, Here I Come! - Make it stand out The Wilson Lock has a lift of about 100'. Locking solo has turned out to be easier than I expected. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/f4416ada-26b6-486b-8108-d5b8c73ea110/IMG_3536.jpg Blog - Chattanooga, Here I Come! - Make it stand out Brown's Ferry nuclear power plant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/97d89f83-2a9a-4ca9-8aa1-796c4cc5126a/IMG_3542.jpg Blog - Chattanooga, Here I Come! - Make it stand out Another beautiful sunset at anchor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/c8aa0315-26a3-43e1-af58-6c5fd1eca18a/IMG_3546.jpg Blog - Chattanooga, Here I Come! - Make it stand out Rock formations along the river https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/i-almost-forgot monthly 0.5 2024-09-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/1074d659-9e62-420f-ae9f-19792920eb6b/IMG_3526.jpg Blog - I Almost Forgot…. - Make it stand out Sunset over the Tennessee River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/321aaebd-a420-4966-91a4-1c3349270a76/IMG_3523.jpg Blog - I Almost Forgot…. - Make it stand out Uh oh, I'm already underway this morning and I see fog up ahead. Couldn't see very far once I got into it but knew there wasn't a commercial vessel out there because of AIS, I did sound my horn, warning any other non-AIS vessels of my presence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/137044ab-4da9-441e-af74-f723c640cf9a/IMG_3519.jpg Blog - I Almost Forgot…. - Make it stand out I woke up to heavy fog the other morning so I lost a couple of hours waiting for it to burn off. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/23fd60f3-2de4-49ac-a85d-b4e959bb4e83/IMG_3525.jpg Blog - I Almost Forgot…. - Make it stand out More homes along the river https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/0f2d996a-7a3a-4f4b-bffa-7557570919f7/IMG_3524.jpg Blog - I Almost Forgot…. - Make it stand out Some homes high above the Tennessee River https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/longer-but-shorter-say-what monthly 0.5 2024-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/67873101-b858-4a75-9ab7-c56e38fdf266/IMG_3517+%281%29.jpg Blog - “Longer but Shorter” - Huh? - Make it stand out An impressive home along the Tennessee River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/6ac2054d-d4e9-4916-91bf-5887ef026044/IMG_3508.jpg Blog - “Longer but Shorter” - Huh? - Make it stand out Sunrise at Paducah https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/2029677d-f126-45cd-9f59-fbbf9880fb40/IMG_3496.jpg Blog - “Longer but Shorter” - Huh? - Make it stand out A large welcoming sign at Cape Girardeau, Missouri on their flood control wall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/60fd3cea-36b8-49c9-a90e-300d1c528125/IMG_3495.jpg Blog - “Longer but Shorter” - Huh? - Make it stand out I've had plenty of beautiful sunsets on the Loop but this was probably the most colorful sunrise of the entire trip. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/d8a2a003-7a67-4a14-b78a-b5754de37372/IMG_6296.jpg Blog - “Longer but Shorter” - Huh? - Make it stand out Schuyler traveling down the Mississippi River. (photo courtesy of Perfect Agenda) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/1aab23ed-3417-4b5d-a8d6-f96f157f4185/IMG_3499.jpg Blog - “Longer but Shorter” - Huh? - Make it stand out My traveling companions aboard Don't Fret and Perfect Agenda https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/d17d7708-7092-43c8-a0a2-d9a4c26b22de/IMG_3507.jpg Blog - “Longer but Shorter” - Huh? - Make it stand out All kinds of Loop boats at Paducah. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/819a0cdd-e37f-4e98-87da-238df73004d3/IMG_3518+%281%29.jpg Blog - “Longer but Shorter” - Huh? - Make it stand out My quiet anchorage for tonight https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/77d21b49-3928-41fd-bf64-b819d0c80182/IMG_3505.jpg Blog - “Longer but Shorter” - Huh? - Make it stand out The flood wall at Paducah, Kentucky was filled with murals depicting their history. There are more than 60 murals in total. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/a42958f0-d090-4d60-a79e-790a42d53851/IMG_3214.jpg Blog - “Longer but Shorter” - Huh? - Make it stand out Schuyler at anchor about ready to weigh anchor and head out for the day. (photo courtesy of Perfect Agenda) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/73703e55-f447-45f1-a877-5638bcff03fa/IMG_3515.jpg Blog - “Longer but Shorter” - Huh? - Make it stand out Part of the Cumberland River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/87b911be-66ea-486c-9956-541881adb60a/IMG_3232.jpg Blog - “Longer but Shorter” - Huh? - Make it stand out 11 Loopers at dinner in Paducah trading Loop stories https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/the-mighty-mississippi-river monthly 0.5 2024-09-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/90be3d37-f86f-4fb0-961a-2726ff5522f4/IMG_3478+%281%29.jpg Blog - The Mighty Mississippi River - Make it stand out With Roger and Jo enjoying our last dinner together at Alton, IL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/52348c9d-c578-4081-9a68-364944e80786/IMG_3481.jpg Blog - The Mighty Mississippi River - Make it stand out A colorful sunset at Alton https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/713c9127-8456-4850-ac32-adc905a442fd/IMG_3487.jpg Blog - The Mighty Mississippi River - Make it stand out Passing in front of the famous Gateway Arch in St. Louis. The stainless steel arch stands 630 feet tall and was completed in 1965. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/1eb314f2-3427-40cd-8329-107f0029bc6b/Schuyler+blown+up.jpg Blog - The Mighty Mississippi River - Make it stand out There I am, the little boat passing and big river tow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/e4a5734c-e792-48b7-ae0e-78eaad7e7bff/IMG_3490.jpg Blog - The Mighty Mississippi River - Make it stand out My quiet little anchorage at the Meramec River. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/bd025687-8554-4567-ac28-58d002b06604/IMG_1524.jpg Blog - The Mighty Mississippi River - Make it stand out Roger took this picture rom their hotel of Schuyler passing by the arch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/ef77a3b5-db7a-4097-92f9-fe027267cb98/IMG_3492.jpg Blog - The Mighty Mississippi River - Make it stand out A bald eagle near Kaskaskia lock wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/13c59352-349d-4b1a-8fb1-67ce3ffdf557/IMG_3483.jpg Blog - The Mighty Mississippi River - Make it stand out A barge being loaded with sulphur. https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/the-sometimes-scenic-illinois-river monthly 0.5 2024-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/85e0ce5a-21be-4c50-b489-9975095b0b22/IMG_3470.jpg Blog - The Sometimes Scenic Illinois River - Make it stand out Sunset at Beardstown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/bb91e2ca-2f0d-4323-8b75-12a1d2e35609/DSC00075.JPG Blog - The Sometimes Scenic Illinois River Wanna hear a fish tale? Too bad, here it is anyway: This fish, all 20 inches of him, jumped in the boat as we were minding our own business heading down river. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/fddb4f68-3958-4643-892c-c5a57a4f3b09/DSC00106.JPG Blog - The Sometimes Scenic Illinois River - Make it stand out Our "marina" was being tied up to a series of work barges. No electricity and I had to drag a water hose from 3 barges over. NOT five star accommodations by any means. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/c2dad904-ee45-497c-81c2-b4075284198a/DSC00067.JPG Blog - The Sometimes Scenic Illinois River - Make it stand out The morning fog highlighted a few of the many spider webs on the boat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/aa465260-e1e6-4b53-925b-e48bd32a5381/DSC00069.JPG Blog - The Sometimes Scenic Illinois River - Make it stand out Schuyler waiting for the fog to lift https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/18b62752-2864-46ad-bf8e-2941a418c916/IMG_1512.jpg Blog - The Sometimes Scenic Illinois River - Make it stand out Enjoying a glass of bubbly with Jo. Note the classy champagne glasses which perform multiple functions as glasses for cocktails, orange juice, or anything else. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/b2346e14-b353-43ae-92d2-57f79ff5b3ed/DSC00068.JPG Blog - The Sometimes Scenic Illinois River - Make it stand out Earlier in the morning, the bridge was not even visible https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/20e79273-65b1-4a69-8357-6164bcc0f7ee/DSC00073.JPG Blog - The Sometimes Scenic Illinois River - Make it stand out The sun trying to burn off the morning fog https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/28a4267a-d862-4239-973c-bd3d1649f92f/DSC00098.JPG Blog - The Sometimes Scenic Illinois River - Make it stand out Mayfly bodies littered the entire boat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/edeea5a6-f5d1-4685-a05b-6ab0884f53c7/IMG_3444.jpg Blog - The Sometimes Scenic Illinois River - Make it stand out Enjoying an (almost) candlelight dinner on the boat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/5e51046b-fe3a-4ba8-a1c3-b242b09a1ca0/DSC00085.JPG Blog - The Sometimes Scenic Illinois River - Make it stand out We met another Loop couple at a marina and had dinner together https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/c387f8ff-1e4e-4f08-9df9-a4c4796eea79/DSC00095.JPG Blog - The Sometimes Scenic Illinois River We were inundated with these these mayflies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/4d4d05b9-7fcf-49b1-963c-f71a1cb5d9e8/DSC00080.JPG Blog - The Sometimes Scenic Illinois River - Make it stand out Passing a tow boat on the Illinois River https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/patience-is-a-virtue monthly 0.5 2024-09-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/9909bde6-a96e-4636-9245-f7c8a85bc166/IMG_3423.jpg Blog - Patience is a Virtue - Make it stand out Loading gravel on one of the many barges we saw near Chicago https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/61bca441-501b-4b3d-bf60-ae4e295cc229/IMG_3422+%281%29.jpg Blog - Patience is a Virtue - Make it stand out In order to prevent Asian carp from entering Lake Michigan, an electric barrier exists. Dangling the feet of unruly crew members in the water helps improve morale. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/552d4297-4405-4a58-afdb-25dce478fa47/IMG_3424.jpg Blog - Patience is a Virtue - Make it stand out Sunset near Joliet, Illinois https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/8d9def10-8619-4551-8a3f-ddebf0bff99f/IMG_3432.jpg Blog - Patience is a Virtue - Make it stand out Pete, Roger, and Jo at Joliet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/e2e251b3-81a9-48d9-bc3c-e742090291a1/IMG_3431+%281%29.jpg Blog - Patience is a Virtue - Make it stand out Roger and Jo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/91d02b76-7ede-4154-acfc-60e27d048df9/IMG_3416.jpg Blog - Patience is a Virtue - Make it stand out Leaving Chicago. That's the Sears Tower (the original name known by locals) in the background - 110 stories high. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/0912ebb4-2876-480f-94e4-6673131e8d8b/IMG_3430+%281%29.jpg Blog - Patience is a Virtue - Make it stand out A tow boat passing us by at Joliet. The free dock was annoyingly close to the bridge. https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/sophie-in-chicago-day-2 monthly 0.5 2024-09-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/600944a1-f1a1-42ae-ad2d-f3d2b35f7dd2/24266D2C-F229-42A9-95A9-39286AA485DB.jpg Blog - Sophie in Chicago - Day 2 - Make it stand out At Millennium Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/4ec57381-df12-410a-bbf7-e337d03881c4/683DD9D0-C6AF-4039-A3FF-988689592204.jpg Blog - Sophie in Chicago - Day 2 - Make it stand out At Millennium Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/cabf38a1-e5bc-4755-82e7-fffc5912b716/IMG_0610.jpg Blog - Sophie in Chicago - Day 2 - Make it stand out The view from the Belmont Harbor Marina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/03df046b-4ba0-4474-affe-3f2e9d07e244/IMG_3397.jpg Blog - Sophie in Chicago - Day 2 - Make it stand out Officially, this famous Chicago landmark is called "Cloud Gate". Unofficially, and more popularly, It's called "The Bean". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/92f77740-1524-4666-8a3a-71f07b10dd81/IMG_0693.jpg Blog - Sophie in Chicago - Day 2 - Make it stand out Our reflection in the Bean https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/9e44dd93-e7af-48b7-980b-df7f05202520/IMG_0686.jpg Blog - Sophie in Chicago - Day 2 - Make it stand out After eating Chicago pizza for dinner, we had to get ice cream (I think it's a local law) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/fb1563e8-5290-4c31-b671-a19c9cb05abc/IMG_3398.jpg Blog - Sophie in Chicago - Day 2 - Make it stand out The Jay Pritzker Pavilion (Outdoor Amphitheater) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/2b4ca55e-49ad-46c2-b36f-f0daee629014/IMG_0640.jpg Blog - Sophie in Chicago - Day 2 - Make it stand out We accidentally came upon Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs on our way to an ice cream shop. There was no baseball on the schedule but a Pearl Jam concert instead. https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/great-loop-by-the-numbers monthly 0.5 2024-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/bd4c8351-a3ce-4b92-b24d-ff00c73a4fed/IMG_0566.jpg Blog - Great Loop by the Numbers - Make it stand out We stopped along the way for some freshly made lemonade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/0218a388-baad-4a6c-bd04-e5d1c3c37ce6/IMG_0591.jpg Blog - Great Loop by the Numbers - Make it stand out We decided to boil some shrimp for dinner - they were truly awful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/c6a8a2c4-1da3-4ea0-8a0f-a80ddcfc5f0f/IMG_0557+%281%29.jpg Blog - Great Loop by the Numbers - Make it stand out While out on our bike ride we ran across a beach volleyball tournament. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/c893c302-f894-42d0-8255-0cda9b5ad92f/IMG_0550.jpg Blog - Great Loop by the Numbers - Make it stand out We stopped for a selfie with a statue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/00ff17be-0bbf-472c-8f83-a8e17095b62c/IMG_001.jpg Blog - Great Loop by the Numbers - Make it stand out Turns out that Chicago has some nice sunsets too! https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/goodbye-michigan monthly 0.5 2024-08-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/3e927656-ffc5-49a1-ae83-8403657c0e9d/IMG_3406.JPG Blog - Goodbye, Michigan - Make it stand out A wild turkey roaming the marina grounds in St. Joseph, Michigan. West Basin Marina was one of the nicest marinas I've seen along the Loop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/de41ed29-6f95-40d2-9c1e-f2a124d2361b/IMG_3430.JPG Blog - Goodbye, Michigan - Make it stand out I think Don my be trying to tell me something by sending me this picture. Like someone would ever do that to me! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/b7ade52e-dfe2-4f70-a064-4f947ec7de03/IMG_3419.JPG Blog - Goodbye, Michigan - Make it stand out maybe even three! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/7d805c90-7421-48b0-8efa-a03c747a5d26/IMG_3391.JPG Blog - Goodbye, Michigan - Make it stand out or two https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/f6d2adc7-2da1-46a0-8a47-63b819efb596/IMG_3376+%281%29.jpg Blog - Goodbye, Michigan - Make it stand out I forgot to post this picture when we were in Saugatuck but it's an interesting story. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/bd788dd6-ef26-4c89-8e0b-32094dc1fd60/IMG_3392.JPG Blog - Goodbye, Michigan - Make it stand out Of course there's a lighthouse picture! https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/saugatuck-michigan monthly 0.5 2024-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/88833552-8177-4073-9e53-99e775111b53/IMG_3357.JPG Blog - Saugatuck, Michigan - Make it stand out Another blog, another lighthouse picture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/beaac358-3633-4dc7-af50-c783c6cc2326/IMG_3374.JPG Blog - Saugatuck, Michigan - Make it stand out A beautiful home along the Kalamazoo River entering Saugatuck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/d904f787-8e8c-49f8-9cff-975246029355/IMG_3376.JPG Blog - Saugatuck, Michigan - Make it stand out Another impressive "summer place" on the Kalamazoo River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/48f1304e-4b93-4d74-9f87-4a4a1550666e/IMG_3340.JPG Blog - Saugatuck, Michigan - Make it stand out The Milwaukee Clipper, originally built in 1904 (7 years before Titanic). At one time, she carried 350 passengers in first class accommodations between Buffalo, New York and Duluth, Minnesota. Not sure why that was a hot trade route but that's what it did. She was rebuilt in 1940 to replace the original wooden superstructure with what you see here today. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/5d96d024-eebb-441d-9ba7-427964ec8a33/IMG_3348.JPG Blog - Saugatuck, Michigan - Make it stand out World War II submarine "USS Silversides" now a museum at Muskegon, MI https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/4925580c-a88f-4c3e-aa15-393bac5d4d59/IMG_3377.JPG Blog - Saugatuck, Michigan - Make it stand out I'm sure the owner of this boat agonized over the naming of the boat. His first child is named "Baby". His second child is called "Kid". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/4d4b074e-3219-41e9-b94e-3fa096711f2f/IMG_3332+%281%29.JPG Blog - Saugatuck, Michigan - Make it stand out Another picture of the morning sun at Muskegon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/7b4e3ad7-9785-436d-af3c-805c20bd0a61/IMG_3363+%281%29.JPG Blog - Saugatuck, Michigan - Make it stand out More sand dunes along the Michigan coast https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/87e2b5f6-0459-4879-a263-98a009838afe/IMG_3373+%281%29.JPG Blog - Saugatuck, Michigan - Make it stand out A swimming party going on entering Saugatuck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/ad3b452e-e3b1-48e4-afc2-d0c664461a20/IMG_3371.jpg Blog - Saugatuck, Michigan - Make it stand out Sunrise over Muskegon https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/ee0y0ukp0vs8f1qtdclg0crojq5lsg monthly 0.5 2024-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/653e1622-55d5-4b81-82ad-f40bd95bb59d/IMG_3258+%281%29.JPG Blog - Crisis Counseling? - Make it stand out The town of Pentwater, MI is a beautiful place with a great waterfront. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/5edc6e7b-d5d3-49a7-88f4-728e0e5b56ce/IMG_3252.JPG Blog - Crisis Counseling? - Make it stand out What a surprise, a lighthouse! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/4287b2ad-0148-4aa7-a13d-1eda364c82fc/IMG_3270+%281%29.JPG Blog - Crisis Counseling? - Make it stand out Another of the classic boats. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/a3145d63-ac7f-4daa-b47a-c69b354288c5/IMG_3256.JPG Blog - Crisis Counseling? - Make it stand out Sailing on Lake Michigan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/fe4e455d-5a05-404b-b44b-74b7e44dc4e6/IMG_3264+%281%29.JPG Blog - Crisis Counseling? - Make it stand out This Ford Mustang is neither classic nor wooden but it's certainly unusual! I don't see running lights but his horn worked just fine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/af15f2d6-11a4-4098-a14b-d801caa0e42d/IMG_3235.JPG Blog - Crisis Counseling? - Make it stand out SS City of Milwaukee is a Great Lakes railroad car ferry and could carry 28–32 fully loaded rail cars between Muskegon, Michigan and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She was built in 1931 and remained in service until 1981. This is the only pre-1940s ship of this type to survive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/429d6559-bc24-4e59-8dc1-21a962d66736/IMG_3266.JPG Blog - Crisis Counseling? - Make it stand out One of the wooden boats at the show https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/east-coast-of-lake-michigan monthly 0.5 2024-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/ce760d51-0424-4ba6-a880-6caa3ee4b294/IMG_3207.JPG Blog - East Coast of Lake Michigan - Make it stand out The Frankfort Harbor Lighthouse was acquired by the town and will be refurbished https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/7ccfb194-d206-45ed-88d1-529790806147/IMG_3131+%281%29.JPG Blog - East Coast of Lake Michigan - Make it stand out Beautiful sunrise https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/3741ccc8-a396-4d30-b09d-ba57682e00df/IMG_3185.JPG Blog - East Coast of Lake Michigan - Make it stand out Part of the Sleeping Bear National Seashore. The dunes went on for miles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/962f0fd0-a3c3-4d4d-8091-baca2831cf13/IMG_3224.JPG Blog - East Coast of Lake Michigan - Make it stand out A dock house about to fall into Lake Michigan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/258d8a77-6ce8-47f0-a1e6-a2a727f759e4/IMG_3203+%281%29.JPG Blog - East Coast of Lake Michigan - Make it stand out Another Lake Michigan lighthouse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/e30252d2-e42f-42b7-98a9-fbabd9d21199/IMG_3180.JPG Blog - East Coast of Lake Michigan - Make it stand out More of the Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/2f18519c-9261-4c71-b119-d2ac96858648/IMG_3177.JPG Blog - East Coast of Lake Michigan - Make it stand out This picture gives some sense of the height of these dunes. Incredible. https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/anyone-wondering-where-i-went monthly 0.5 2024-08-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/1d0a4039-7236-4cb5-8083-298ff4e83347/IMG_3361.PNG Blog - Anyone wondering where I went? - Make it stand out This weather is not too hard to take. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/9e532bf5-343f-4c5b-9539-a1ddb81eed00/IMG_3363.jpg Blog - Anyone wondering where I went? - Make it stand out Don and I getting ready to begin the voyage south to Chicago https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/1d9856d8-2774-40d1-a091-bc1e6ade4be4/IMG_3364.jpg Blog - Anyone wondering where I went? - Make it stand out A beautiful sunset over Lake Michigan at Leland. https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/mackinac-island monthly 0.5 2024-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/1c564105-a5c8-4e19-9439-c1e213561dac/IMG_3279.jpg Blog - Mackinac Island - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/ee475ec3-31da-4c0e-9144-ed7b1c1e6371/IMG_3290.jpg Blog - Mackinac Island - Make it stand out One of the resorts. Guests and luggage delivered by horse and wagon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/c6037b02-f09e-4dfc-aa34-30501dbdad3d/IMG_3293.jpg Blog - Mackinac Island - Make it stand out The main shopping area https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/7934d64a-9fa4-4ea0-9283-98a76a9a761f/IMG_3294.jpg Blog - Mackinac Island - Make it stand out A small inn at the edge of the main street https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/2f1b3f99-bb8e-4f86-a3d4-62ceef7f941b/IMG_3276.jpg Blog - Mackinac Island - Make it stand out One of the Mackinac Island hotels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/fb40a782-3d31-47b0-8dab-9934fa65fd83/IMG_3272.jpg Blog - Mackinac Island - Make it stand out Lake Huron lighthouse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/dd876468-3991-4f94-b34e-47a1391dda47/IMG_3270.jpg Blog - Mackinac Island - Make it stand out The tug Olive L. Moore, a mere 96 years old pushing an ore barge. Apparently she was built initially to transit the Chicago River with a low air draft. Obviously, it has been retrofitted with an elevated wheelhouse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/0afdae00-1b2a-4b50-a123-cf4514b82bd3/IMG_3285.jpg Blog - Mackinac Island - Make it stand out Miniature golf on real grass. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/7150d02a-dc54-465c-8650-df7e5d43fb95/IMG_3278.jpg Blog - Mackinac Island - Make it stand out Another hotel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/fd6f17da-615b-4ce7-9e3c-90c5914433a9/IMG_3275.jpg Blog - Mackinac Island - Make it stand out Horse-drawn wagons being loaded for delivering goods around the island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/e977139c-6be1-4008-9464-9651316028f3/IMG_3287.jpg Blog - Mackinac Island - Make it stand out The main street a little way out of town https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/back-in-the-usa-almost monthly 0.5 2024-07-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/934ec96e-86bf-40fc-8b8f-3817a08d24ac/IMG_3258.jpg Blog - Back in the USA (Almost) - Make it stand out Another of the beautiful islands in the North Channel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/5f77ef0f-204c-4272-aacd-f314600215f0/IMG_3254.jpg Blog - Back in the USA (Almost) - Make it stand out Another boat at anchor at Eagle Island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/f4b33499-7c94-40e7-ab37-66ce26e0adc4/IMG_3259.jpg Blog - Back in the USA (Almost) - Make it stand out And another https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/33c8d886-fc88-4204-aff9-58f0bc62be94/IMG_3262.jpg Blog - Back in the USA (Almost) - Make it stand out The Robert S. Pierson (630 feet long) loading aggregate at Thessalon. Docked around 2 PM… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/b72bc8de-099c-4408-85e2-e5b7a380dc91/IMG_3253.jpg Blog - Back in the USA (Almost) - Make it stand out Moonset over a quiet anchorage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/30663de2-c6c8-46d3-95b8-883417b9906c/IMG_3260.jpg Blog - Back in the USA (Almost) - Make it stand out A rare day flat calm day with nary a ripple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/edc99adc-dd30-43fc-957c-b83676fb7ac4/IMG_3264.jpg Blog - Back in the USA (Almost) - Make it stand out …finished loading and departed at 6 PM. They didn’t load much in 4 hours! https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/georgian-bay monthly 0.5 2024-07-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/ddbd8af8-eac7-47c4-9b25-7a350c72efca/IMG_3244.jpg Blog - Georgian Bay - Make it stand out The Killarney lighthouse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/1f8d4f5a-bdf4-4455-8196-ac6f1e135922/IMG_3240.jpg Blog - Georgian Bay - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/a28e3128-a3fb-4ef3-8a29-68fe74ec26f4/IMG_3242.jpg Blog - Georgian Bay - Make it stand out Rough weather had a unique way of rearranging everything inside. 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It’s rocky everywhere! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/5c2a549f-23cd-42c7-8400-3021385c28a8/IMG_3234.jpg Blog - Georgian Bay - Make it stand out One of my anchorages https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/453bc304-79e9-4490-b8b3-13b3b1311de8/IMG_3248.jpg Blog - Georgian Bay - Make it stand out Sportsman’s Inn and Marina at Killarney was a beautiful spot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/b48f32c4-66d4-464f-b6ce-24eb6b627313/IMG_3233.jpg Blog - Georgian Bay - Make it stand out One of the many navigation markers in Georgian Bay https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/bad-google-review monthly 0.5 2024-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/c15a4e3c-cb30-47e7-8ea6-709c6eb34e70/IMG_3197.jpg Blog - Bad Google Review - Make it stand out Our turn to go up and over the road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/fb2b3675-c72d-4f2a-861f-fdecbcdd7772/IMG_3194.jpg Blog - Bad Google Review - Make it stand out At the top looking down 60+ feet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/fc86efe9-e8da-405f-8329-b971eefbbb31/IMG_3184.jpg Blog - Bad Google Review - Make it stand out Lock 43 has a 47’ foot drop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/b969f255-e839-4a1d-ad3b-549752e45df8/IMG_3188.jpg Blog - Bad Google Review - Make it stand out Up she goes! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/5be873ac-5ab0-42aa-b335-923e9f401725/IMG_3203.jpg Blog - Bad Google Review - Make it stand out Almost to the bottom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/22096cd9-2344-4281-9bca-d2089f870e67/IMG_2016.jpg Blog - Bad Google Review - Make it stand out Note the caboose as a dwelling https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/e519bef7-cb20-4de9-8c93-b198dc52e5f8/IMG_3187.jpg Blog - Bad Google Review - Make it stand out Completely out of the water and heading up and over the roadway https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/29c82428-1dbb-4382-9a08-905abddf726d/IMG_3201.jpg Blog - Bad Google Review - Make it stand out Down we go https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/45c0f968-da8a-4f01-b9ee-74b751ccac10/IMG_3183.jpg Blog - Bad Google Review - Make it stand out Waiting at Lock 43 for an opening https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/9e08475b-56d8-4f97-9469-8253d16db6f3/IMG_3186.jpg Blog - Bad Google Review - Make it stand out A boat ahead of us being lifted up on the Big Chute Marine Railway https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/94253472-c7e3-494b-ba41-528b0c93fd18/IMG_3189.jpg Blog - Bad Google Review - Make it stand out There are 2 other boats on the railway besides the big one https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/6b4add83-6b3e-49a8-a509-895390737472/IMG_2013.jpg Blog - Bad Google Review - Make it stand out Four boats ahead of us waiting for the railroad bridge to open. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/ac61d515-e13d-4a31-a279-8f2880fd0c7b/IMG_3182.jpg Blog - Bad Google Review - Make it stand out Schuyler as a convertible with an air draft of 13’6” https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/trent-severn-waterway-part-1-1 monthly 0.5 2024-07-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/5ec2eab5-443b-439d-88b9-0d8e685e27a6/IMG_3135.jpg Blog - Trent-Severn Waterway - Part 1 - Make it stand out A canoe joined us in the lift lock before being raised 65 feet to the next level https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/a77824f2-04b6-418a-be28-53adc93dd4a0/IMG_1990.jpg Blog - Trent-Severn Waterway - Part 1 - Make it stand out Some beautiful homes along the TSW https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/f63866c6-498b-4f1b-9e20-f52f1eab2706/IMG_3118.jpg Blog - Trent-Severn Waterway - Part 1 - Make it stand out Bill before his morning coffee. 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The hat did wonders for his hair. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/cdbc420b-399a-461a-9bf8-7f49045443e0/IMG_3141.jpg Blog - Trent-Severn Waterway - Part 1 - Make it stand out Pete and Bill after tying up at Lock 30 just before the weather turned nasty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/13566d61-87aa-4b86-b22c-2ec0b2f7a14a/IMG_3117.jpg Blog - Trent-Severn Waterway - Part 1 - Make it stand out Bill handling lines at one of the locks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/5f5c088a-0b38-47a1-bd35-337ec1467c24/IMG_3116.jpg Blog - Trent-Severn Waterway - Part 1 - Make it stand out Inside one of the locks before the large doors close behind us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/e883f70f-0281-4cff-9324-aa764f966b40/IMG_9484.JPEG Blog - Trent-Severn Waterway - Part 1 - Make it stand out Enjoying some time with new friends, Jeff and Trish aboard their boat, Oyster. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/b76cd18a-8bdf-4096-9fb4-a019333886f1/IMG_9486.JPEG Blog - Trent-Severn Waterway - Part 1 - Make it stand out Our beautiful and serene anchorage off the Otonabee River. 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We almost had a similar situation yesterday when Bill saw this store. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/c613426f-7019-47f6-937b-f922a1fcbad9/IMG_3132.jpg Blog - Trent-Severn Waterway - Part 1 - Make it stand out A dog on bow wow watch. https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/lake-ontario-transit monthly 0.5 2024-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/43baf587-bd42-485e-bdef-5322faf9457b/IMG_3109.jpg Blog - Lake Ontario Transit - Make it stand out The fly swatter has gotten a serious workout and requires a duct tape repair before continuing to be an effective instrument of death to the pesky critters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/d18b5015-b620-454c-ace6-eead9a702e28/IMG_1921.jpg Blog - Lake Ontario Transit - Make it stand out The lighthouse at the entrance top Oswego harbor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/1c4509ca-0bca-45e5-8ac7-3d8e84bc8240/IMG_3106.jpg Blog - Lake Ontario Transit - Make it stand out Fireworks over Oswego on Sunday night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/d90dd586-9032-4a9d-83b5-28b0f9593326/IMG_1927.jpg Blog - Lake Ontario Transit - Make it stand out A Canadian navigation aid with a large osprey nest on top https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/3de78704-5c88-4e8d-8954-f164f0d903db/IMG_1928.jpg Blog - Lake Ontario Transit - Make it stand out Schuyler docked for the night along the Murray Canal just past the Brighton Road Swing Bridge with a nice sunset in the background. https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/locked-up monthly 0.5 2024-07-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/0dbe568a-05fb-42ef-8e7f-088ab418697e/IMG_3085.jpg Blog - Locked Up! - Make it stand out Lock gate completely closed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/bf3d4ad1-8e48-4f4c-a336-7d7f783b9780/IMG_3089.jpg Blog - Locked Up! - Make it stand out Rome. I’m glad they thought to add, “NY” to the sign to avoid confusion with the other Rome. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/4d9a3dca-45b2-4fdb-9512-36573c41dd3d/IMG_6224.jpg Blog - Locked Up! - Make it stand out An empty lock with leaky doors https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/85139f7e-7bbe-450b-9642-4e60d373cb0a/IMG_6218.jpg Blog - Locked Up! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/f60fc634-265d-49f7-b074-ba823a0ac9d9/IMG_3083.jpg Blog - Locked Up! - Make it stand out I always thought that the four scariest words a deck officer could hear from an engineer were, “We’ve lost the plant”. I was wrong! The four scariest words are actually, “I’ve got the conn”. I might need therapy to deal with the trauma. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/1625291c-370a-4e03-8838-2a3e75316d7e/IMG_3082.jpg Blog - Locked Up! - Make it stand out We went through Amsterdam and …. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/f1415eed-d4fb-4ea7-8b5f-1c70f582fbad/IMG_3079.jpg Blog - Locked Up! - Make it stand out Starting our journey west on the Erie Canal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/1485f542-8f46-4681-b35a-ea35828f4787/IMG_3088.jpg Blog - Locked Up! - Make it stand out What much of the Erie Canal looks like https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/daa0fe59-8896-409b-a591-35c48cafa363/IMG_3080.jpg Blog - Locked Up! - Make it stand out Raised 35 feet to the top of Lock 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/3cb40b44-6b1c-49bc-9173-343cdae7f96d/IMG_3084.jpg Blog - Locked Up! - Make it stand out Lock gate about half way closed. Kind of reminds me of a guillotine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/2ad9556c-0ac5-443c-927f-1857f28c7b22/IMG_6222.jpg Blog - Locked Up! - Make it stand out Lock 17 is one of only 2 locks in North America where the entry gate is lifted above the boater. The clearance for this lock is 20 feet. https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/end-of-the-hudson-river-for-us monthly 0.5 2024-06-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/1ce37721-8438-4a2f-8e08-e02100239eaf/IMG_1376.jpg Blog - End of the Hudson River (for us) - Make it stand out Schuyler passing West 80th street in Manhattan. Picture taken by my cousin, Gerri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/7e12cae8-fb54-45d1-9baa-3bca37f67704/IMG_3059.jpg Blog - End of the Hudson River (for us) - Make it stand out Another art owl in Coxsackie https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/dcb89b2f-8c7e-413b-b7c1-2fbbd3d200c7/IMG_3054.jpg Blog - End of the Hudson River (for us) - Make it stand out Same oil barge heading under one of the many bridges between New York and Albany https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/38ff4273-7585-4a66-ba0a-aeb2186b185e/Lighthouse+2.jpg Blog - End of the Hudson River (for us) - Make it stand out Another lighthouse… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/78cab2ad-801f-43a7-bc13-a8a1ea47badd/IMG_3056.jpg Blog - End of the Hudson River (for us) - Make it stand out A cement barge heading south from Albany https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/75bc8da4-ca0d-4885-9d10-48ade3ebea96/Lighthouse+3.jpg Blog - End of the Hudson River (for us) - Make it stand out And another…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/ef7c35d5-3ea0-4309-8396-07f1308561ec/Oil+Barge.jpg Blog - End of the Hudson River (for us) - Make it stand out Schuyler being passed by a tug and barge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/d1a12063-561f-49e1-9bbd-fd6d0b605d0a/IMG_3062.jpg Blog - End of the Hudson River (for us) - Make it stand out Bridges being built ashore in this construction yard. We couldn’t figure out how they would get moved onto a barge for transport. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/27c8dd3b-5ce0-4645-86de-40cf4bcc24f9/IMG_3057.jpg Blog - End of the Hudson River (for us) - Make it stand out Each American flag in this lawn represents a U.S. service member from the town of Coxsackie killed in every conflict since World War One. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/5c798b14-7390-4c2d-a946-2f89afbc5f92/IMG_0593.jpg Blog - End of the Hudson River (for us) - Make it stand out A small ship southbound from Albany https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/905fd983-6bbd-4734-a644-d688e3fbfa35/IMG_3063.jpg Blog - End of the Hudson River (for us) - Make it stand out Downtown Albany https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/46282464-d440-461e-be6a-bf0b5a9c70f2/Lighthouse+4.jpg Blog - End of the Hudson River (for us) - Make it stand out And another https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/487a4d79-8b91-4828-b43c-4b3fa1414e99/IMG_0598.jpg Blog - End of the Hudson River (for us) - Make it stand out Schuyler at the Coxsackie free dock along the Hudson River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/5103c9c8-7127-4a00-90f3-fc734dee2cbf/Lighthouse+1.jpg Blog - End of the Hudson River (for us) - Make it stand out One of the many lighthouses we saw along the Hudson River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/6ee29cd0-529b-4340-8b0f-b97ac3e51fcf/IMG_3060.jpg Blog - End of the Hudson River (for us) - Make it stand out Coxsackie had art owls everywhere! https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/goodbye-new-york-city monthly 0.5 2024-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/4bcfae4c-8a02-4172-89e3-70222df75486/IMG_0574.jpg Blog - Goodbye, New York City - Make it stand out Panoramic view of the United States Military Academy at West Point https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/ff4d2276-8b4d-4fb3-809d-5a38a350aed4/IMG_2959.jpg Blog - Goodbye, New York City - Make it stand out The Intrepid Museum at 46th street in Manhattan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/3d148874-8b1f-49ec-9a53-39e26a77a1e3/IMG_0555.jpg Blog - Goodbye, New York City - Make it stand out The British Airways Concorde at the Intrepid Museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/4e007d8f-3f60-42a5-a5e4-72e46154e3ad/IMG_0565.jpg Blog - Goodbye, New York City - Make it stand out The new Tappen Zee Bridge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/db9e9a65-0406-47dc-b01f-3d695d184348/IMG_0562.jpg Blog - Goodbye, New York City - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/8dcc26f1-fed7-42d0-95e4-7373d62f522d/IMG_3011.jpg Blog - Goodbye, New York City - Make it stand out Culinary Institute of America at Hyde Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/a1a3b094-f09e-4f48-86df-906a30c4a713/IMG_0558.jpg Blog - Goodbye, New York City - Make it stand out The George Washington bridge connecting New Jersey with New York https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/84934d9c-cfa9-4264-a43e-211b9e2c741b/IMG_0570.jpg Blog - Goodbye, New York City - Make it stand out Bear Mountain Bridge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/b5dd4700-62c7-424b-a464-c445fadbe693/IMG_0545.jpg Blog - Goodbye, New York City - Make it stand out A seaplane landing on the East River. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/f2000807-4acc-4c24-a4c8-f5795151bffd/IMG_3009.jpg Blog - Goodbye, New York City - Make it stand out The remnants of Bannerman Castle on Pollepel Island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/e6043ce5-5301-4434-94a3-ebd3685865b0/IMG_2967.jpg Blog - Goodbye, New York City - Make it stand out The red lighthouse at the base of the George Washington Bridge which is the subject of the children’s book “The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/4c570cf7-1375-4030-86eb-eb46333d7dcf/IMG_0557.jpg Blog - Goodbye, New York City - Make it stand out Interesting architecture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/ad34b2c2-695b-4f10-86d6-97dc8a391b8f/IMG_2993.jpg Blog - Goodbye, New York City - Make it stand out Half Moon Bay Marina at Croton on Hudson. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/88f105c3-eb03-4257-87e6-cdbf03cac659/IMG_2957.jpg Blog - Goodbye, New York City - Make it stand out Lower Manhattan and the Freedom Tower in the background https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/new-york-new-york monthly 0.5 2024-06-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/9812aec7-ee50-4a6e-85e7-60d2c855694f/IMG_2899.jpg Blog - Schuyler at Schuyler - Make it stand out Statue of Liberty at night https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/b1bb3fcc-b1c1-4910-91db-35120fb07504/IMG_0465.jpg Blog - Schuyler at Schuyler - Make it stand out Approaching the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge and into NY Harbor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/638f0462-a9c3-471d-8140-558717bd7a99/IMG_2822+%281%29.jpg Blog - Schuyler at Schuyler - Make it stand out He does windows! Mark does the outside, Pat does the inside (see earlier post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/3f7e0f94-2b2b-47a4-8556-d2fa3eb78619/IMG_0514.jpg Blog - Schuyler at Schuyler - Make it stand out An amazing sunrise over New York City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/6ea4cd9f-8464-4844-a7dc-9fd4a792f80d/IMG_0531.jpg Blog - Schuyler at Schuyler - Make it stand out The UN Headquarters on the East River (AKA Anti-U.S. Central) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/b0c6ce77-72e0-4213-ad04-d4853fb64462/IMG_0526.jpg Blog - Schuyler at Schuyler - Make it stand out Anybody need a bridge? 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Nope! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/bb961781-d005-4e80-a1e4-c2229aa33c0f/Hydrafoil+Surf+board.jpg Blog - Manasquan, New Jersey - Make it stand out For $12,000 you could own your own hydrofoil surf board and be as cool as this guy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/ca8e5930-23af-4b66-8c7a-8545e7e0141d/Butterfly.jpg Blog - Manasquan, New Jersey - Make it stand out Normally we issue death warrants to flying insects but we gave this guy a pardon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/9cf5378f-649e-4252-b039-1f4c9bbbf9b4/Connor+on+Deck.jpg Blog - Manasquan, New Jersey - Make it stand out Connor working on his version of cool! https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/theres-a-saying monthly 0.5 2024-06-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/8c1fed3b-4af7-4593-b446-cbfb0ded1728/IMG_0434.jpg Blog - There’s a saying… - Make it stand out Connor wearing some of his dinner - looks good on him. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/28d8c0ab-6883-4769-8fe3-c059cf4a952e/IMG_2795.jpg Blog - There’s a saying… - Make it stand out Mark and Connor on the Atlantic City Boardwalk with Steel Pier in the background https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/580ebce2-8300-4498-aea4-cac136e97e57/IMG_0435.jpg Blog - There’s a saying… - Make it stand out Connow and Pete enjoying an ice cream cone at Steel Pier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/c6d08567-c3a2-4803-aa4a-5b9d901efa9c/IMG_0419.jpg Blog - There’s a saying… - Make it stand out This tow boat hung around like tow trucks on Katy Freeway in a rain storm - just waiting to offer their services. Having said that, we’re glad he was there. There was another boat aground not far from us. That guy got off his boat in the shallow water and pushed himself off the shoal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/23677845-86d8-40e4-b3de-639138cd163d/IMG_0421.jpg Blog - There’s a saying… - Make it stand out For a while, I thought he might need more horsepower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/aedd9adb-903f-4b2b-a2b4-11f0a3ba8c70/IMG_0422.jpg Blog - There’s a saying… - Make it stand out A water park along the Intracoastal waterway https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/1f933501-b124-4b6e-9889-636e3381c4ac/IMG_0429.jpg Blog - There’s a saying… - Make it stand out The operator of this bridge forgot to open at the prescribed time so we had to wait… Nasty letter to the Governor of New Jersey to follow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/fcdbd0e0-f21a-422c-bf7e-441c6e707c39/IMG_0423.jpg Blog - There’s a saying… - Make it stand out One of the several bridges that opened for us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/6958828c-9adf-407b-b6bd-04587b21180d/IMG_0436.jpg Blog - There’s a saying… - Make it stand out An Atlantic City sunset https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/68f67056-d942-448d-8eef-d30eea999304/IMG_0410.jpg Blog - There’s a saying… - Make it stand out Connor learning to coil our anchor snubber and weigh anchor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/3873d393-bb92-4020-bc87-aeead86a336c/IMG_0431.jpg Blog - There’s a saying… - Make it stand out Connor hosing off the boat from all the salt spray we collected in Delaware Bay https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/hello-delaware-bay monthly 0.5 2024-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/f041adfb-83bb-44b2-88f5-c21f3102336a/IMG_1897.jpg Blog - Hello Delaware Bay - Make it stand out My brother, Bill, asked someone to take our picture and told them it was our first date (it wasn’t) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/06855a4e-1409-4490-b406-3d6bccddb747/IMG_0366.jpg Blog - Hello Delaware Bay - Make it stand out Connor at the con - hands at 10 and 2. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/4a1853c5-7561-47e6-bcff-966ed49456b3/IMG_0392.jpg Blog - Hello Delaware Bay - Make it stand out Connor after a hard turn at the helm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/63a9cedf-bdc8-4c7a-9a65-c7404572dcea/IMG_0406.jpg Blog - Hello Delaware Bay - Make it stand out Connor decided that he liked shrimp after all https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/3e98f39e-cdce-42d1-b3e4-e8043a349376/IMG_2715.jpg Blog - Hello Delaware Bay - Make it stand out Sunset over Chesapeake City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/1a6f6a2d-ebff-450e-a5c3-90a7eb75f2f8/IMG_2734.jpg Blog - Hello Delaware Bay - Make it stand out Salem nuclear power plant along the Delaware River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/51e192a1-272e-45ba-ba9a-ec9c4ba73e46/IMG_2713.jpg Blog - Hello Delaware Bay - Make it stand out The prop with a fresh haircut and a new zinc https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/af8f8298-b8e5-43d5-b83d-3e53dce5221a/IMG_1902.jpg Blog - Hello Delaware Bay - Make it stand out A car carrier passing through the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/c53314bd-601b-4f0f-9857-765e7a8b8a11/IMG_0409.jpg Blog - Hello Delaware Bay - Make it stand out Sunset over the Cape May Anchorage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/b1b30b96-5131-4b77-9dcc-60a4d8ced279/IMG_2726.jpg Blog - Hello Delaware Bay - Make it stand out Mark, Katie, and Connor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/c33e1afc-3bda-4103-acdf-8b02260bee37/IMG_0365.jpg Blog - Hello Delaware Bay - Make it stand out Connor learned how to check the oil before starting our voyage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/c11115ef-c3df-4311-9054-04b342f2947a/IMG_0401.jpg Blog - Hello Delaware Bay - Make it stand out The Cape May / Lewes ferry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/9c72cb04-a40c-47c8-91ae-22dce5f5585e/IMG_2709.jpg Blog - Hello Delaware Bay - Make it stand out Surprise - a hairy prop! 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https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/fc09320f-ea1c-4da5-a0f3-5d54f3b0a00f/IMG_2623.jpg Blog - Back in Time - Make it stand out This boat kind of sets the tone for the entire island - Its best days seem to have passed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/ac5bf47d-8193-4250-a83e-852c008856f6/IMG_2626.jpg Blog - Back in Time - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/4613e8ab-cc8b-4e85-a264-44e80a1e46aa/IMG_2615.jpg Blog - Back in Time - Make it stand out Roy at the helm. https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/im-back monthly 0.5 2024-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/f9f298c6-3eac-4e46-90af-8450196829f5/IMG_4248.jpg Blog - I’m Back! - Make it stand out Our anchorage at Deltaville with a few other boats. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/0daf97ef-3ab0-4227-9e00-f57440daf2dd/IMG_4246.jpg Blog - I’m Back! - Make it stand out Interesting boat https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/may-19-1979 monthly 0.5 2024-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/81de61ec-8868-47b2-81b8-e7e3006c663f/IMG_0286.jpg Blog - May 19, 1979 - Make it stand out One of many U.S. Navy ships we passed going through Norfolk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/0ea203d6-7ee7-4467-a02c-c51527db1da6/IMG_0272.jpg Blog - May 19, 1979 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/7c689788-b691-4ea2-9255-130821adaae8/IMG_0267.jpg Blog - May 19, 1979 - Make it stand out More Dismal Swamp desolation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/fef21d69-530a-406b-b71a-38398bfad920/IMG_2573.jpg Blog - May 19, 1979 - Make it stand out A sign welcoming boaters to Virginia in the Dismal Swamp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/59218f96-1e8f-4b9c-a246-e7bd4e59a688/IMG_2230+%281%29.jpg Blog - May 19, 1979 - Make it stand out Night view of the South Mills lock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/58a6617b-0016-4ad5-bf99-2ca35b7183fe/IMG_2562.jpg Blog - May 19, 1979 - Make it stand out Finally, the 0830 bridge opening! 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(Halloween shoes!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/9a5f9f43-f859-425d-a103-6dea2a4737d9/IMG_0258.jpg Blog - The Dismal Swamp - Make it stand out The Dismal Swamp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/564033c4-088a-4839-8335-10b02bfdfcb0/IMG_0261.jpg Blog - The Dismal Swamp - Make it stand out I guess people have had trouble finding their way https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/c5e837d7-f511-45e1-bc9a-df10f6989c43/IMG_2543.jpg Blog - The Dismal Swamp - Make it stand out South Mills lock door closing https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/alligator-river-anchorage monthly 0.5 2024-05-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/97ab26f9-e71a-4cd9-9f69-4e6f1bf62890/IMG_2186+%281%29.jpg Blog - Alligator River Anchorage - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/686ea0a9-d0ff-4ffe-846a-6a30229413cc/IMG_0236.jpg Blog - Alligator River Anchorage - Make it stand out The nap bug bit me and I barely felt it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/450df1ab-bd87-42ed-9dea-a4b21637a258/IMG_2169.jpg Blog - Alligator River Anchorage - Make it stand out Moonset over Belhaven, NC (Pat is an insomniac) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/168fdb97-1a59-4d22-b68f-6d06c0447e42/IMG_0238.jpg Blog - Alligator River Anchorage - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/313d346e-4ffb-4e3d-8a60-a69208d3467d/IMG_2184.jpg Blog - Alligator River Anchorage - Make it stand out At anchor in Alligator River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/888616ee-b9fe-4c20-a309-a5d537a030e1/IMG_2504.jpg Blog - Alligator River Anchorage - Make it stand out Yesterday’s frost seems to have thawed. After 44 years of marriage, Mark has been in tougher spots and has lived to tell the tale. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/e63f43f2-c802-4be4-aea3-8d62130bb333/IMG_0237.jpg Blog - Alligator River Anchorage - Make it stand out The Alligator River swing bridge opening for us and another Looper boat https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/belhaven-nc monthly 0.5 2024-05-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/528a5444-4ef0-4cb7-8179-9ada953228a4/IMG_2492.jpg Blog - Belhaven, NC - Make it stand out The dead horseflies on the inside of the windows finally got to Pat. Mark said that she doesn’t do windows at home. It’s been a little chilly in here since - no air conditioning required for the boat tonight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/94242695-eb9c-4a28-b497-1d1eab9f2627/IMG_2502.jpg Blog - Belhaven, NC - Make it stand out One of the prettiest sunsets we’ve seen. https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/oriental-nc monthly 0.5 2024-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/e696f91d-fe69-4725-b9f9-3766686a2641/IMG_2137.jpg Blog - Oriental, NC - Make it stand out Ashore at Oriental, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/9f0b90d9-e593-4494-8083-5e9e1b786d26/IMG_2129.jpg Blog - Oriental, NC - Make it stand out Three amigos in the dinghy heading to shore https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/88250585-c7fc-4ffd-a578-72dec34952b4/FullSizeRender+%284%29.jpg Blog - Oriental, NC - Make it stand out North Carolina cactus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/d9e20d7d-f462-4a0f-a799-66c1966cb56b/FullSizeRender+%283%29.jpg Blog - Oriental, NC - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/7e34c89f-9566-4144-8817-917e803cd31b/FullSizeRender+%282%29.jpg Blog - Oriental, NC - Make it stand out Part of the Oriental shrimp fleet. They have the nicest looking shrimpers here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/a1fe7640-f193-4bf7-9f68-d8db95d80019/FullSizeRender+%281%29.jpg Blog - Oriental, NC - Make it stand out Panoramic view from our anchorage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/23b2a916-4299-4236-87ab-1c66682b80d2/IMG_2125.jpg Blog - Oriental, NC - Make it stand out Schuyler at anchor in Oriental, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/d139657d-d1e8-455c-ae74-7409a327a67d/IMG_2153.jpg Blog - Oriental, NC - Make it stand out Mark and Pete relaxing after a long, hard day of doing nothing https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/morehead-city-nc monthly 0.5 2024-05-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/c8d441e8-095f-49f6-8ae0-822b04868e56/IMG_2477.jpg Blog - Morehead City, NC - Make it stand out Our anchorage last night with the other Loop boats. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/67a386bd-7c99-4c2d-b04d-7d672c7fe55c/IMG_2475.jpg Blog - Morehead City, NC - Make it stand out Sunset over the Monday anchorage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/e397109c-7868-466e-8176-240b3cf561f8/IMG_0232.jpg Blog - Morehead City, NC - Make it stand out A cargo ship docked across from up tonight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/df68c269-0f0b-439f-affa-c300eb680cec/IMG_2484.jpg Blog - Morehead City, NC - Make it stand out The Onslow swing bridge opening for us and two other boats. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/aeb7b0f7-b9ad-43b0-864a-db6d7fdae9f4/IMG_0231.jpg Blog - Morehead City, NC - Make it stand out 1 pound of shrimp, boiled to perfection and seasoned with Old Bay. Mark made a great cocktail sauce, Delicious! https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/wrightsville-beach-nc monthly 0.5 2024-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/97eecf66-37e5-476b-89a4-65c554a7d2bf/IMG_2465.jpg Blog - Wrightsville Beach, NC - Make it stand out Nautical art in Southport. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/6cd88458-c42c-4db0-a2e8-b8fdb3f9f278/IMG_0213.jpg Blog - Wrightsville Beach, NC - Make it stand out The Fairchem Fortitude, a chemical tanker of DWT of 26,000 metric tons (carrying capacity) inbound toward Wilmington. We thought that was pretty big compared to Schuyler. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/86fb9941-caeb-4459-967d-b4d2d479b66a/IMG_0220.jpg Blog - Wrightsville Beach, NC - Make it stand out The Al Riffa and the Fairchem Fortitude passing each other just ahead of us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/35d4cb8e-203d-4455-ba58-9ebfa85ea1f6/IMG_0224.jpg Blog - Wrightsville Beach, NC - Make it stand out Then we saw this monster, the Al Riffa, a 1,200 foot long container ship leaving Wilmington. The Al Riffa has a DWT of 146,000 tons. We felt the wake from the bow before we had fully passed. That’s a long ship! https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/southport-nc monthly 0.5 2024-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/a1178696-305e-4201-95f1-0420b02a1263/IMG_2452.jpg Blog - Southport, NC - Make it stand out A pirate with a cannon protecting the back yard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/6126fced-8f70-4acf-99c7-f937f1ee9b35/IMG_0199.jpg Blog - Southport, NC - Make it stand out Schuyler at the marina in Southport, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/2cd66e26-539d-4f70-bb53-da40261867af/IMG_2056.jpg Blog - Southport, NC - Make it stand out Nighttime at the Southport marina. Moon in the upper right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/d864a083-9ecd-4595-8952-86b4d3f0d1c7/IMG_2449.jpg Blog - Southport, NC - Make it stand out Sunrise over Barefoot Landing https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/on-the-road-again monthly 0.5 2024-05-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/554c919f-ac01-4209-b16a-44291587ffcc/Mark.+Pat%2C+Pete.JPG Blog - On the Road Again - Make it stand out Mark, Pat, and me in 1977. What a difference 47 years make! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/108cee35-2f11-4755-a8bf-a8144b474311/IMG_2435.jpg Blog - On the Road Again - Make it stand out A swing bridge in our path. Bridge operator was slow to respond but we finally got through without difficulty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/733d2e16-ed86-4537-8fd0-a5c9f00678f3/IMG_2442.jpg Blog - On the Road Again - Make it stand out An alligator sunning himself. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/8ea3cf1e-7076-4424-9291-88cb2bdfb390/IMG_2032.jpg Blog - On the Road Again - Make it stand out The three musketeers at Barefoot Landing, SC with Schuyler in the background. Compare to the picture below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/f58d51db-4029-4d94-bef1-f1526efb7872/IMG_2436.jpg Blog - On the Road Again - Make it stand out Mark and Pat on the dock in front of Schuyler https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/charleston-south-carolina monthly 0.5 2024-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/cbdbc307-ad4b-4945-a446-8dc612011f5d/IMG_2406.jpg Blog - Charleston, South Carolina - Make it stand out Passing U.S. Marine Corps. base at Parris Island - The water tank says, “We Make Marines”. Semper Fi! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/f4e5ba7e-a17b-48ef-a82c-3ea18da9ed32/IMG_2419.jpg Blog - Charleston, South Carolina - Make it stand out A look inside Fort Sumter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/00b49efb-2846-40ed-8b7b-bd057d44f569/IMG_2411.jpg Blog - Charleston, South Carolina - Make it stand out Sunrise over our beautiful anchorage at Toogoodoo Creek. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/8d967a58-5aac-4960-bd98-dc28ded2cf3a/IMG_2412.jpg Blog - Charleston, South Carolina - Make it stand out Morning at Toogoodoo Creek salt marsh https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/d56f4aa1-c186-4615-85e6-3194c2664316/IMG_2416.jpg Blog - Charleston, South Carolina - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/desolation-death-and-sacrifice monthly 0.5 2024-05-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/88323c54-de14-412d-b3b8-83d46f723028/IMG_2380.jpg Blog - Desolation, Death, and Sacrifice - Make it stand out Matt at the Richmond Hill Marina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/5cc0cf7e-4d03-48f7-a775-8ae8b9d5cb58/IMG_2385.jpg Blog - Desolation, Death, and Sacrifice - Make it stand out Clouds reflecting off the dead calm water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/525807d7-a54d-4397-be94-dd36c6b4a0d6/IMG_2379.jpg Blog - Desolation, Death, and Sacrifice - Make it stand out Docked at the Kilkenny marina in Richmond Hill, GA. That’s Schuyler at the very end. This marina was described as “rustic”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/1c2b3758-be50-418a-9536-642fa1e875d1/IMG_1619.jpg Blog - Desolation, Death, and Sacrifice - Make it stand out Schuyler anchored at Jekyll Island (taken by a boat directly ahead of us) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/1c6cb6a2-8c92-439c-a7cc-378ba183d1fe/IMG_2387.jpg Blog - Desolation, Death, and Sacrifice - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/a6c31107-853c-49cf-95ce-ce8dbd676d4b/IMG_2386.jpg Blog - Desolation, Death, and Sacrifice - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/goodbye-sunshine-state-hello-peach-state monthly 0.5 2024-05-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/ea806ad3-13fc-4ac5-b2e0-f5b13885b1e7/IMG_2362.jpg Blog - Goodbye Sunshine State - Hello Peach State - Make it stand out A wood pulp plant in Fernandina Beach, Florida https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/e87d945f-4db7-4ade-b6a1-dad89e197a7e/IMG_2359.jpg Blog - Goodbye Sunshine State - Hello Peach State - Make it stand out A U.S. flagged car carrier. I didn’t know that any of these existed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/72c2ad84-70a8-4934-8c73-f701ce19bfe8/IMG_2361.jpg Blog - Goodbye Sunshine State - Hello Peach State - Make it stand out Railroad swing bridge https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/arrival-jacksonville monthly 0.5 2024-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/8be5bca8-28a5-40af-ab42-82a8b6b3e7c8/IMG_2334.jpg Blog - Arrival at Jacksonville - Make it stand out Moon over Jacksonville https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/11a25b5b-40b9-4737-94b9-449c7b4738b3/IMG_2320.jpg Blog - Arrival at Jacksonville - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/b7775655-9756-469f-a9d9-326a1b328a06/IMG_2319.jpg Blog - Arrival at Jacksonville - Make it stand out This barge owner makes a political statement - note the name of the barge in the next picture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/bbc2fce2-c540-4790-98c5-256b51437f0a/IMG_2323.jpg Blog - Arrival at Jacksonville - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/a96737d2-b361-413f-953f-77847097c849/IMG_2318.jpg Blog - Arrival at Jacksonville - Make it stand out More real estate that I will never own (and that’s OK). But it’s fun to look at! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/c86c1144-cb5d-471d-abb5-2fd198029625/IMG_2335.jpg Blog - Arrival at Jacksonville - Make it stand out Napoleon Bonaparte Broward bridge at night https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/f4bc320b-b6c9-4019-a9c4-8c916f34330b/IMG_2321.jpg Blog - Arrival at Jacksonville - Make it stand out A Jacksonville shipyard with ships in dry dock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/d8649eb7-7f60-4c35-a150-4c794774ade4/IMG_2328.jpg Blog - Arrival at Jacksonville - Make it stand out Length 610 ft, beam 105 ft, deadweight, 49,000 tons https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/st-augustine-day-2 monthly 0.5 2024-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/a1879385-d393-4368-83b0-c9c4b76aba19/IMG_2303.jpg Blog - St. Augustine - Day 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/b767eddc-8db6-47f6-b261-0896aca1d03b/IMG_2304.jpg Blog - St. Augustine - Day 2 - Make it stand out St. Augustine waterfront street and restaurants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/74a41315-1470-4920-807b-0a167ea4b091/IMG_2305.jpg Blog - St. Augustine - Day 2 - Make it stand out Sunset with stormy weather on the way https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/d4752051-c712-414a-a381-61df24188856/IMG_2300.jpg Blog - St. Augustine - Day 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/b8c986b7-48f2-44f4-9387-48ed68a90ab3/IMG_2295.jpg Blog - St. Augustine - Day 2 - Make it stand out The Spanish Galleon I mentioned yesterday https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/465eb534-de46-4d69-9d4f-a5a1b39a2a1a/IMG_2299.jpg Blog - St. Augustine - Day 2 - Make it stand out 17th century fort Castillo de San Marcos https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/st-augustine monthly 0.5 2024-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/79231925-a1c4-43c9-bcd4-f8e931ce465e/IMG_2283.jpg Blog - St. Augustine - Make it stand out Sunset over St. Augustine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/02ffe227-9952-47d1-812b-eca6624bb58a/IMG_2280.jpg Blog - St. Augustine - Make it stand out Another beautiful day in Florida https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/and-then-there-was-just-one monthly 0.5 2024-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/6d17a06e-9f51-4280-8c25-8369dc6390a1/IMG_2267.jpg Blog - And then there was one… - Make it stand out One of the many abandoned and derelict boats we’ve seen along the way https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/3d16ec97-eae5-4663-b74d-40ad39be9785/IMG_2266.jpg Blog - And then there was one… - Make it stand out The NASA railroad bridge. I took this in honor of Pam who was fascinated with bridges. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/44ab7929-976e-48d3-bf08-82e291f23e70/IMG_0724.JPG Blog - And then there was one… - Make it stand out Pete, Pam, and Dave departing the boat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/785796be-8dd2-4ec3-bbba-c40da1cf1d90/IMG_0721.JPG Blog - And then there was one… - Make it stand out Pumping out the waste tank before departure https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/lift-off monthly 0.5 2024-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/914cd236-5d22-46d9-9fe4-d190cff95507/IMG_0712.JPG Blog - Lift Off! - Make it stand out Pam’s final sunset picture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/4242c882-bf83-4297-9aa6-43844f8234ef/IMG_2252.jpg Blog - Lift Off! - Make it stand out Pam multitasking as Dave’s personal masseuse. https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/cocoa-beach monthly 0.5 2024-04-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/75fe9aa1-b987-4549-9fbd-1db71a5369d9/IMG_0647.JPG Blog - Cocoa Beach - Make it stand out Sunset over Cocoa Beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/e636f88f-c803-4a02-98c7-859dfbe3ecd2/IMG_0118.jpg Blog - Cocoa Beach - Make it stand out Pam doing a DIY facial - Looks like a character from Halloween 4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/8efc5d3e-cc00-408a-b362-d421b159ba8c/imagejpeg_0+%282%29.JPG Blog - Cocoa Beach - Make it stand out A blue heron critiquing Pete’s docking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/e778dba1-ab7b-4eaf-89f3-9fcbfd81deaf/IMG_0113.jpg Blog - Cocoa Beach - Make it stand out Pam talked Dave and I in to do “Bro Masks”. Notice there are no pictures of Dave? He did it too - you have to take my word since there is no photographic evidence. Instead of “Bro Masks”, they should be called “Dork Masks” because that’s what we looked like! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/0948610a-aa1b-46a7-a1c0-18210f21c693/FullSizeR.JPG Blog - Cocoa Beach - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/588d3406-2419-489b-85d2-6d6e20aec677/IMG_2229.jpg Blog - Cocoa Beach - Make it stand out The view of Cocoa Harbor from our rooftop restaurant at dinner https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/45b1177a-06df-40ad-88f4-d6971a42a82c/imagejpeg_2.JPG Blog - Cocoa Beach - Make it stand out Sunrise over our secluded island anchorage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/074e06dc-10e0-40d2-afe0-0278162256d5/IMG_0114.jpg Blog - Cocoa Beach - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/picture-perfect monthly 0.5 2024-04-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/ec2da294-f2af-4737-bc25-e3e310372393/IMG_0590.JPG Blog - Picture Perfect - Make it stand out Our very own secluded and private island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/4b427f4d-549a-42fa-9ed0-8a4d16cca1b8/IMG_0585.JPG Blog - Picture Perfect - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/17061bc7-a177-4a9f-a02d-2343bd460942/IMG_0603.JPG Blog - Picture Perfect - Make it stand out Sunset at anchor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/d07ad80c-b6ca-48cc-8dba-c0e78c86fd01/IMG_0580.JPG Blog - Picture Perfect - Make it stand out Schuyler at anchor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/2c320810-d587-4a71-ad82-22e21bbf013b/IMG_2208.jpg Blog - Picture Perfect - Make it stand out Sunrise over Fort Pierce https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/c86eb20a-c1d7-413d-9e75-62ae47b1e8e5/imagejpeg_0+%281%29.JPG Blog - Picture Perfect - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/almost-to-the-atlantic monthly 0.5 2024-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/7f344d9c-4ac1-4d94-a609-6427715a6146/IMG_2185.jpg Blog - Almost to the Atlantic - Make it stand out Remember the dumpy marina? Here are a couple of picture to support my description. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/6c9d62ec-a3e1-4c4d-b4ac-527213a5de1a/IMG_0479.JPG Blog - Almost to the Atlantic - Make it stand out Another day comes to an end on the Great Loop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/a7df2cba-af07-4ff3-9df4-33f2d1e4a8a1/IMG_2200.jpg Blog - Almost to the Atlantic - Make it stand out No names but a picture says it all! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/42939386-e1c3-494b-a895-cade6eb38486/IMG_0396.JPG Blog - Almost to the Atlantic - Make it stand out Part marina - part boat graveyard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/2630341e-35e0-4ad6-a6e8-ab28ef8efe53/IMG_0443.JPG Blog - Almost to the Atlantic - Make it stand out Dave doing his Tarzan imitation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/c87ea5cd-8e80-4a16-8fb1-dda268f12bd0/IMG_2188.jpg Blog - Almost to the Atlantic - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/2847a332-43f4-48c1-942e-a616ed6296b0/IMG_2201.jpg Blog - Almost to the Atlantic - Make it stand out Pam handling lines at Port Mayaca Lock at western end of St. Lucie Canal. https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/from-riches-to-rags monthly 0.5 2024-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/fcd08ba7-a3b3-4e8b-a41d-6a42e808aff4/IMG_0321.JPG Blog - From Riches to Rags - Make it stand out Dave holding lock rope with a smile https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/e4bc2862-7fa9-42ad-b323-13385a966c02/IMG_9973.JPG Blog - From Riches to Rags - Make it stand out Fuel Pump at Apalachicola https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/d9a8e05d-4cbc-4992-b00a-71bf146404a5/IMG_0351.JPG Blog - From Riches to Rags - Make it stand out Pete holding on to a lock rope https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/61bce2b9-71f5-49bf-90a1-c7dc62d12f42/IMG_0316.JPG Blog - From Riches to Rags - Make it stand out A guy on a jet ski with his dog. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/6f3c46f4-e003-496c-8c64-38bb5e1a9865/IMG_0254.JPG Blog - From Riches to Rags - Make it stand out Fuel pump in Fort Myers - What a difference! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/145bce69-5678-4959-8c7d-ec58ce3ee66e/IMG_0260.JPG Blog - From Riches to Rags - Make it stand out Dave supervising the fueling at the high-class marina in Fort Myers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/e513fc58-a5e1-4e0d-9598-8273201855fa/imagejpeg_0.JPG Blog - From Riches to Rags - Make it stand out Our very first gator sighting https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/tidbits-from-the-loop monthly 0.5 2024-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/b08f7953-c826-42ad-9d6c-1f1fd89907fb/IMG_2114.jpg Blog - Tidbits from the Loop - Make it stand out Turns out that Pam like to nap too! Dave is rubbing off on her. https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/easy-day monthly 0.5 2024-04-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/02fca8c6-9e97-42ce-8e17-9afb52e8afbb/IMG_0067.jpg Blog - Easy Day - Make it stand out Pam at the helm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/d8e14d47-3af2-4e38-b95e-5d622fc00719/IMG_0142.JPG Blog - Easy Day - Make it stand out Dave and Pete filling dingy engine with gas prior to exploring ashore https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/8eb499d1-3f23-4dc9-a439-df4d5e52f8aa/IMG_0072.JPG Blog - Easy Day - Make it stand out On the dock before departing Tarpon Springs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/5b9c0f5b-d2c0-4eb9-a00e-f2ce1b3db92e/IMG_0097.JPG Blog - Easy Day - Make it stand out The Florida Intracoastal waterway. Check out that sky! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/7cab93fc-69c3-4786-b343-0756fa479cf9/IMG_0075.JPG Blog - Easy Day - Make it stand out After some instruction from Pam, Dave took the wheel. https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly monthly 0.5 2024-04-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/a557ded0-d1e4-4703-80e9-306a885d8367/IMG_0057.JPG Blog - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly - Make it stand out Dinner tonight - Courtesy of Pam https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/f1690e06-7a7e-4613-97df-295dd57e918a/IMG_0065.JPG Blog - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly - Make it stand out Another beautiful sunset https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/77f361e0-46fd-4271-a600-294763edb952/IMG_0066.JPG Blog - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly - Make it stand out Our “Home” for the night at Tarpon Springs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/5ce9fe5e-de05-4473-8c2c-5499909f4fe4/IMG_0049.JPG Blog - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly - Make it stand out Me washing salt spray off the boat. Why are the only pics of me from the rear? https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/pam-arrives monthly 0.5 2024-04-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/2efcf54b-a245-4533-8cdf-1d897229df1d/IMG_2104.jpg Blog - Pam Arrives! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/9b25cf0b-8542-459e-a3a4-b0358589cd77/IMG_9891+%281%29.JPG Blog - Pam Arrives! - Make it stand out Dave, Pam, and Pete having lunch at Panama City. See, Dave doesn’t ALWAYS sleep. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/2c1c1e5c-a3fb-439f-935f-2a47b5bec86b/PHOTO-202+%281%29.JPG Blog - Pam Arrives! - Make it stand out Dave and Pam https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/5bc27629-fd29-47f8-aa9e-ddf09e1569e6/IMG_9956.JPG Blog - Pam Arrives! - Make it stand out Sunset over Searcy Creek Anchorage https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/day-3-panama-city monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/day-2-panama-city-fl monthly 0.5 2024-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/c6442cac-9ee1-4736-aea8-f186c48ec9d7/IMG_2098.jpg Blog - Day 2 - Panama City, FL - Make it stand out Intracoastal Waterway between Destin and Panama City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/711d154c-57af-4033-838d-893d766c618c/IMG_0041.jpg Blog - Day 2 - Panama City, FL - Make it stand out Sunrise over Destin, FL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/2e629a7f-1a51-401b-b5f3-414f1c0b47eb/IMG_2099.jpg Blog - Day 2 - Panama City, FL - Make it stand out Dave taking his after lunch nap. https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/day-one-in-the-books monthly 0.5 2024-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/1712185824665-8932TNVC5NOUFRTWFFZT/IMG_2090.jpg Blog - Day One in the Books https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/1712186224739-H2MUGRFP9I7RMDB28ADU/IMG_0028.jpg Blog - Day One in the Books https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/the-loop-commences-theoretically monthly 0.5 2024-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/e00120b4-13c9-4272-9259-513b0a8cc823/IMG_2089.jpg Blog - The Loop Commences (Almost) - Make it stand out Displaying the AGLCA burgee (American Great Loop Cruiser Association) https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/preparation-day monthly 0.5 2024-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/ed9a1f37-1524-4d61-a857-3e92ec8877cc/IMG_0005.jpg Blog - Preparation Day - Make it stand out The boat on arrival late on April 1st, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/1712112011431-07I1FS1ABH23OJJE94YL/IMG_0007.jpg Blog - Preparation Day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/1712112011473-JP06MT8NUJNLU2SAPHA4/IMG_0009.jpg Blog - Preparation Day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/1712112014214-1KE1VOO0SW3UDLSURX47/IMG_0008.jpg Blog - Preparation Day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/1712112015070-WG0JCIVZ0BIK07AI2WSA/IMG_0006.jpg Blog - Preparation Day https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/todays-the-day monthly 0.5 2024-04-01 https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/blog/1a3lvnop4g8eqcce6usc70hw3n2w5m monthly 0.5 2024-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/7a8f0b59-7ebc-4cd0-82fa-c7b4e04de84f/IMG_1334.jpg Blog - Summer of 2021 - Make it stand out Sunset over Des Moines, Washington https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/home daily 1.0 2024-04-30 https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/about daily 0.75 2024-03-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/e49620d9-ac40-4899-a749-28f6ef2fb4a3/IMG_1216.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/ab83d525-a776-4bca-9f11-99c15186f220/Specs.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f9f5dbc6b05e1fb5ed10c5/162881c7-9345-4364-846e-0cea3249a16f/Map-only.jpg https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/contact daily 0.75 2024-03-21 https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/new-page daily 0.75 2024-09-07 https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/new-page-1 daily 0.75 2024-09-11 https://www.voyagesofmvschuyler.com/donate daily 0.75 2025-05-09