Day 8. 2nd year. May 28. On to Camelot and MacDonald Islands. Miles. 8.9 Total. 2893

Two boats joined our merry group at the dock at this beautiful location. We enjoyed meeting Patrick and Bella and Patrick and Anna. We wish you many and safe travels. Thanks also for sharing your pets so we could get our dog fix!

After a few chores and chatting with the other boaters, we left Mulcaster Island on a gorgeous sunny day.

Headed to the Lake Fleet Islands, these islands are names for sailing vessels important in Canadian history. The islands in this group are smaller and dotted with summer cottages.

Passing further south, we came to Camelot Island and moored at one of their buoys. The island was recommended by many boaters and the PARC Canada staff.

Bill was in his glory with lots of rocks to climb on. The island is varied in elevation and we had many stairs and steep rock climbs as we walked the paths on the island. The elevation afforded us great views of the surrounding waters and islands.

Couldn’t pass up sitting in the ever present red Adirondack chairs on the island! We see these red chairs behind many a summer cottage.

As we could not run the generator on Camelot Island, we then left the mooring and headed a bit further to the dock on MacDonald Island. We needed to recharge our batteries a bit tonight. The docks here were filled with locals enjoying this wonderful weather.

After visiting with the other boaters, we enjoyed a walk around the island. Compared to Camelot, MacDonald had relatively level ground with dense forests and many very big old trees- oaks, maples, and birches. MacDonald also had cabins which could be rented.

This last tree had such character and provided homes for so many animals in the forest. We couldn't resist taking a. picture of it.

Another full day full of adventure!

June 4-5. Day 63-64. On to Cape May New Jersey. 53.4nm. Total 1534 miles.

Left Delaware City at 5:35am to be able to take advantage of the strong currents going with us while traversing Delaware River and Delaware Bay. The Delaware River goes south about 15 miles and flows into the Delaware Bay. As we travel south, New Jersey is to the east and Delaware is to our west. We are traveling just outside the shipping channel and are really moving at 10.9 knots. That is three knots faster than we normally travel, as the outgoing tides are pushing us along. Nice to have Mother Nature helps us save on fuel. The Delaware River is about 8 miles wide so there is plenty of room for the freighters and the pleasure boats. So far, we have not encountered any commercial traffic, but there is a large freighter behind us that will eventually pass us as they travel at 14 knots. The Delaware Bay proper varies from 23-29 miles wide and 26 miles long. There are five lighthouses on the Delaware marking the shipping channel. We went by Ship J...

Reflections on the Great Loop -

Over the 5 and half months last year and the almost 7 months this year for a total of 351 days, we travelled 6348 miles, through two countries 19 states, traversed over 200 locks to find large cities, small towns, farmland, and vast natural waterways and bays. Our route took us through sites of the Revolutionary War, War of 1812 and Civil War, as well as the history of how America grew along her waterways. Beginning with canoes, rafts and barges people and goods moved through these waters. The sailing sloops and steamships changed these rivers, requiring locks and canals to be built to facilitate travel and commerce. Today it is amazing how much commerce moves through these waters. We developed a healthy respect for the freighter and tow captains and lock masters and harbor masters that keep the system working. We have lasting impressions of early morning sunrises, beautiful sunsets, and moonlit bays, the hospitality in all the towns...

April 2 2022. We cast off our lines!

Day 1. April 2 We cast off our lines at 9:00am on out Great Loop adventure. Our friends, Phil and Aggie helped record our departure. The weather was overcast as we traveled out our canal and into Tampa Bay. As we approached the Skyway bridge a dolphin twice leaped completely out of the water, playing in our bow wake. An omen of good fortune for our adventure! As we ended our Tampa Bay crossing, the sun began to peek out and as we traversed past Longboat Key/Bradenton and entered Sarasota we had ourselves a sunny day. We traveled 34.4 nautical miles in four hours and anchored behind Otter Key, a mangrove Island near Lido Key in Sarasota. There we joined another boat from St Petersburg, FL. The owners were for many years sailors from the Caribbean down to Panama. What adventures they shared! The anchorage sports lots of manatees, dolphin and of course, the osprey who lords over Otter Key. Once settled properly, we took a nap, Wi...

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