Leg #41, May 28, 2022, Newburgh to Kingston, NY
Newburgh was a nice little town but docks are a bit rough. We departed at 7:00 with tons of debris in the water. It was rainy and hazy...
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SAUNTER THE LOOP
A Casual Stroll on American's Great Loop
Adventure aboard an American Tug 41 on it's journey home.
Beginning March 20, 2022 we drive to Gulf Shores with all of our needed supplies and two dogs for our Saunter (slow stroll) home across the Gulf of Mexico, down Florida's west coast, cutting through Florida at the Okeechobee Waterway, up the East Coast along the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) and Chesapeake Bay, the Hudson River, Erie Canal, Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Lake Huron and finally home to Lake Michigan.
Please follow along as we "Saunter the Loop".
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Leg #40, May 27, 2022, Jersey City to Newburgh, NY
THE HUDSON RIVER - For half of its length (153 miles) the Hudson is also an estuary, in which brackish water from the Atlantic Ocean is...
Leg #39, May 25, 2022, Brielle to Jersey City (Liberty Landing and 31st anniversary)
Underway at 6:45 and the Inlet was already ugly! Hold on to your seats, it’s a rollercoaster ride! Deep water, offshore and rough. ...
Leg #38, May 24, 2022, Atlantic City to Brielle, NJ (Hoffman's in the Manasquan Inlet)
We left Atlantic City at 7:00 a.m. with light rain and high seas. It was a rough 7 hours of travel. Glen described most of the day as...
Leg #37, May 22, 2022, Cape May, NJ to Atlantic City, NJ
Departed Cape May at 7:30 a.m. Called for 2-3’ all the way up. Not true. We exited the Cape May Inlet with surge coming in. We were in...
Leg #36, May 21, 2022, Chesapeake City to Cape May, NJ (Utsch’s)
Got underway bright and early and moving against the current until we reached the Delaware Bay. Seas were calm with fog and haze. We...
Leg #35, May 20, 2022, Annapolis to Chesapeake City, MD (Schaeffer’s)
Annapolis was an amazing town, but it was time to move on and up the Chesapeake River to the beginning of the C&D Canal. We departed at...
Leg #34, May 19, 2022, Solomons Island to Annapolis, MD.
Departed Solomons Island at 6:50 a.m. with low wind. The Patuxant River had 1-2’ swells on our bow. I can’t wait to get back to...
Leg #33, May 18, 2022, Deltaville, VA. To Solomons Island, Maryland
One more state. Our trip began at 6:50 a.m. It was a bit windy when we returned to the Chesapeake with 2’ waves, 20 mph wind and 65...
Leg #32, May 16, 2022, Portsmouth, VA to Deltaville, VA.
Duane assisted with our lines as we got underway at 7:00 a.m. and we said goodbye to our friend one more time. As we entered the...
Leg #31, May 15, 2022, Coinjock to Portsmouth, VA
Today’s trip was fun. First thing in the morning we assisted our rafting buddies unraft from our boats and get on their way. First from...
Leg #30, May 14, 2022, Alligator River to Coinjock, NC
Travel to Coinjock began at 7:00 with heavy fog while leaving the marina but soon lifted and surrounded us in a ring of clouds with blue...
Leg #29, May 13, 2022 (Friday the 13th) Belhaven to Alligator River, NC.
What a crazy day. Friday the 13th was going to live up to her reputation! We got underway at 7:00 a.m. We were the third boat out in...
Leg #28, May 12, 2022, Washington, NC to Belhaven, NC.
A long week of waiting out the storm that chased us inland to Washington was finally allowing us to leave. We left for Belhaven at...
Leg #27, May 5, 2022, River Dunes, Oriental, NC to Washington, NC
Underway for Washington, NC at 7:40 a.m. Travel today was on the Neuse, Bay and Pamlico Rivers. Most appeared to be more of a Bay. ...
HELD UP IN WASHINTON, NC. "Small Town Gem".
We arrived in Washington, NC on Thursday, May 5, 2022 with anticipations of being here until May 12th. There is a storm we are avoiding...
Leg #26, May 4, 2022, Swansboro to River Dunes, Oriental, NC.
Today we travelled with Tina Maria to River Dunes under sunny but hazy skies. Thunderstorms are predicted for this afternoon. Traveling...
Leg #25, May 3, 2002, Southport to Swansboro, NC LONG DAY!
In anticipation of a long day ahead, we were up early and on the move by 6:20 a.m. Today’s sights are completely different than...
Leg #24, May 2, 2022, Myrtle Beach to Southport, NC. A NEW STATE
We said goodbye to Myrtle Beach at 6:50 a.m. and got underway for Southport, NC. We immediately crossed under a bridge, and it was all...
Leg #23, April 30, 2022, Georgetown to Myrtle Beach, SC. OUR BEST DAY YET!
Water was like glass! Wind? What wind? Sunny morning and deep water. Well, if you consider 15+ deep water. We did an early exit from...
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