We started the loop in Satsuma, Fl up the St Johns river on 26th 0f March and docked for the Winter at Jackson County Marina, Scottsboro, Al. on 4 Nov. We traveled 3984 statute miles, 562 engine hours on our Monk36, we anchored 50% of the time. We had 52 days on the Erie canal, two weeks on the Trent-Severn canal, three week in Georgian Bay,and re-entered the USA on 19 August. Most loopers want to be heading south out of Canada before Labor Day because Lake Michigan starts kicking up weather wise and temperatures dropping up North. Lessons learned, order charts before starting trip, buy beer in USA and spare parts, never accept dockage between two finger piers when it's already occupied on one pier by a houseboat, trawlers and houseboats hulls are a miss-match. Wear a long sleeve shirt when picking wild blueberry's in Canada. Don't try to pick up a mooring ball off NY city when the tides running, we docked at Tarrytown up the Hudson river and took the train into NYC. We bravely anchored off West Point and toured the campus. We also had time to visit 65 towns/cities along the way for the day or a week as the need arose.
We later did the section from the Tennessee river to Ft Myers and hope to do another loop soon.
Bill
We later did the section from the Tennessee river to Ft Myers and hope to do another loop soon.
Bill
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