Captain Still and Admiral Cindy all dressed up. This past May, we went to a wedding in Houston. It was truly a love story wedding. Jess worked with Rick Griffin and Larry Wiltz at Valero. Rick's son (Ricky) and Larry's daughter (Leslie) are the bride and groom. It was a beautiful wedding and it was good to see the gang that Jess had worked with for years. We hope you have enjoyed our journey on the blog. When we leave here October 14th, we will make our way back to the Keys then on to the Bahamas and explore the Exuma Islands. After that, we will see where the wind blows us. More to come on our blog.
Buzzard Rock Marina, Kuttawa, Kentucky. We stayed here last year and love this marina. It's very quiet and the scenry is beautiful. We arrived here on 9/29 and will pull out on 10/14. Jess took this picture early in the morning.
Another shot of the marina. We are enjoying the fall season and colors here.
September 29, 2008 4:40PM, Barkley Lake, entrance at Green Turtle Bay Marina. MY Cin has crossed her wake and completed the Great Loop. Patti Clifford took our picture to record this special moment. When we left Corpus Christi June 1, 2007, we traveled with Whichaway to Green Turtle Bay Marina in Kentucky where we stayed the summer. When we left last September, that was the start of our Great Loop adventure. I have to say, it was an emotional moment for Jess and I as well as Chuck and Fabin. We traveled 8,894 miles in 16 months. WE DID IT!!!!!!
The Barkley Lock on the Cumberland River. This is our last lock of the Great Loop. When we enter on the other side, we will have crossed our wake and completed the Great Loop!
Now we are on the Cumberland River. This is "Illusions" behind us and the trees are starting to change color. Since we left Grafton, Illinois, we cruised four rivers...Illinois, Mississippi, Ohio and the Cumberland. The Cumberland River is in Kentucky.
"Whichaway" going up the Ohio River. You can't really see it in this picture but where the Ohio River meets the Mississippi River, the color of the water changes. There literally is a line at the entrance....Mississippi brown and the Ohio blue.
There are huge barges that travel the rivers. The longest one we have seen was a tow with 25 barges. It's amazing how they handle and move these barges on the river.
The Arch at St. Louis. It was so cool to cruise by this wonder. Just beautiful. Billy and Patti Clifford on "Illusions" went to St. Louis one day and went to the top. They said it was incredible.
We left Grafton Marina on Friday, September 26th to make our way down the Mississippi River. This is a Casino on the Illinois River right before we enter the upper Mississippi River. The river current was still strong but safe for pleasure crafts to cruise. The one good thing was we had great speed going with the current - up to 13 mph.
