Maggie TateSep 21, 20222 minChicagoOnce we finally left Holland, we shorted our stay on the Eastern side of Lake Michigan. We traveled from Holland to St. Joseph, spent the...
Maggie TateSep 18, 20223 minA Boat is a Hole in the Water....Finding a place to do the 1000 service on the boat was a little tricky to coordinate. We had to find a Volvo mechanic, close to an...
Maggie TateSep 2, 20222 minExpansionI love the wide open space of the coastal plain in Texas. Every time we'd travel there from the hill country in Austin I could feel...
Maggie TateSep 1, 20222 minOh Canada!Entry into Canada was easy. We left Burlington, VT and headed toward the border with much excitement. The wind was picking up and the...
Bruce TateAug 20, 20223 minRevolutionNew York was about the midway point of our loop. While it was natural to wonder what the second half would bring, we didn't have to wait...
Bruce TateAug 18, 20223 minFleetOne night, we shared "docktails" with our buddy boats. One of the captains was Kim, the director of the American Great Loop Cruisers...
Bruce TateAug 17, 20224 minMikeAs we were cruising through Canada in the middle of June, we got word that my brother Mike had passed. Since he was wearing a monitor at...
Maggie TateJul 14, 20222 minCurrently QuarantineWell that virus finally got us. 2 years, 8 vaccinations (4 each) and 4000 miles into our trip, Bruce tested positive for Covid a few days...
Maggie TateJul 14, 20224 minEmmyEmmy was 6 months old when we found her on PetFinder. She had been loved by a local country western singer whose career was about to pick...
Bruce TateJul 12, 20224 minInletNautical terms have mysterious origins. Ropes are lines, kitchens are galleys, and bedrooms are berths. Sporting is the nautical term for...
Bruce TateJul 10, 20223 minDismalDismal Swamp is a provocatively dreary title that provokes unsavory images twice. As a son of an artist, dismal hints at a melancholy...
Bruce TateJul 8, 20224 minTensionSudden tension comes on like a rogue wave, a depth sounder suddenly wailing out a warning, or a buoy on the wrong side of the boat in...
Bruce TateJul 7, 20223 minLoveAs the loop has gone on, we're settling into a rhythm. Some of what's happening is unexpected, like delightful stops for lunch in...
Maggie TateMay 30, 20222 minMemorial Day This Memorial Day we went with Looper friends, Kip and Insel, to tour West Point. West Point is spectacular: the grounds, the view, the...
Maggie TateMay 19, 20222 minDelaware BayTomorrow, if the weather holds, we'll head into Delaware Bay. As a friend described it today, Delaware Bay can be a "biatch." So, having...
Maggie TateMay 16, 20223 minRoute PlanningCrossing these larger bodies of water like the Albemarle Sound, Chesapeake Bay and Delaware Bay take what feels like a lot of planning...
Maggie TateMay 7, 20223 minVerdantSpring is my favorite time of the year. It's a yawning stretch out of a cold winter. A growing of pea green after dying barren brown. One...
Maggie TateApr 24, 20223 minGuests!We've had a lot of guests and it's been great to have touches from home. Julia joined us in Palm Beach. We walked across a bridge over...
Maggie TateMar 31, 20222 minMascotThroughout the preparations and travels making up our great loop so far, one creature stands ut: the pelican. As we prepared for the loop...
Bruce TateMar 29, 20223 minRestOur loop is slowing down. Part of it is the weather. Indeed, we experienced gale force winds in both Miami and Hillsboro. Both times, we...