Bruce Tate
Eddy
Sometimes, waiting feels like magic. Young bodies snuggled in Christmas Eve beds waiting for the first crack of dawn. The first crisp...
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9 months in 2022 cruising America's Great Loop in a 2014 Ranger Tug R29s
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Maggie Tate
Feb 2, 20223 min
Hanging out in Pensacola
We left Gulf Shores, AL and spent an incredible day on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GICW) - with views of sparkling sun and gorgeous...
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Maggie Tate
Jan 29, 20222 min
Things I've Learned - Week 2
No internet is as good as home internet, especially our gig internet in Chattanooga. Gluten free Oreos are also vegan. (Hallelujah Chorus...
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Maggie Tate
Jan 28, 20222 min
Anchoring
We had intended to practice anchoring with Currently several times but the weather never cooperated or I got cold feet. My only...
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Bruce Tate
Jan 28, 20223 min
Locking Through
Our first day's run took us further down the Tennessee River than we'd ever been before. The Crimson streaks of the sunrise lit our way...
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Bruce Tate
Jan 23, 20222 min
Park
As our daughers were in elementary school, we moved about five miles across town to downsize. The new home had one feature that stood out...
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Maggie Tate
Jan 23, 20223 min
Q&A About Boating
I've had several friends ask some really good questions! I thought I'd share the questions and answers here. Feel free to ask other...
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Maggie Tate
Jan 23, 20221 min
Things I’ve Learned - Week 1
1. We might need a larger French press. 2. You *can* check a coin operating dryer mid cycle. 3. Dogs can hold it a lot longer than...
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Bruce Tate
Jan 18, 20223 min
Departure
Looking at the placid river you'd never know it's is running fast. The Chickamauga Dam is releasing at over 60,000 cubic feet per...
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Bruce Tate
Jan 18, 20223 min
Spinning
I can't tell you exactly when we lost control. The boat was not new, but it was new to us; it had plenty of scratches and dents, but few...
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Maggie Tate
Jan 15, 20221 min
Saying Goodbye
Oh our friends showed up in a big way for us these last few weeks. From masked gatherings to zoom prayers to packing boxes and loading...
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Maggie Tate
Jan 1, 20221 min
How We Decided to Do the Great Loop
By mid 2021 I really needed something to look forward to. Bruce and I had talked about doing the Great Loop "someday" but in the summer...
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Bruce Tate
Jan 1, 20222 min
Naming the Boat
Every ship has a soul, and every boat owner has an innate, perhaps futile, desire to capture the essence of it with a name. The whole...
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Maggie Tate
Jan 1, 20222 min
Leaving Before I've Left
One of the things I wasn’t prepared for was the physical and emotional leaving before we actually left. I’m already halfway gone. We...
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