- Making It Official in Beantown
This is proving to be the most difficult post to write… you’ve traveled with us on this adventure so there is little to recap that you don’t already know (and hopefully have enjoyed). Too, having just arrived on the 1st of October, we still have one foot on the boat and one foot off so it is hard to share “what comes next?”… I guess, in closing, I should tell you that these were some of our best boating days ever, we are happy to be welcomed back home and we will talk again when we have a new adventure to share! You have been a great crew…⛵️⛵️⛵️
The Stats
- 511 Days
- 7772 Nautical Miles
- 8944 Statute Miles
- 14394 Kilometers
- 2 Countries
- 25 US States
- 134 Anchorages
- 68 Marinas
- 22 Town Walls
- 17 Mooring Fields
- 2 Overnight Passages
- 1 Shipyard
- Most northern point – Harbor Island (north of Drummond Island, MI)
- Most western point – Atchafalaya River (Odenburg, LA)
- Most southern point – Marathon, FL
- Most eastern point – Provincetown, MA
- Fun with Weird Stuff
As we are now back in familiar territory, with no new geography or stories to share, the time is right to share the collection of curiosities we encountered along the Loop…
- Crossing Our Wake
Ta da…🎉🍾👍
- Moving On (and up)…
Good-bye Crab Country… we will be back.
- Surprising Baltimore
Turns out there was a last “big city” to add to our list… While waiting for the tide in Kent Narrows, we realized that the Boston Red Sox were playing the Baltimore Orioles… in Baltimore… and we could make the game! We shuffled our plan and headed to Baltimore. We were really glad we did, too! The Red Sox won, Baltimore has multitude of interesting neighborhoods and instead of yet another maritime museum, we could visit the National Aquarium!
Welcome to Baltimore! 
In addition to a working seaport with car transporters, container ships and naval supply vessels, Baltimore has more pleasure craft marinas than we had seen in one place.
As iconic as Fenway… 
The city planners had the foresight to require a 100′ setback all along the inner harbor which now hosts parks, restaurants, shops and museums. 
The National Aquarium 
The aquarium’s exhibits were breathtaking… 
What a journey so far! Please let us know if you need and support from your ground crew.
Looks amazing!! Happy 4th and keep the pictures coming!
Welcome to the Thousand Islands!
Yay! It’s been our great pleasure to meet you Christian and Heidi. Rafting up our boats, dinner, and then watching the fireworks over Boldt Castle was a huge amount of fun and will be a highlight of our summer and one of the best “crew drills” Melissa and I will have as we prepare for our loop. We wish you fair winds on your voyage and all the best from the two of us to the two of you and the S/V Aurora. Cheers!
Be safe, and it was great meeting on G dock in Erie Basin Marina
Wonderful posting of your adventures thus far! Great to meet you both in Tawas FYI we took a nice afternoon sail today and had followed your advice for dinner and ate at Mangos for dinner. Godspeed to you guys as you continue the journey. Best wishes from Dave and Lisa aka Scoundrel J30
Congratulations!! I was wondering where Christian and the boat were at while you were in MA. Great job, Christian and Happy belated 60th!!
Great to hear from you again and wonderful photos of the Mississippi 👍😊 I hope the tidal waters are nice to you!
What an incredible adventure! So many amazing photos! Stay safe and enjoy!
Beatiful pictures and you are getting closer to home.
What an amazing adventure. I got chills reading about the cemetery 😵😱.Take Care 😊
WOW! All I can say is WOW! You need to write a book about this amazing adventure.