Joe Wheeler Lodge
Some of the loopers
More loopers
The games have begun
Authors of "Honey Lets Buy A Boat"
Marker to Joe Wheeler
The Admiral tending the lines in a lock, She is good.
Pearl farm in Tenn.
At the pearl farm
Going There at anchor10/16/08
We had rain most of the day. We arrived at Florence, Alabama and had a very nice floating dock next to a 40 -50 ft. House boat decorated for halloween. We borrowed the marina vehicle and went to town and out to eat.
10/17/08
We got up and left early to get through Wilson and Wheeler locks. Wilson is 93 ft. lift and the largest so far. We checked into Joe Wheeler State Park and started to meet other loopers here for the Rendezvous. We are not the smallest boat but, we are small compared to most of the boats that are here. Oh well, everyone seems to be very friendly and our opinions are just as valuable as theirs. This is a great organization. I calculated that we have gone 2970 statue miles to this point. We have used 875 gallons of fuel so far. We are at the half way point. The most we paid was 5.95 per gallon which was in Canada and was corrected to us gal. and dollars. We have seen prices coming back down and are trying to get the best price when possible.
10/18/08 - 10/23/08
We are getting to see people we have not seen since we started and the others we have met along the way plus many others who have either finished the loop and came back for the fellowship and the new members that are planning the trip. We have been attending the many seminars and enjoying the great food and gathering that were planned. We took a lot of notes and enjoyed hearing many people talking about their own trips. We met the couple that had written the book "Honey lets buy a Boat" and one of the authors of guide books for the Tenn. River was here and I got his autograph.
10/24/08
Today we are getting to leave in the morning for Chattanooga, TN in the morning. It will take 4 days to get there and we will stay 3 days and 4 days back to Joe Wheeler. We will then take a day or two to get ready to head south and also tour around here a little.
We had rain most of the day. We arrived at Florence, Alabama and had a very nice floating dock next to a 40 -50 ft. House boat decorated for halloween. We borrowed the marina vehicle and went to town and out to eat.
10/17/08
We got up and left early to get through Wilson and Wheeler locks. Wilson is 93 ft. lift and the largest so far. We checked into Joe Wheeler State Park and started to meet other loopers here for the Rendezvous. We are not the smallest boat but, we are small compared to most of the boats that are here. Oh well, everyone seems to be very friendly and our opinions are just as valuable as theirs. This is a great organization. I calculated that we have gone 2970 statue miles to this point. We have used 875 gallons of fuel so far. We are at the half way point. The most we paid was 5.95 per gallon which was in Canada and was corrected to us gal. and dollars. We have seen prices coming back down and are trying to get the best price when possible.
10/18/08 - 10/23/08
We are getting to see people we have not seen since we started and the others we have met along the way plus many others who have either finished the loop and came back for the fellowship and the new members that are planning the trip. We have been attending the many seminars and enjoying the great food and gathering that were planned. We took a lot of notes and enjoyed hearing many people talking about their own trips. We met the couple that had written the book "Honey lets buy a Boat" and one of the authors of guide books for the Tenn. River was here and I got his autograph.
10/24/08
Today we are getting to leave in the morning for Chattanooga, TN in the morning. It will take 4 days to get there and we will stay 3 days and 4 days back to Joe Wheeler. We will then take a day or two to get ready to head south and also tour around here a little.
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