WHAT A WEEK!!!

October 26, 2011  Dateline: Joe Wheeler State Park, AL USA

What a week this has been!!  From Sunday through Wednesday Rich and Carol were kept very busy attending the America’s Great Loop Cruisers Association semiannual rendezvous.  They were kept so busy that Rich did not have time to help me write this blog.  They met many new and old friends and they look forward to seeing them all again.  I met some new friends as well including Molly J.  Molly J is very small; she is only 26 feet long and is powered by a 135 horsepower outboard motor.  Andy and his wife, Molly, live in South Dakota and are able to trailer this little boat to wherever there is water. Rich and Carol also spent time with Brian and Jean on the 29 foot Spirit of Whitby.  They make their home in the United Kingdom but spend all available time boating in the U.S.



John, Mary, Mary, John



John and Mary of Mackinaw City, MI as well as John and Mary of Mackinaw City, MI were also in attendance.  This is not a typo, there were two boats Passport and Mary Frances whose owners were named John and Mary and both are from the same home port of Mackinaw City.

Marc and Shelly from Rock Chalk are really big Kansas University fans.  They even have the Jay Hawk painted on each side of Rock Chalk. The name is derived from the “rock chalk” chant used at Kansas University sporting events.

As part of the event there are two afternoons where various boats have an “open boat” for attendees to see the inside of different boats on the Loop.  Carol decorated me for Halloween and to add something different, Carol dressed as a witch and Francine as a WIT (Witch in Training). 

Skipper keeps getting bigger here is a latest picture.