Buzz and Tug traveled 29 miles today. They left anchor at 7:30 a.m. and it was raining. Not a hard rain but drizzle, then back to light showers. Was like this until about noon. Temperature was in the mid 50’s. There was very little traffic on the river today, 3 tugs, and maybe 4 or [...]
Buzz and Tug finally got to leave Demopolis today. They traveled a total of 30 miles. Nothing much happened today and it was very boring. They saw very few birds and no turtles. They went by the remains of Rooster Bridge where a towboat (Cahaba) went under during a flood and somehow popped out on [...]
Here are more pictures Dad sent with his last update. I really don’t know much about the pictures as there weren’t any notes, but I do have to point out the one lone phone booth in the middle of nowhere. Buzz didn’t have a working phone for almost a month, we have to assume this [...]
This boating /traveling is a really different lifestyle compared to being time driven. Everything moves a lot slower and there have been times when that drives me nuts. But, I am starting to understand and go with the flow. Everyone is very friendly and helpful. I have now slept on the boat every night since [...]
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Here are a few pictures taken at Demopolis Basin of Buzz and Tug sent to us courtesy of Mary Fitzgerald. It looks as of they are meeting some people and having a good time. You can click on each picture to make it larger. It will open in a new window.
We keep talking about the Great Loop that Dad is traveling, but I realized that there may be some of you out there that have stumbled upon this blog and are asking yourselves.. So just what is the Great Loop and why is it so great? Well I thought today since Dad is still sitting [...]
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I got a text from Dad yesterday that he and Tug are still in Demopolis at the Demopolis Yacht Basin. There was a meeting at the marina yesterday. The dock master said if you have two engines the soonest he recommended leaving is this coming Wednesday. Single engine boats should wait another week. After the [...]
Dad texted this morning that he and Tug are doing well. They are in a covered slip at the Demopolis Yacht Basin. They are waiting out the storm there and in the meantime getting maps together for other parts of their trip. Other boaters are coming over to see who the silly guys are and [...]
What a month this has been, I left Peoria on October 4, sun shining and in the high 60’s. Then the complete month of October, 4 days out of every 7 it rained and was 50-55 degrees for the highs. There were numerous days it was only 30’s at night. The boat and both the [...]