The Adventure Begins

A big "THANKS" goes out to our friend and neighbor, Denny, for taking us (in spite of an hour delay) and our carload of provisions, from the house down to our boat the night before our departure.  After helping us unload our goods from the car to the boat we bid Denny a fond farewell and special thanks.

We have been a member of the Great American Cruiser's Association for the last 4 years.  The AGLCA is an "organization of people who share a sense of adventure and a curiosity about America's Great Loop".  The following day our first priority prior to departing St. Petersburg Marina where we have kept our boat for the last 6 months was to erect our AGLCA flag. 

 The Great Loop "is the continuous waterway that encompasses the eastern portion of North America including the Atlantic and Gulf Intracoastal Waterways, the Great Lakes, the Canadian Heritage Canals (which we will not be navigating), and the inland rivers of America's heartland" depicted below in the AGLC emblem.

 Shortly thereafter we set forth on our journey....................