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Great Loop – Week 22 MOBILE!

Last Friday, the 13th, Blue Heeler continued its excursion down the Tombigbee Waterway passing through the Demopolis Lock, and by narrow creeks and bayous of Alabama to arrive at mile 168. Here we anchored on the riverbank well away from … Continue reading →

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Great Loop – Week 21 Alabama

Since my last post we’ve travelled the short distance from Columbus at mile 330 to Demopolis at mile 217, crossing from Mississippi to Alabama along the way. Heavy rain during our stay in Columbus kept us captives aboard for a … Continue reading →

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Great loop – Week 20 Tenn-Tom

Sunlight streams into the cabin one clock hour earlier now that daylight savings in the U.S. has ended. With UTC now at minus six hours, I’m 17 hours behind my family in Melbourne who have recently gone ahead one hour … Continue reading →

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Great Loop – Week 19 Pickwick Lake

Last week began with cold, rainy weather resultant from Hurricane Patricia that hit Mexico last week. While we motored along looking at the variety of homes, bald eagles soared high above the golden trees looking for something to eat along … Continue reading →

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Great Loop – Week 18 Tennessee River

The last time we stopped for more than two weeks was probably in Simon’s Town in South Africa. That was nine months ago! To stop for a while to get a few things done and ‘smell the roses’ is really … Continue reading →

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