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Lightening! You will have warning from weather radio or clouds before the arrival of an electrical storm. Our immediate reaction to an approaching storm -- we either tied at a marina and got off the boat and into a protected place, or if that wasn't possible, we anchored in a cove where...

The best advice for folks starting a Great Loop (In our opinion): TAKE YOUR TIME!! You will enjoy your cruise and see so much more if you simply SLOW DOWN! See the side channels, circumnavigate NYC, dock at the Statue of Liberty, visit West Point, go...

A suggestion - bring along a simple field guide to the birds of the eastern US. The Okeechobee, for starters, is full of great birds in the Springtime, and a knowledge of the birds you will be seeing and 'camping' with will add to the pleasure of your cruise.

Happy New Year, all. Enjoy some great boating in the New Year.

We lived in the southwest before, during, and since the construction of Glen Canyon Dam. El and I canoed the Glen Canyon of the Colorado river, before the dam. We saw the beauty of a canyon more impressive than the Grand Canyon. Sorry, we have run most all the canyons of the Colorado, and...

And a Happy Thanksgiving to you Jason, and all the great C-Brats. Many shared happy times for us to give thanks - best wishes to all.

Pat and Patty -- Yes, you'll have plenty of sunshine around the Loop. That will be a great trip for you good folks. And you will meet many sunny C-Dory smiles en route. Our best to you. -- El and Bill

Sun went out in the Pacific NW until sometime next Spring. Better have your batteries well-charged before cruising to Portland -- rain predicted for days down that way. Those roof-top solar chargers will give the raindrops a nice chuckle as they land on the wet surfaces. 🌨💧💦 😅

If you weren't a boating person, adding a sink to your head would sound like a tough anatomical operation. 😄

We all have fond memories of Sensei -- the new owner has a fine boat.

Harvey - such great experiences and thoughts. Thanks for sharing. You capture the essence of cruising.

Our very best wishes to Rich and the family. El and Bill

A special pleasure, for us, while in the cruising world, was the companionship. Here, disjunct from 'everyday' life, folks relax, enjoy and share. The duties and obligations of 'town life' are forgotten and chatting, laughing, and comments about the natural world surrounding us become the norm...

Sorry -- Address is: http://cruisingamerica-halcyondays.com/

For lock info, try: www.cruisingamerica/halcyondays.com Then click home, then themes, then look down and click on locking through. There are other lock clicks, like the music of the locks click you might find fun to read.

We agree. Makes no sense. We used a porta potti on our boat for years, always dumping at a marina.

Spot on, Roger. Before we had a C--Dory, in our early years of marriage, we had canoes. One for flat water and a C-2 for white water. We paddled rivers all over the country, and our three kids shared most of our vacation time (and we were both teachers) on the waterways in canoes. Great family...

Our bus died the year vw upped the bus horsepower to 55. Our failed bus was soon joined by many others in the scrap pile that year of vw engine failure. The company never claimed any responsibility for their engineering failure, much like their initial denial this year of their rigging...

Yep. Back in the mid-sixties. Engine broke down totally, even though only a few years old, on a drive in Newfoundland with couple of little kids aboard with us. Hauled away the muserable wreck and sold for scrap. Now, have a Toyota Tundra 189,000 miles and going along fine.

Pat - Rivers flow downstream. DRIFT! El and Bill