Hello. We are Ken & Darcy Searl from Roswell, Georgia. We met at a Financial Planning Conference with one of our early dates on Ken's 32 Marinette. We knew early that being on the water would always be something we both loved. We have a Financial Planning Business and plan to continue working and servicing clients while we travel. We both have three children from former marriages with the last one off to College in the Fall, thus "Just Us". We also have five grandchildren. The "Great Loop" has been a dream of ours for sometime and now that we are empty nesters "so-to-speak", it is our time. We have been boating for many years with Ken having his first boat at age 14. Darcy grew up on the Louisiana Bayou with her dad's shrimping business. Our boating experience until March, 2004 had mostly been confined to the closed-end waters on Lake Lanier. We knew that in order to make this adventure happen we would have to sell off all existing boats and toys and other properties(Kids and Grandkids Not Happy). Since March of 2005 we have been on the Tennessee River preparing the boat and learning everything we can about river life, locking and navagating. We will be adding new electronics as it seems everything that came with "Just Us" has broken or didn't work correctly to begin with. New term to us "BOAT" --Bring Out Another Thousand.
                                  

Our Great Loop journal

Date Author Text
09/16/2007 Ken Day 305 - Sunday- Docked at our new home Goose Pond Colony Marina, Scottsboro, AL. Up early to conti
09/15/2007 Ken Day 304- Saturday - Docked at Alreds Marina, Guntersville, AL. We didn't have to get up too early to
09/14/2007 Ken Day 303 - Friday-Docked at Joe Wheeler State Park. Its has rained hard all night and we get up to fi
09/13/2007 Ken Day 302 - Thursday- Docked at Grand Harbor Marina, Iuka, MS. Coffee perking woke us up and it was no
09/12/2007 Ken Day 301 -Wednesday- Docked at Riverstone Marina near Clifton,TN. Got up early to find fog has set i
09/11/2007 Darcy Day 300 - Docked at Pebble Isle Marina, TN., on the Tennessee River. It rained all night last night
09/10/2007 Ken Day 299 - Monday - Docked at Green Turtle Bay,KY. on Barkley Lake.Up with coffee waiting on the fu
09/09/2007 Ken Day 298 - Sunday - Docked at Green Turtle Bay Marina, KY on Barkley Lake. It's still raining but we
09/08/2007 Ken Day 297 - Saturday - On anchor in the Ohio river at Metropolis, Il. We are up early as we have to se
09/07/2007 Ken Day 296 - Friday- Anchored at Little River Diversion Canal near Cape Girardeau. Up several times dur
09/06/2007 Ken Day 295 - Thursday- Docked at Kaskaskia Lock Wall, Mississippi River, Mile Marker 117 - Its raining
09/05/2007 Ken Day 294 - Wednesday - Docked at Hoppies Marina, Mississippi River. Not rushed today as we are not tr
09/04/2007 Ken Day 293- Tuesday- Docked at Grafton Harbor Marina, IL. Up a little early with coffee and starting th
09/03/2007 Ken Day 292 - Monday - Labor Day- docked at Beardstown, IL. On the Illinois River mile marker 88.Up earl
09/02/2007 Ken Day 291- Sunday- Docked at Tall Timbers Marina, Havanna, IL. Up slow as we only have a short distanc
09/01/2007 Darcy Day 290 - Saturday - Docked at Tall Timbers Marina, Havanna, Illinois.On the Illinois River. We are
08/31/2007 Ken Day 289 - Friday- Docked at Ivy Yacht Club. Up with coffe and warming up the chart plotter and setti
08/30/2007 Ken Day 288- Thursday- Docked at the IVY Yacht Club (Illinois Valley Yacht Club,IVY). Up with coffe and
08/29/2007 Darcy Day 287 - Wednesday - Docked at Starved Rock Marina, Illinois (on the Illinois River). Up early and
08/28/2007 Darcy Day 286 - Tuesday - Docked at Harborside Martina, Illinois (on the Illinois River). Up early and cal
08/27/2007 Darcy Day 285 - Monday - Docked at Harbor Side Marina, Illinios (on the Illinois River). Up early and maki
08/26/2007 Darcy Day 284 - Sunday -Docked at Harbor Side Marina, Wilmington, Ill. (on the Illinois River). Slept in l
08/25/2007 Ken Day 283 - Saturday - Docked at Harborside Marina, Il. Slep in as I was up several times checking wat
08/24/2007 Ken Day 282 - Friday - Docked at Harborside Marina on the DesPlains River/Illinois River. Up with coffee
08/23/2007 Ken Day 281- Thursday - Docked at Sunset Bay Marina. Up early 6:30 CST and getting coffee and planning t
08/22/2007 Ken Day 280 - Wednesday - Docked at Burnham Harbor Marina, Chicago. Up early with coffe as usual and to
08/21/2007 Ken Day 279 - Tuesday - Docked at Burnham Harbor Marina, Chicago. Up with coffee and office work to do t
08/20/2007 Ken Day 278- Monday - Docked at Burnham Harbor Marina, Chicago. Trying to get plans together for the day
08/20/2007 Ken Day 277- Monday - Docked at Burnham Harbour Marina, Chicago. Coffee in AM and I decide to check eng
08/19/2007 Ken Day 277 - Sunday - Docked at Burnham Harbour Marina, Chicago, IL. Slept in this AM. It rained off an
08/18/2007 Ken Day 276- Saturday- Docked at Pier 33 Marina, St. Joseph, MI. Up with coffee as usual and trying to l
08/16/2007 Darcy Day 274 -Thursday- Docked at Pier 33 Marina, St. Joe, Michigan. Up with coffee and listen to weather
08/15/2007 Darcy Day 273 - Wednesday - Docked at Grand Haven Muni Marina, Michigan. Winds calm and decide to leave al
08/14/2007 Darcy Day 272 - Tuesday - Docked at Grand Haven Municipal Marina, Michigan. Up with coffee and listen to w
08/13/2007 Darcy Day 271 - Monday - Docked at Harbor View Marina, Ludington, Michigan. Dropped the lines at 7:30 AM
08/12/2007 Darcy Day 270 - Sunday - Docked at Harbor View Marina, Ludington, Michigan. Bad storm came in at 4:30 AM w
08/11/2007 Darcy Day 269 - Saturday -Docked at Frankfort Municipal Marina, Michigan. Fill the water tanks and drop th
08/10/2007 Darcy Day 268 - Friday - Docked at Charlovix Municipal Marina, Michigan. Drop the lines at 7:55AM to make
08/09-2007 Ken Day 267- Thursday- Docked at Charlevoix MI. Slept in some and then coffee and planning the day. Darc
08/08/2007 Darcy Day 266 - Wednesday - Docked at Petosky Municipal Marina, Michigan. Up with coffee and weather repor
08/07/2007 Darcy Day 265 - Tuesday - Docked at Mackinaw City Marina, Michigan. Up with cofee and weather reports. Loo
08/06/2007 Darcy Day 264 - Monday - Docked at Mackinaw City Municipal Marina, Michigan. Listen to weather over coffee
08/05/2007 Darcy Day 263- Sunday - Docked at the Mackinaw City Municipal Marina, Michigan. Slept in and then a nice b
08/04/2007 Darcy Day 262 - Saturday - Docked at St.Ignace Municipal Marina. Trip planning and chart plotting over cof
08/03/2007 Darcy Day 261 - Friday -Docked at Drummand Island, Michigan - Drummand Island Yacht Haven. Up early to try
08/02/2007 Darcy Day 260 - Thursday -Docked at Gore Bay Marina, Ontario Canada. Listen to weather and chart plotting.
08/01/2007 Ken Day 259 - Wednesday - Docked at Little Current Muni Marina. Up with chores to do. The boat is very
07/31/2007 Ken Day 258 - Tuesday - Anchored at Bay Fine. Up with Coffee as usual and discussing the days travels. D
07/30/2007 Ken Day 257 - Monday - Anchored at Covered Portage Cove - Up with Coffee on the back deck and enjoying t
07/29/2007 Ken Day 256 - Sunday - Docked at Meaford, ON - Up early with a good forecast for wind and weather and we
07/28/2007 Darcy Day 255- Saturday- Still docked at Meaford, ON - Happy Birthday Kathi. I am up early to try and get
07/27/2007 Darcy Day 254- Friday. Docked at Meford , ON. Ran errands, to the Liquor store,bank, photo shop, beer stor
07/26/2007 Darcy Day 253 - Thursday -Docked at Bay Moorings Marina, Ontario Canada. Up and ready to shove off and cru
07/25/2007 Darcy Day 252- Wednesday - Docked at the Bay Moorings Marina in Penetagusihine, Ontario, Canada. Up early
07/24/2007 Darcy Day 251 - Tuesday - Docked at Bay Moorings Marina, Penetanguishene, Ontario, Canada. Meetings start
07/23/2007 Darcy Day 250 - Monday - Docked at Penetanguishene, Ontario, Canada Start the meeting early at 8am with t
07/21/2007 Darcy Day 248 - Saturdy - Docked at Bay Moorings Marina - Penetanguishene, Ontario, Canada. Part 1 of my
07/20/2007 Darcy Day 247 - Friday - Docked at Bay Moorings Marina, Penetanguishene, Ontario, Canada. In the AM Ken to
07/19/2007 Darcy Thursday - Day 246 - Docked at Bay Moorings Marina, Penetanguishene, Ontario Canada. Up with cleani
07/18/2007 Darcy Day 245 - Wednesday - Westerly's Island's - Georgian Bay, Ontario Canada. On anchor. Up with cofee a
07/17/2007 Darcy Day 244 - Tuesday - On anchor in the Westerly's Island's in Georgian Bay, Ontario- Canada. The night
07/16/2007 Darcy Day 243 - Monday - Docked at Henry's Famous Restaurant and Dock, Frying Pan Island, Georgian Bay Ont
07/15/2007 Ken Day 242- Sunday - Docked at Britt, ON in the Byng Inlet at the St. Ament's Marina in the 30,000 Isla
07/14/2007 Darcy Day 241 - On anchor in the Busters, Georgian Bay, Ontario, Canada. Rain starts at 5 AM and woke us.
07/13/2007 Darcy Day 240 - Docked in Kilarney, North Canada, Ontario Canada, North Georgian Bay at the Rouque Marina.
07/12/2007 Darcy Day 239 - Thursday - Docked at Little Tub Harbour Marina, Tobermory, North Ontario -Canada Very co
07/11/2007 Darcy Day 238 - Wednesday - Docked at Little Tub Harbour - Tobermory, Ontario, Canada. Up early to check t
07/10/2007 Ken Day 237 - Tuesday - Docked at Little Tub Harbour Marina, Tobermory, Ont. Up with coffee and discuss
07/09/2007 Ken Day 236- Monday- Docked at Lions Head Marina, Ont. Up early with coffe and deciding if we will go to
07/08/2007 Ken Day 235- Sunday- Docked at Wiarton Marina, Ont. We are up early with coffe and planning our day. Dar
07/07/2007 Ken Day 234 - Saturday- Docked at Meaford Marina, Ont. This is 070707 and what will be going on today. C
07/06/2007 Darcy Day 233-Friday - Docked at Thornbury Marina. Dropped the lines at 8:30AM to go over to the fuel dock
07/05/2007 Darcy Thursday - Day 232- Docked in Thornbury, Ontario, Canada. Spent the night at Harold & Kathy's as it
07/04/2007 Ken Day 231 - Wednesday - Docked at Thornbury Marina - Happy July 4th to everyone. No Fireworks up here
07/03/2007 Ken Day 230- Tuesday - Docked at Thornbury Marina- Plans today include going back up to Blue Mountain an
07/02/2007 Ken Day 229 - Monday - Docked at Thornbury Marina. Got up with coffee and planning the day. This is a h
07/01/2007 Ken Day 228 - Sunday- Docked at Thornbury Marina. This was Canada Day - Happy Canada Day. Lots of activ
06/30/2007 Ken Day 227 - Saturday - Docked at Thornbury Marina, Thornbury, ONT. Darcy had seen a notice about a ga
06/29/2007 Ken Day 226- Friday- Docked at Midland, Ont Marina. At 6 AM Darcy leans over and says there is no wind a
06/28/2007 Ken Day 225 -Thursday- Docked at Lock 45 - Port Severn, ONT. Up at 7 AM coffee as usual and looking at
06/27/2007 Ken Day 224 - Wednesday - Docked at Lock 43 Swift Rapids, Ont. Up with Coffee, same old drill as we conf
06/26/2007 Ken Day 223 - Tuesday - Docked at Orillia, Ont. Up with coffee as usual and planning our day. I look ou
06/25/2007 Darcy Monday - Day 222 - Docked at Orillia Marina, Orillia, Ontario Canada. Work day. First thing was to h
06/24/2007 Darcy Sunday - Day 221 - Docked at Orillia Marina, Orillia, Ontario Canada. We decided to sleep in as the
06/23/2007 Darcy Day 220 - Docked at the lower end of lock 40 - Trent Severn Waterway, Ontario Canada. Over coffee wi
06/22/2007 Darcy Friday - Day 219 Docked at the upper end of Lock 40 on the Trent Severn Waterway at GameBridge, Onta
06/21/2007 Darcy Day 218 - Thursday - Docked at Lock 35, Kirkfield Liftlock. Departed with the winds getting really s
06/20/2007 Darcy Day 217 - Wednesday - Docked at Lock 32 Wall, Bobcaygeon, Ont. We decided we would go the Kirkfield
06/19/2007 Darcy Day 216 - Tuesday - Docked at Gordons Marina in Bobcaygeon, ONT. (Pronounced Bob-cajun). Woke with
06/18/2007 Darcy Day 215 - Monday - Docked at Lovesick Lock 30 on the lock wall (no hydro). On with the generator to
06/17/2007 Darcy Day 214 - Sunday - Happy Fathers Day. Docked at the Peterbourough Lock 20. Up early for a long trave
06/16/2007 Darcy Day 213 - Saturday - Docked at Peterborough - Lock 20- Slept in and coffee and making plans. The Dra
06/15/2007 Darcy/Ken Day 212- Friday- Docked at Hastings Lock Wall #18. Plan on going to Peterbourgh Today. Coffee and re
06/14/2007 Ken Day 211- Thursday- Docked at Campbellford, Ont. Up with coffee and decided to have breakfast in tow
06/13/2007 Darcy Day 210 - Wednesday -Docked at the upper-end of lock 6 on the Trent-Severn Waterway, Ontario Canada.
06/12/2007 Darcy Tuesday - Day 209 - Docked at Fraser Park Marina, Trenton, Ontario. Woke early to prepare for our fi
06/11/2007 Ken Day 208 - Monday- Docked at Fraser Park Marina - Trenton, Ont. Up with coffe and a plan for the day
06/10/207 Ken Day 207- Sunday - Docked at Picton Town Docks in Picton, Ont. Up with coffee and talking to Ann &Wa
06/09/2007 Ken Day 206 Saturday - Docked at Kengston Ont. Decided that we would take in Fort Henry today. Biked ove
06/08/2007 Ken Day 205 - Friday - Docked at Confederation Basin - Kingston, Ont. The wind got up last night and it
06/07/2007 Ken Day 204- Thursday -Docked at the free wall at Oswego, NY. Explorer, Seas the Moment and Just Us plan
06/06/2007 Darcy Day 203 - Docked at Brewerton, NY - ess-Kay Marina. Depart at 9:30am. We planned to travel with "Sea
06/05/2007 Darcy Day 202 - Docked at Brewerton, NY - ess-Kay Marina. Today is my son Chandler's Birthday. Happy 23rd
06/04/2007 Darcy Monday- Day 201 Docked at Brewerton, NY at the ess-Kay Marina. George and Kim are the owners. Georg
06/03/2007 Ken Day 200 Sunday- Docked at the free wall at Sylvan Beach, NY. Well, it was Saturday Night in a party
06/02/2007 Rusty DAY 199-Saturday Docked this morning at Utica City Historical Marina. As with all crews we have d
06/01/2007 Rusty DAY 198-Friday We are still at Ilion City Docks and are planning to tour the Remington Firearms F
05/31/2007 Rusty DAY 197-Thursday Awake at St. Johnsville Redneck Boat Club. The big Hatteras in front of us is pu
05/30/2007 Rusty DAY 196-Wednesday-Docked at Riverlink Park, Amsterdam, NY. As we awoke this morning the tug "Urger"
05/29/2007 Rusty DAY 195 Tuesday-Docked at Waterford Visitors Center, NY. Now this was an interesting day by anyone's
05/28/2007 Rusty DAY 194-Memorial Day Docked at Troy City Docks this morning. Last night before we went to bed the
05/27/2007 Rusty DAY 193-Sunday-Docked at Coeyman's Marina. Up early but we all laze around until mid-morning with th
05/26/2007 Rusty "Had an old mule and her name was Sal;she walked fifteen miles on the Erie Canal". When last we l
08/15/2006 Ken Tuesday August 15, 2006 - Update - After again studying all options for trying to continue our trip
07/12/2006 Ken Wednesday - At home in Roswell, Ga. To all of you faithfull followers, who have been keeping track
07/03/2006 Ken Day 186 - At home in Roswell, working. News from up North is not good. There has been extensive da
06/30/2006 Ken Day 185 - Friday - Home in Roswell. Memorial Services for Mother are at 2 Pm today at the funeral h
06/29/2006 Ken Day 184 - Thursday - On the hard at Coeymans Marina, NY. Heard a knock at 7 AM. Mike was there to
06/28/2006 Ken Day 183- Wednesday - Docked at Coeyman's Marina, NY. Plans were to haul "Just Us" out at 8:30 AM, b
06/27/2006 Ken Day 182 - Tuesday. Docked at Hideaway Marina, Kingston, NY. Up early to check on weather. Boy was t
06/26/2006 Ken Day 181 - Monday - Still docked at Hideaway Marina, Kingston, NY. We had previously decided to go t
06/25/2006 Ken Day 180 - Sunday - Docked at Hideaway Marina, Kingston, NY. We decided to find the super Walmart fo
06/24/2006 Ken Day 179 - Saturday - Docked at Hidaway Marina. Up early as we wanted to beat the crowds to West Poi
06/23/2006 Ken DAy 178 - Friday, Docked at Hideaway Marina, Kingston, NY. We walked into town to the visitors cente
06/22/2006 Ken Day 177 - Thurs -June 22, docked Garrison Marina, NY. We slept in as today we only plan to travel a
06/21/2006 Ken Day 176 - Wednesday- Anchored at Croton Pt. Haverstraw Bay. Very calm. Slep in had coffe on deck an
06/20/82006 Ken Day 175 - Tuesday - Docked at Haverstraw Marina, NY. Slep in with coffee and decided to go anchor t
06/19/2006 Darcy Day 174 - Monday - Docked at Atlantic Highlands Marina. Time to move on. First we rode our bikes to
06/18/2006 Darcy Day 173 - Sunday - Docked at Atlantic Highlands Marina, New Jersey. 10 miles south of Manhattan, N.Y
06/17/2006 Darcy Day 172- Saturday - Docked at Atlantic Highlands Marina, New Jersey. 10 miles south of Manhattan. La
06/16/2006 Darcy Day 171 - Friday - Docked at Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey. 10 miles south of the Statue of Liberty
06/15/2006 Darcy Day 170 - Thursday - Docked at Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey. 10 miles south of the Statue of Liber
06/14/2006 Darcy Day 169 - Wednesday - Docked at Atlantic Highlands Marina, New Jersey. 10 miles south of Manhattan.
06/13/2006 Darcy Day 168 - Tuesday - Docked at Atlantic Highlands Marina, Sandy Hook, New Jersey. 10 miles south of t
06/12/2006 Darcy Day 167 - Monday - Docked at Kammermans Marina, Atlantic City, New Jersey. Glad to leave Atlantic Ci
06/11/2006 Darcy Day 166 - Sunday - On anchor at Rum Point, Atlantic City, New Jersey. Up early, cup of coffee and pl
06/10/2006 Darcy Day 165 - Saturday - Anchored in Atlantic City, New Jersey - Rum Point. Slept in and woke with winds
06/09/2006 Darcy Day 164 - Friday - Anchored in Sunset Lake, Cape May, New Jersey. Up at 4:30 AM and called fellow b
06/08/2006 Darcy Day 163 - Thursday - Docked at Chesapeake City, Delaware - C&D Canal eastern end. I did a quick wal
06/07/2006 Darcy Day 162 - Wednesday - Docked at Chesapeake Harbour Marina, Annapolis, MD. Departed at 7:45 AM and in
06/06/2006 Darcy Day 161 - Tuesday - Docked to Chesapeake Harbour Marina, Annapolis, MD. Up with coffee and chart plo
06/05/2006 Darcy Day 160 - Monday - Docked at Chesapeake Harbour Marina, Annapolis, MD. Today was a day of chores and
06/04/2006 Ken Day 159. Sunday. Docked at Chesapeake Harbour Marina, Annapolis, MD. Up early to have coffee and ge
06/03/2006 Ken Day 158, Saturday. Docked at Chesapeake Harbour Marina, Annapolis, MD. Slep in a little as we did n
06/02/2006 Ken Day 157 - Docked at Chesapeake Harbour Marina, Annapolis, MD. Slept in with coffee on aft deck. Ve
06/01/2006 Darcy Day 156 - Docked at Chesapeake Harbour Marina, Annapolis, MD. Chores in the AM and hop in the rental
05/31/2006 Ken Day 155- Wednesday - Docked at St. Michaels Marina, MD. Slept in this AM as we decided to get the b
05/30/2006 Darcy Day 154 - Tuesday - Docked at St. Michaels Marina, St. Michaels - eastern shore of the Chesapeake Ba
05/29/2006 Darcy Day 153 - Monday - Docked at Solomons Island,Maryland Hospitality Harbor Marina. We woke up to a hea
05/28/2006 Darcy Day 152 - Sunday - Docked at Hospitality Harbor Marina, Solomons Island - Eastern Shore of the Chesa
05/27/2006 Darcy Day 151 - Saturday - Docked at Somers Cove Marina - Crisfield, Maryland - Eastern Shore of the Chesa
05/26/2006 Darcy Day 150 - Friday - Docked at Somers Cove Marina, Crisfield, Maryland. Lazy morning and decided to wa
05/25/2006 Ken Day 149- Thursday- Riverwalk Marina, Yorktown, VA. Up early today as the weather forcast is not loo
05/24/2006 Darcy Day 148 - Wednesday - Docked at Bluewater Marina, Hampton, Virginia. Today is our ten year wedding
05/23/2006 Darcy Day 147 - Tuesday - Docked at Bluewater Marina, Hampton, Virginia. Trip planning in the AM and amot
05/ 22/2006 Darcy Day 146 - Monday - Docked at Blue Water Marina, Hampton Virginia. We spent the night at Norman & Kar
05/21/2006 Darcy Day 145 - Sunday - Docked at Blue Water Marina, Hampton Virginia. We spent the night at Norman & Ka
05/20/2006 Darcy Day 144 - Saturday - Docked at Elizabeth City Municipal Docks, North Carolina. Planned to depart at
5/19/06 Rusty Day 143-Alligator River Marina-A day that will live in infamy! We cast off at 6:45am to run the Abem
05/18/2006 Rusty Day 142-Thursday-River Forest Marina- Belhaven, NC- Pulled out at 7:45am headed for the Alligator Ri
05/17/2006 Rusty 05/17/2006- Day 141 - Wednesday - Docked at Beaufort, N.C. Do any of you remember an old TV show cal
05/16/2006 Rusty Day 140 - Tuesday - Docked at Beaufort City Docks, Beaufort, N.C. We decided to stay over another da
05/15/2006 Rusty Day 139 - Monday - Docked at Casper's Marina in Swansboro, N.C. We survived the night and walked to
05/14/2006 Rusty Day 138 - Sunday - Bridge Tender Marina, Wrightsville, NC . Departed 8:00 AM . Another Uncle Wiggl
05/13/2006 Rusty Day 137 - Saturday - Docked at Myrtle Beach Yacht Club, Little River, S.C. Dropped lines at 7:15AM t
05/12/2006 Ken Day 136 -Friday - Wacc Wache Marina, Murrells Inlet. Up early, very calm, no wind, beautiful morni
05/11/2006 Darcy Day 135 - Thursday - Docked at Harbor Walk Marina, Georgetown, S.C. Dropped the dock lines at 8:45AM
05/10/2006 Darcy Day 134 - Wednesday - Docked at Charleston City Marina, Charleston, S.C. Dropped dock lines at 7:45A
05/09/2006 Darcy Day 133 - Tuesday - Docked at Charleston City Marina, Charleston, South Carolina. Lazy morning. Coff
05/08/2006 Ken Day 132- Monday - Beaufort,SC City Marina. We were up early as we had a long day planned to get to
05/07/2006 Darcy Day 131 - Sunday - Docked at Isle of Hope Marina, Skidaway Island, Savannah, Georgia. Up early to ge
05/06/2006 Darcy Day 130 - Saturday - Docked at Isle of Hope Marina, Skidaway Island, Georgia. Woke early to catch th
05/05/2006 Darcy Day 129 - Friday - Kilkenny Marina, Kilkenny Creek, Georgia. Woke to discover our fesh water pump h
05/04/2006 Darcy Day 128 - Thursday - Docked at Golden Isles Marina, St. Simmons Island Marina. Newspaper, Atlanta Jo
05/03/2006 Darcy Day 127 - Wednesday - Docked at Amelia Island Yacht Basin. We could not depart until high tide aroun
05/02/2006 Darcy Day 126 - Tuesday - Docked at St. Augustine City Marina. Dropped lines and departed at 7:45 AM with
05/01/2006 Darcy Day 125 - Monday - Docked at Halifax Harbor Marina, Daytona, FL. Dropped lines at 8AM and headed no
04/30/2006 Darcy Day 124 - Sunday -Docked at Halifax Habor Marina, Daytona, Fl. Decided to stay docked here today to
04/29/2006 Ken Day 123- Saturday - Whitley Bay Marina, Merritt Island, FL. Up early. Left the dock at 7:30 AM. An
04/28/2006 Ken Day 122 - Friday- Whitley Bay Marina - Merritt Island, FL. Up early to order rental car from Enterp
04/27/2006 Darcy Day 121 - Thursday - Docked at Harbortown Marina, Ft. Pierce, Fl. Up early and looking at charts tr
04/26/2006 Darcy Wednesday - Day 120- Docked at Riviera Beach Yacht Yard, Florida. Woke up early and the mechanic wi
04/25/2006 Darcy Day 119 - Tuesday - Just Us "on the hard" at the Riviera Beach Yacht Yard. Checked out of the hotel
04/24/2006 Darcy Day 118 - Monday - Boat "on the hard" at the Riviera Beach Yacht Center, Riviera Beach, Florida. Arr
04/23/2006 Darcy Update - Sunday - On the road again...While home we completed all business work we needed to do, had
04/22/2006 Ken Update on "Just Us". Well were still at home waiting on the repairs to be finished. Last Monday it
4/15/2006 Ken Update on "Just Us" and our Flooded Basement. We arrived home early on March 31st and I had called
03/30/2006 Ken Day 117 - Thursday - Lake Park Marina, Fl, USA. Up early planning the morning to find the right rep
03/29/2006 Ken Day 116 - Wednesday - Old Bahama Bay Marina, West End, GBI. My day started at 4 AM when one of the
03/28/2006 Ken Day 115- Tuesday- Old Bahama Bay Marina, West End, GBI. Up with coffee and studying the weather and
03/27/2006 Darcy Day 114 - Monday - Docked at West End, Old Bahama Bay Marina, Grand Bahama Island. AM, researched we
03/26/2006 Darcy Day 113 - Sunday - Docked at West End, Old Bahama Bay Marina, Grand Bahama Island. Lazy Sunday AM wi
03/25/2006 Darcy Day 112 - Saturday -Bradford Boat Yard- Dropped the lines from Bradford Boatyard at 7AM and traveled
03/24/2006 Darcy Day 111- Friday - Bradford Boat Yard, Freeport, Grand Bahama. Mangers and workers show up 8AM and s
03/23/2006 Darcy Day 110 - Thursday - Bradford Boat Yard, Freeport, Grand Bahama. 8AM and a worker showed up, then a
03/22/2006 Darcy Day 109 - Wednesday - Bradford Boat Yard, Freeport Grand Bahama Island. We awoke with a new resolve
03/21/2006 Darcy Day 108 - Tuesday - Bradford Boat Yard, Freeport, Grand Bahama Island. The workman were supposed to
03/20/2006 Darcy Day 107 - Monday - Bradford Boatyard, Freeport, Grand Bahamas. Our scheduled 7AM haulout happened a
03/19/2006 Darcy Day 106 - Sunday. Dropped lines from the Ocean Reef Yacht Club at 8:30AM with the help of our wonder
03/18/2006 Darcy Day 104 - Saturday. Docked at Ocean Reef Yacht Club, Lucaya, Grand Bahama. In the AM I cleaned all t
03/17/2006 Darcy Day 104 - Friday - Docked at Ocean Reef Yacht Club, Lucaya, Grand Bahamas. Up early as today is the
03/16/2006 Darcy Day 103- Thursday - Docked at Ocean Reef Yacht Club, Lucaya, Bahamas. Did laundry, business work and
03/15/2006 Ken Wednesday - Day 102- On anchor in the Lucayan Canel near the Southern entrance to the ocean. Woke u
03/14/2006 Darcy Day 101 - Great Sale Cay, Bahamas. Ken was up a lot during the night to check on the anchor. One oth
03/13/2006 Darcy Day 100 Monday - Docked at Great Guana Cay, Abaco, Bahamas. Woke to calm winds and seas. Haled over
03/12/2006 Darcy Day 99 - Sunday - Pulled away from Harbour View Marina, Marsh Harbour at 10AM after settled bill at
03/11/2006 Darcy Day 98 - Saturday -Marsh Harbour, Abaco Bahamas. Coffee and Cruisers Net at 8AM and woke Britt and M
03/10/2006 Darcy Day 97 - Friday, Marsh Harbour, Abaco, Bahamas. Britt and Maggie arrive today and I am very excited
03/09/2006 Darcy Day 96 - Thursday - Marsh Harbour, Abaco, Bahamas. Coffee on aft deck and listened to Cruisers Net.
03/08/2006 Darcy Day 95- Wednesday - Docked at Harbour View Marina, March Harbour, Abaco, Bahamas. Rained during nigh
03/07/2006 Darcy Day 94- Tuesday - Docked at Harbour View Marina, Marsh Harbour, Big Abaco, Bahamas. Awoke at 2AM wi
03/06/2006 Ken Day 93. Monday. Harbour View Marina, Big Abaco. Up in AM to listen to weather report. After much d
03/05/2006 Ken Day 92. Sunday. Hope Town, Elbow Cay. Coffee and planning day. Listen to the crusiers net forcast
03/04/2006 Ken Day 91. Saturday. Hope Town, Elbow Cay, Abacos. Coffe on Deck listening to the cruisers net for we
03/03/06 Ken Day 90, Friday. Hope Town, Elbow Cay, Abacos. Coffe in AM and listening to the cruiser's net on cha
3/2/06 Ken Day 89, Thursday. Orchid Bay Marina, Great Guana. Slep in and coffee on deck. Work in the AM and d
03/01/2006 Darcy Day 88 - Wednesday - Docked at Treasure Cay Marina, Abacos. Coffee on the aft deck and then a walk o
02/28/2006 Darcy Day 87 - Tuesday - Pulled up from mooring ball at Green Turtle Cay, Black Sound at 7:30AM. The weath
02/27/2006 Darcy Monday - Day 86 - Still on mooring ball at Green Turtle Cay, Black Sound. Sunny and cool, winds stil
02/26/2006 Darcy Day 85 - Sunday - Still on Mooring ball swinging all over, this swinging stufff is getting old espec
02/25/2006 Darcy Day 84 - Saturday - Green Turtle Cay, Black Sound on mooring ball. Windy day so we all decided to re
02/24/2006 Darcy Day 83 - Friday - Green Turtle Cay, Black Sound on mooring ball. Coffee and listening to Cruisers Ne
02/23/2006 Darcy Day 82 - Thursday - Green Turtle Cay on mooring ball. Up with coffee and listening to the "Cruisers
02/22/2006 Darcy Day 81 - Wednesday - Green Turtle Cay, Abaco on mooring ball in Black Sound. Coffee on deck and plan
02/21/2006 Darcy Day 80 - Tuesday - Sunrise at Great Sale Cay, Little Bahama Bank was beautiful.Up at 6:30AM, not had
2/20/2006 Darcy Monday- Day 79 - Sorry for not posting to this website for over a week. We have been in "internet he
02/19/2006 Ken Sunday - Day 78. Old Bahama Bay Marina, West End Bahamas. Website, www.oldbahamabay.com What a wo
02/18/2006 Ken Saturday, Day 77. Alarm went off at 6 AM. Checked NOAA forcast and it had not changed. East wind
02/17/2006 Ken Friday, Day 76. Still at you know where. Got up early to go to the boat show and checked the Marin
02/16/2006 Ken Thursday, Day 75. Still at Cooley's Landing ( getting tired of repeating this). Getting warmer ever
02/15/2006 Ken Wednesday Day 74. Colley's Landing, Ft. Louderdale. Coffee in AM, work and took a long walk along
02/14/2006 Ken Tues. Day 73 and Valentines Day. Cold this AM but its suppose to get warmer during the week. Still
0213/2006 Ken Monday Day 72, Still docked at Cooley's Landing in Ft. Lauderdale. Very cool this AM, low 40's. Wea
2/12/2006 Darcy Day 71 - Sunday - Docked at Cooley's Marina in Ft.Lauderdale, FL. Wake up and listen to NOAA weather
2/11/2006 Darcy Day 70 - Saturday - AM chores on the boat and off to the beach. It is partly cloudy today with highs
2/10/2006 Darcy Day 69- Friday - Docked at Cooley's Marina in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.First thing we now do in the AM is
2/9/2006 Darcy Day 68 - Thursday - Docked at Cooley's Marina in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.In the AM, walked along the beau
2/8/2006 Darcy Day 67 - Wednesday - Docked at Cooley's Marina in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.In the AM Ken cleaned engine pa
2/7/2006 Darcy Day 66 - Tuesday - Docked at Cooley's Marina in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Sunny and 70 degrees. I did busi
2/6/2006 Darcy Day 65 - Monday - Docked at Miami Beach Marina. Time to leave this beautiful place. Departed at 9:45
2/5/206 Darcy Day 64 - Sunday - Docked at Miami Beach Marina. Slept in abit and woke to a cold front that passed o
2/4/2006 Darcy Day 63- Saturday - Docked at Miami Beach Marina. We all slept in a little late after a fun night on
2/3/2006 Darcy Day 62 - Friday - Departed from Boca Chita Key National Park at 10 AM. We only had a 20 mile run as
2/2/2006 Ken Day 61 - Thursday - Islamorada anchorage. Picked up anchor at 9:00 AM and back in crabpot city. The
2/1/2006 Darcy Day 60 - Wednesday - Docked at Marathon Marina and Boatyard. Slept in a little late and departed the
01/31/2006 Darcy Day 59 - Tuesday - Happy Birthday Michael ( our son). Anchorage at Cudjoe Key.Woke up several times
01/30/2006 Darcy Day 58 - Monday - Departed the Conch Harbor Marina in Key West Florida at 9AM. Got fuel - 183.4 gall
1/29/2006 Darcy Day 57 - Sunday - Last day docked at Conch Harbor Marina in Key West, FL. Had breakfast on board and
1/28/2006 Darcy Day 56 - Saturday - Still docked at the Conch Harbor Marina in Key West Florida. Mark & Tracy arrive
1/27/2006 Darcy Day 55 - Friday - Chores around the boat in prep for Mark & Tracy's visit and waited around for Dive
01/26/2006 Darcy Day 54 - Thursday. Docked at the Conch Habor Marina in Key West Florida. AM of chores and work and l
1/25/2006 Darcy Day 53 - Wednesday - Docked at Conch Harbor Marina in Key West, Florida. Had coffee on the aft deck
1/24/2006 Darcy Day 52 - Tuesday - Docked at the Marco River Marina. Foggy in the AM and turned on the NOAA radio fo
01/23/2006 Darcy Day 51 - Sunny and warm. Said our goodbye's and mucho gratitude to Bill and Donna and departed at 8:
1/22/1006 Darcy Day 50 - Sunday - Sunny and warm. Had AM Brunch at Bill & Donna's(yummy) with charts and course revi
1/21/2006 Darcy Day 49 - Drove from Dundein to St. James City about 11am to unload the rental car full of "stuff" an
01/20/2006 Darcy Day 48 - We're Back....We spent five weeks home and enjoyed visiting our family and friends. We knew
12/16/2005 Ken Day 48, Friday 7AM and early for us. Packed the car with our personal stuff, set the night light fo
12/15/2005 Ken Day 47 - Thursday, St. James City, Pine Island Florida. Very quiet and still night. Clouds Early an
1214/2005 Ken Day 46, Wednesday, Boca Grande, Fl. Another beautiful day. Worked on boat for several hours o start
12/13/2005 Darcy Day 45 - Venice, FL. Woke to a cool but sunny morning. Wind picked up from the east. Departed at 9:3
12/12/2005 Ken Day 44- Monday and its Darcy's Birthday. On anchor in Manatee River. Wind sending slapping waves ke
12/11/2005 Ken Day 43 Second Half. Rain let up and we decided to chance getting the Dink down and going over to th
12/11/2005 Darcy Day 43 - Left the Clearwater Municipal Marina at 8:15AM. Went thru 8 bridges today and only needed t
12/10/2005 Darcy Day 42 - Docked at Clearwater Municipal Marina. Returned the rental car, banking and liquor store in
12/09/2005 Ken Day 41. Still at Clearwater Marina. I think we will be glad to leave as the last few days have not
12/08/2005 Darcy Day 40 - Docked at Clearwater Municipal Marina. Ken's daughter, Kim's birthday today. Happy Birthday
12/07/2005 Darcy Day 39 - Docked at Clearwater Municipal Marina, FL. Cloudy, windy, cool but not cold. Pat & Dick joi
12/06/2005 Ken Day 38 - Clearwater Marina - Rained hard most of night with winds blowing hard also. Lines were stra
12/05/2005 Darcy Day 37 - Docked at Clearwater Municipal Marina. Went to get the rental car and got free (Ha)upgrade
12/04/2005 Ken Day 36 - Docked at the Landings Marina in Tarpon Springs. Another beautiful morning, high 40's going
12/03/2005 Darcy Day 35 - Docked in Tarpon Springs, FL. at The Landings Marina. Another beautiful day and slept well
12/02/2005 Darcy Day 34 - Midnight in the Big Bend crossing the Gulf of Mexico. Seas getting bigger and winds increas
12/01/2005 Darcy Day 33 - Docked at C-Quarters Marina in Carrabelle, FL. only until 4 pm today. 42 degrees and sunny.
11/30/2005 Darcy Day 32 - Docked at the C-Quarters Marina in Carrabelle, FL., the home of the "World's Smallest Polic
11/29/2005 Darcy Day 31 - Sunny morning and I went for a 2 mile walk around the fishing docks in Apalachicola. Ken di
11/28/2005 Darcy Day 30 - Docked at Scipio Creek Marina in Apalachicola, FL. waiting weather. Rained during the night
11/27/2005 Ken Day 29 - Sunday - It was a quiet night for the most part but the wind picked up strong about 4:30 A
11/26/2005 Ken Day 28 - Woke to Sunny skies, calm winds and mid 50 temp. Left Bay Point Marina at 7:30 AM and bac
11/25/2005 Darcy Day 27 - Docked at Bay Point Marina, FL. Woke to the smell of coffee and bacon that Marth'a was prep
11/24/2005 Darcy Day 26 - Docked at Bay Point Marina, FL. Happy Thanksgiving. Sunny yet windy day. The Marina here is
11/23/2005 Ken Day 25 - Woke to a beautiful day, no wind for a change and very calm waters. Left Baytowne at 8 A
11/22/2005 Darcy Day 24 - Left Holiday Harbor Marina in Perdido Key, FL. at 8:30AM. Very windy. Ned & Carol Banks on
11/19/2005 Darcy 11/19/2005 - 11/21/2005 Day 21-23 Drove back to Atlanta to attend a good friend and client's funera
11/18/2005 Ken Day 20 - Woke at daybreak to make sure that we would have enough water under us to get out of the ma
11/17/2005 Darcy Day 19 - Still at Dog River Marina. Woke up to the sounds of the dock lines stretching and moaning.
11/16/2005 Darcy Day 18 - Still docked at Dog River Marina. Woke at 4AM to heavy winds bouncing boat around in slip.
11/15/2005 Darcy Day 17 - Docked at Dog River Marina. Slept in alittle late - 7:30AM. Heavy equipment and workers all
11/14/2005 Darcy Day 16 - Woke to heavy fog at 6AM. Waited until 8AM to pull the hook and return to the river. Passe
11/13/2005 Darcy Day 15 - Woke again at 6:15AM to the sound of engines (new alam clock) on "Vagabond" with the news t
11/12/2005 Darcy Day 14 - Woke up at 6AM and left Demopolis Yacht Basin Marina at 6:15 AM when we heard the engines s
11/11/2005 Ken Day 13. Still at MM 216.1 Demopolis Yacht Basin. Cold front caught up with us, its 44 outside, but
11/10/2005 Darcy Day 12 - Woke at 4AM with wind picking up and getting stronger. Ken checked the hook and it was set
11/09/2005 Darcy Day 11 - Woke to engines starting at 5:30 AM from the two larger yachts docked just behind us and we
11/08/2005 Darcy Waverley Plantation Mansion
11/08/2005 Darcy Day 10 - Miles Traveled -0- Stayed and played at Columbus Marina. Another beautiful day with 80 de
11/07/2005 Ken Day 9, Monday MM 358.2 on the Tenn Tom. Another beautiful day at Aberdeen Marina, clear skies, warm,
11/06/2005 Ken Day 8 - Sunday MM 394. At 5 AM we had a hard thunderstorm, rain and lighting hit us. It lasted a
11/05/2005 Ken Day 7, MM 448 on the Tenn Tom. Left Aqua Yacht Harbor. Another beautiful day starting out,but turn
11/04/2005 Darcy Day 6 - Still docked at Aqua Yacht Harbor with winds pounding the side of the boat. Getting warmer.
11/03/2005 Darcy Day 5 - Woke again at 5AM. Foggy again. Docked at Mystic Yacht Harbor in Florance, AL.Woke to about
11/02/2005 Ken Day 4, Woke up again at 5 AM. Can't get use to the 2 hour change. It was another morning with a lit
11/01/2005 Ken Day 3 - First Major Goof of the Trip and its only day 3. The wind was bad and pushing the boat hard
10/31/2005 Ken Day 2, Awoke to heavey FOG here at Hales Bar. Called lock master to discover a tow in the entrance
10/30/2005 Ken "Departure Day" Day 1 of our adventure. Woke up at 7AM (Woops 6AM forgot to turn back the clock}.
10/29/2005 Ken Stilll can't believe that we leave tomorrow. It just hasn't set in as yet. It seems like a normal
10/28/2005 Ken This is the day that we pack up and head for the boat to begin our adventure. Surprise, phone rings
10/27/2005 Darcy The last few days have been spent visiting with family and friends before our departure. Lunch on Mo
10/16/2005 Ken Today was a very different feeling for us and a little strange as the house sitters moved in to stay
10/21/2005 Ken It's Friday and our normal day for going to the boat for projects but today was special for my Grand
10/09/2005 Ken October is a heavy month for us in our business as we have end of quarter client meetings all month.
09/30/2005 Ken The Month of September found us helping family members that evacuated from Hurrican Katrina. We had
08/30/2005 Ken Major preparations begin. During the month of Aug. we bagan in ernest to outfit the boat for the Lo
07/09/2005 Ken The first test of Rubaiyat'ship to shore transportation for Daisy the mascot and Albert,mascot on Af
07/02/2005 Ken Our next cruise was not as long as the Ft. Loudon cruise, but was a new adventure to a marina we had
05/27/2005 Ken This was our first long voyage since bringing the boat to Chattanooga. We left Chatt. on Friday AM a
02/03/2005 Darcy We Found her!! After much research, many hours on the internet and long drives to all parts of the S



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