Hi Paul, we follow your channel. We actually got to meet you on a Disney bus at Ft Wilderness. Your videos were a great source of info as we spent last summer in Alaska in our tiny camper. Tnx for your videos.
I totally remember meeting you guys! I'll bet you had a great time in Alaska. We definitely need to go back! I see you're watching Scho and Jo! Great source for Great Loop info!@@Hanginwithherky
A little hint, when you pull your anchor, if full of mudd to save water, lower anchor back into water just enough that muddy part is in water then go forward a little way and it will wash it off. When clean, stow it properly. Saves you quite a lot of water. As you don't have a water purification system.😊
Welcome to the Mighty Mississippi, ThinknHuck Fin had it easy just floating along. Shame you are going to miss the best of the river, Memphis, Vicksburg, Natches, and New Orleans. Just take the easy way out.
Wow, those barges are HUGE! Glad you cruised along with them safely! Always love to see your meals…Jenn you are quite the chef…so creative using all your food on hand…a little stale bread can be salvaged! 😄 Ollie sure was enjoying her treat in the jar😋…peanut butter?
Been following your Great Loop journey since your second start and it’s nice that the videos are starting to get to areas that I’m familiar with! Thank you for all your time and effort!!!
I’m soo happy to see your frequent posts. It reminds me of my trip town there about the same time you were there. Thanks. This time I’m going to do it on my trawler. Yay 😀
The Olmstead L&D replaced what I think were the last two of the original "wicket" dams remaining on The Ohio that were built around the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. It took nearly 30 years to complete Olmstead and it had many cost overruns by the many BILLIONS of dollars. It is a little hairy to anchor out on the river because the tows will often like to run the heads of the barges up into the bank while they hold up for some reason. Sometimes, the tows do cause accidents. About four years ago not far downriver from Cincinnati, in the wee hours of the morning, a tow pilot fell asleep and took out one of the Cincinnati area's last remaining iconic on the river restaurants and boat marinas, the Ludlow-Bromley Yacht Club. The place was a very popular place for people to come eat and party by water or land. The tow destroyed and sank the part of the facility where the restaurant was located and at least one of the barge sections making up the head docking section. It did sink a number of people's boats but fortunately no one was aboard them at the time or they abandoned ship, so no one got hurt or killed. Plus it was October and many had already hauled out for the winter.It's a big bummer that Ludlow-Bromley was taken out like this. It was among the last places of its kind for Cincy boaters. I liked going there because it was one of the few on river complexs that usually had enough docking space for my 70 footer. We'd bring big groups to come eat and party. They had one fun thing each week, I think it was Thursday night as I recall. You got to choose your own steak and cook it yourself if you wanted to do so. It was always high quality meat and it was one of their most popular weekly events. I have friends that live on their boats year round at several different on river marinas. That this happened, would make me take pause about doing that. Once again, guys, a nice video! Looking forward to you going to spend time in Paducah and heading up either the Cumberland or Tennessee Rivers, at least to Kentucky Lake. I'm glad you shot so much video of Olmstead. I've been wondering about what it looks like since it's full completion.
Great adventure,always wanted to do it,at one time in my life we had are boat on the the Mississippi near Davenport , Iowa ,we were determined to do the the south to the gulf and the floods 1993 happened, so I am enjoying watching this to see what I missed! I have watched y’all since the first attempt at this fabulous journey, I love how you cope with everything,it shows your ability to cope with adversity,can’t wait to see the end,thanks from Savannah, Georgia!
Wow! We just stumbled on your channel the other day and are hooked. Excuse us wile we go back and binge watch and get caught up on your story. The great loop is something we have alway been intrigued by. We are currently seeing the county in a tiny camper and a 1999 Astrovan and having a blast
One of the towns you guys probably passed by today is Chester Illinois. Which is the hometown of the guy the created Popeye. They have a bunch Popeye statues in the town and have festival for it each year
On this section of the Rivers, we fueled up at Hoppies (just out of St. Louis) and didn't need more fuel until Nashville on the Cumberland River. There are plenty of places to refill, but there is a section around 200 nautical miles from Hoppies to Paducah where there is not an easy place to refuel. As long as you top up before that section, you will be good to go!
Low flow, actually means more current, if that makes any sense. Has to do with the way the damns are spaced, at low flow the dams don't pond water back as far.
Not that night! Fortunately, she has gotten much better at using her pee pad and that combined with a short cruise the next morning we decided not to drop the dinghy 😁
Quite the roller coaster ride!
It was a long day!
We've finally caught up on all of your Great Loop videos. Now we can go back and get specific information for specific places. Great work you two!
Thanks y’all!!
Hi Paul, we follow your channel. We actually got to meet you on a Disney bus at Ft Wilderness. Your videos were a great source of info as we spent last summer in Alaska in our tiny camper. Tnx for your videos.
I totally remember meeting you guys! I'll bet you had a great time in Alaska. We definitely need to go back! I see you're watching Scho and Jo! Great source for Great Loop info!@@Hanginwithherky
A little hint, when you pull your anchor, if full of mudd to save water, lower anchor back into water just enough that muddy part is in water then go forward a little way and it will wash it off. When clean, stow it properly. Saves you quite a lot of water. As you don't have a water purification system.😊
Loved ...not so stale. Lol. The mushroom stroganoff looked great
Welcome to the Mighty Mississippi, ThinknHuck Fin had it easy just floating along. Shame you are going to miss the best of the river, Memphis, Vicksburg, Natches, and New Orleans. Just take the easy way out.
When all lashed together with the towboat, all the barges and the towboat, result is referred to as a "Tow".
Wow, those barges are HUGE! Glad you cruised along with them safely! Always love to see your meals…Jenn you are quite the chef…so creative using all your food on hand…a little stale bread can be salvaged! 😄 Ollie sure was enjoying her treat in the jar😋…peanut butter?
Haha definitely Peanut Butter…thanks for watching Suzanne!!
Been following your Great Loop journey since your second start and it’s nice that the videos are starting to get to areas that I’m familiar with! Thank you for all your time and effort!!!
Thanks for watching!
Another amazing video with a beautiful cruise day. Did your pup go with you when you were back packing? See you on the next one, Enjoy the Ride
Nope, she stayed at home with her Grandparents 😁
I’m soo happy to see your frequent posts. It reminds me of my trip town there about the same time you were there. Thanks. This time I’m going to do it on my trawler. Yay 😀
BTW if you want to see what’s down the line ahead of you I may have posted it on my UA-cam page. Enjoy.
The Olmstead L&D replaced what I think were the last two of the original "wicket" dams remaining on The Ohio that were built around the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. It took nearly 30 years to complete Olmstead and it had many cost overruns by the many BILLIONS of dollars. It is a little hairy to anchor out on the river because the tows will often like to run the heads of the barges up into the bank while they hold up for some reason. Sometimes, the tows do cause accidents. About four years ago not far downriver from Cincinnati, in the wee hours of the morning, a tow pilot fell asleep and took out one of the Cincinnati area's last remaining iconic on the river restaurants and boat marinas, the Ludlow-Bromley Yacht Club. The place was a very popular place for people to come eat and party by water or land. The tow destroyed and sank the part of the facility where the restaurant was located and at least one of the barge sections making up the head docking section. It did sink a number of people's boats but fortunately no one was aboard them at the time or they abandoned ship, so no one got hurt or killed. Plus it was October and many had already hauled out for the winter.It's a big bummer that Ludlow-Bromley was taken out like this. It was among the last places of its kind for Cincy boaters. I liked going there because it was one of the few on river complexs that usually had enough docking space for my 70 footer. We'd bring big groups to come eat and party. They had one fun thing each week, I think it was Thursday night as I recall. You got to choose your own steak and cook it yourself if you wanted to do so. It was always high quality meat and it was one of their most popular weekly events. I have friends that live on their boats year round at several different on river marinas. That this happened, would make me take pause about doing that. Once again, guys, a nice video! Looking forward to you going to spend time in Paducah and heading up either the Cumberland or Tennessee Rivers, at least to Kentucky Lake. I'm glad you shot so much video of Olmstead. I've been wondering about what it looks like since it's full completion.
Hey beautiful video and great content, thanks for taking us along on your Great Loop Adventure!
I love you guys!!!❤❤❤
Great adventure,always wanted to do it,at one time in my life we had are boat on the the Mississippi near Davenport , Iowa ,we were determined to do the the south to the gulf and the floods 1993 happened, so I am enjoying watching this to see what I missed! I have watched y’all since the first attempt at this fabulous journey, I love how you cope with everything,it shows your ability to cope with adversity,can’t wait to see the end,thanks from Savannah, Georgia!
Thanks Lori! We were actually in Davenport at the end of July this year, cool city!
21 barges sounds like a beer you folks would find and sample along the way.
Haha it really does
Wow! We just stumbled on your channel the other day and are hooked. Excuse us wile we go back and binge watch and get caught up on your story. The great loop is something we have alway been intrigued by. We are currently seeing the county in a tiny camper and a 1999 Astrovan and having a blast
Awesome!! Thanks for checking it out y'all!
Enjoy cruising video of Mississippi River! Mike from Missouri
Awesome job!!👍🏼
Those barges are " mahusive"😂
One of the towns you guys probably passed by today is Chester Illinois. Which is the hometown of the guy the created Popeye. They have a bunch Popeye statues in the town and have festival for it each year
That’s super cool! 💪
Hey...I live in West TN and a great suggestion...
Stay at Kentucky Lake... take a tour of the 1850s Farm on Land Between the Lakes....
Thanks!
When I went by that lock I went over the dam. At flood stage they drop the flood gates and you just cruise through.
That’s cool, must’ve been a fun experience 😁 definitely faster than locking through!
I am heading from Alton to New Orleans in a few weeks so these videos are proving very helpful. Thank you. Does MV Stray Cat have a YT channel?
No YT channel for them! You might be able to see them on Nebo and ask if they have a website or IG!
Where do you typically fuel up? Are there a number of spots to fill up on the rivers if you need to? :)
On this section of the Rivers, we fueled up at Hoppies (just out of St. Louis) and didn't need more fuel until Nashville on the Cumberland River. There are plenty of places to refill, but there is a section around 200 nautical miles from Hoppies to Paducah where there is not an easy place to refuel. As long as you top up before that section, you will be good to go!
Low flow, actually means more current, if that makes any sense. Has to do with the way the damns are spaced, at low flow the dams don't pond water back as far.
Did Ollie go to shore?
Not that night! Fortunately, she has gotten much better at using her pee pad and that combined with a short cruise the next morning we decided not to drop the dinghy 😁
Some tow boats push up to 64 barges. 56 is common as well
Love your vids! Gotta say it though, what you are dodging are towboats, they push barges, together are refered to as a tow. You are dodging tows.
I see you eat fish and eggs, do you eat any meat products?
During this trip, both Jen and I were eating plant based and now (in real time) Jen has been eating meet while Elliot is eating pescatarian. Cheers!