S2E11-GREAT LOOP-LEG 12-Arnold, MO to Cape Girardeau, MO
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- Опубліковано 10 вер 2024
- 100 mile plus day down river! We are in search of warmer temps and better terrain for the dogs. We leave at sun up and experience some of the Mississippi beauty and awesome power!
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Great videos great watching them and thanks for taking us along with you. 👏👏
Glad you like them! This means so much to us. Thank you! When I read your kind comments it inspires me to keep getting better. I cant thank you enough!
I think you’re starting to enjoy the journey now relax your videos show things are settling down a great adventure cheers guys
Thank you Jeff! As I edit this footage I can see it too! Every day is a learning experience. Thank you for following along!
Thank you Jeffrey! Yes, we are starting to fall into better routines so it is feeling much smoother. Cheers :)
I must say that Orange Beach Alabama visor was an omen if there was ever one! 😉 Must be a story behind it for sure.
YES! I actually bought it a year before we left for the loop at a thrift store! I told Bob it was fate! :) lol
I just found you guys a few days ago and I am now watching all of the episodes so I am up to date. You are making me jealous that I can't do the loop. I am living my dream through you two. Good luck and you have me as a subscriber now thanks.
Thank you Larry! Your support means the world to us and keeps us going! We appreciate the kind words and thank you for following along! All the best to you!
What a hoot - I’m sitting here wearing that same gray & white Columbia fleece Kathy has on …Meijer purchase, perhaps? 😂 😂 Love the close-up of Ollie in the dinghy. 💕
I love it! :) I actually pulled it out of my daughters goodwill bag! lol Thank you for watching! Ollie loves the dingy!!
Thanks for the ride 😄
Our pleasure! Thank you for all the awesome comments!
So I am now watching the Arnold to Cape Girardeau...I lived in St Louis all of my life, we now live in Northwest Alabama...we lived in Fairhope far a year and wanted to build an new house there but the hurricanes and tropical storms was something I didn't want to deal with. Where you anchored in the Meramec River was only 10 minutes to our home in St. Louis. We used to canoe on the upper Meramec a lot the river up stream is crystal clear and beautiful to float. One last thing if I might, I was wondering why you all left in the fall, but then I realized that in Spring the Mississippi floods and there is a lot of debris on the river in the spring. Thanks.
Hi Larry! The "rule of thumb" for the Great Loop is Midwest rivers in the Fall, Florida in the Winter, the east coast in the Spring and the Great Lakes in the Summer...it is just a "guideline" but that is what most Looper do. Great question! Thanks for commenting!
Fairhope is still standing but can't blame you for the caution. NW Alabama ain't too shabby though. We ended up having a getaway place on Lake Martin AL over a beach place on the Florida panhandle for the very same reason you didn't select Fairhope. And the Florida beaches are only a 4 hour drive for us when we get the salt & beach itch.
You two have a gift for photography and good story telling skills round this out for a great episode. Hope to do my own loop in a few years so thanks for giving me an idea what to expect.
Thanks Bob! That is very kind of you! Your nice comment really means a lot to us, it motivates and inspires us, thank you. I wish you the best on you Loop, it will be here before you know it!
Thank you so much Bob! I am so glad the videos can help! So far, this trip is absolutely worth all the planning and preparations! :)
Hi 👋 I enjoy watching you ☺️ one day I plan on making this trip
Thank you so much Gregory! The trip has been incredible in so many ways so far! We appreciate you watching!
Love the videos. I’ve watched all of them and sending safety travels to you both, from Michigan. Love watching and just waiting for the 2024 season back home here in Michigan. Enjoy!!
Awesome! Thank you! Warmer temps will be back in Michigan before you know it! But never fast enough! haha! Thank you very much for the nice comment! And thank you for following along!
Thank you!!! We appreciate your support! :)
Don't know if I've said this before, but big fan now. 1st few looper videos I watched, took me few to get invested in watching, but now can't wait for their next video to come out or they've already completed the loop. Watched one of your 1st and was like I'll wait until some of the others are done. Watched the 2nd and was okay, I really like these guys. Now watching every new one and going back to watch the pre-loop prep ones too. Keep up the great work. I know it's time consuming, but really appreciate the effort you put in to put out quality and informative videos. Thanks.
Wow John! I don't know what to say...your comment is just incredible. Thank you so much! Thank you for following along and thank you for your time. We are grateful. It means a lot to us! Best to you!
Wow! Thank you John!! That means so much to us! We appreciate you :)
...same here!
The dogs look so happy on the beach. Great video .... The trees turning fall colors are beautiful. Your boat seems so quiet on the fly-helm while cruising. Hopefully I van talk my wife into doing this when we retire in two years. We have the money to do it. You guys living my dream. Cheers, Dave from Oregon.
Thank you Dave! The dogs were VERY happy to be able to run and dig! Best of luck with your journey. I'm sure it will work out and she will join you on the adventure of a lifetime! Thanks for following along and for the nice comment! Best to you!
Ollie and Sulley were SOOOO happy! Ollie has adjusted quite well to boat life, surprisingly. I hope the Great Loop works out for you both! I was the more hesitant and nervous partner. Bob has so much more boating experience. But, you learn quick, and the challenge has been incredibly rewarding. There are so many nice people out there ready to help! Thank you for watching!
Another great video, that makes me feel like I am sitting on the flybridge with you both enjoying the trip.Thank you for taking me along.
That is awesome! Thank you very much for following along and the kind comment! Enjoy the ride!
Thank you so much! We appreciate you watching and being a part of this journey!
Awesome video again on your adventure! I'm wondering what the water depth was traveling through the eddys? Thanks! Safe boating to you all!
Good question! I was worried at first, thinking there was rocks or uneven river bottom below us when we started seeing the eddys....but there were never any spikes or dips in the depth. I'm sure there was something down there, possibly hundreds of feet behind us...but no real depth changes under us. Thank you for following along and the great question!
The countryside is so beautiful, another amazing video. Thank you for taking us along. Don’t forget she’s not only a great captain but pretty stinking cute captain too. See you next week, I can’t wait to see what you will share.
It is such a beautiful slow ride through the river! Thank you for such a sweet comment! See you next week! :)
Simply Beautiful!!!
Thank you so much David! We are loving this part of the river!
@@cruisingandromeda The last hundred or so miles that lay behind you represent many of my most fondest memories. I'm so very glad I started following your channel and happy that you both work diligently to bring it to us all.
That is so cool that this is right in your back yard! It is absolutely beautiful country!
I'm not sure which episode you guys had where your water system was losing prime with half of a tank of water and spitting out your sinks, but I suspect your water tank has a vacuum in it.
You guys probably fill your tank when you get the chance and as it draws down without an adequate vent a vacuum will reduce head pressure to the pump even if it's a PD pump to the point where it won't suck. Next time that happens, open your water tank fill cap and try it. That would break vacuum and it should work. Ever find the culprit?
Thank you so much! This is excellent information and we made a note of your comment in our maintenance logs if it happens again. However, we did end up just replacing both pumps and it has worked well ever since thankfully!
Do you always have to anchor with a stern anchor. Watch other loopers and did not notice them using a stern anchor
Great question! We are using a stern anchor in these narrow rivers off the main river to stop from swinging in circles. These are small little anchorages and we don't have much room side to side. If we are on a 5:1 scope thats about 40' of chain out, plus Andromeda's 50' length is about 90' in length. Swinging 90' from the center towards the banks could beach us. Also some of these small anchorages fill up with other boaters as the day/night goes on....so this allows us to anchor tighter to each other with out swinging around. Thanks you so much for your support and great comments!
Give us some idea what dates you are where, please.
We left Ludington October 11th, this was early November 2023
Down in my neck of the woods. work on the new cape bridge. You past grand tower where I work on power plant job and watch the boats make their run down south. As a avid boater we talk bout doing the loop.
Thank you for joining us! The loop was incredible! Safe travels to you :)