Green Turtle Bay - CROSSING OUR WAKE 08/23/2021

Monday 08/23/2021

Day Miles: 44

Total Miles: 7761

Travel Days:  147

Total Days:  299

When we complete our loop today, it is called "crossing your wake".  Theoretically it is where we complete the circle and if our boat wake were still there, we would have crossed it.

We had travel delays consisting of, wind, waves, rain, etc.. but we actually never had a fog delay.  Until today!  Our last travel day.

 

It did not last long and we cast off after about 1/2 hour delay.  We traveled up the Ohio river where we turned off to enter the Cumberland River.  This is where we officially crossed our wake and completed the Great Loop.  

How it looked on the GPS Chart Plotter

 How it looked from the flybridge.

We continued up the Cumberland river and locked through the Barley Lock.

We entered Green Turtle Bay, got fueled up and into a transient slip for the next few days.  We had fellow Loopers take our picture with our now GOLD burgee, replacing our white one.  White burgee is for people doing the loop for the 1st time.  Gold is for when you complete your 1st loop.  If you do 2 or more loops you get a platinum burgee.  I don't think we will be getting one of those.

Lucy also earned her picture with the gold burgee.

Not to be left out, Cluck wanted in on the action as well.

We had did some cleaning on the boat and then had a short docktails with a few other loopers here.  It was hot and humid so no-one stayed out too long.  I did celebrate with a couple of bourbons and cigar on the bridge that night though.

Tuesday we cleaned some more on the boat and lined up some maintenance work.  The plan is to leave the boat here for awhile and get some work done and then figure out where we want to move it to.  Met with a buff/wax guy, electronics guy, boat yard, and Volvo guy.  

On Wednesday we did some more chores and then went to the pool for a couple of hours.  Lucy is happy not to be traveling anymore.

After the pool we got cleaned up and made plans to meet old friends Dan and Angie Frick, who we boated with in Cincinnati years ago and who completed their loop in 2015.  We went to Patti's for dinner, home of the 2" pork chop.  It burned down a few years ago, but is now rebuilt and open.

Yes, surprisingly I got the 2" pork chop!

They are also known for their pies, and we were celebrating - right?

Tony is driving down on Friday and he will take us and a car load of stuff home on Saturday.  We are looking forward to taking a break and resting up.  Also can't wait to see everyone.

Some have been asking about stats, so I will put together a list of some of our stats in the next post.