Home 08/28/2021

Our son Tony drove down on Friday night and spent the night on the boat to drive us home to Cincinnati on Saturday.  It is good to be home, but strange not to be planning some part of the boat trip.  Hard to believe that we are now Gold Loopers.  

Several people have been asking about various statistics of our trip.  We have included some of the most asked and some of the standard statistics below.  If you want more detail, just let me know.  PS - you will get better response if you offer a beer.

Departure Date                                  09/11/2019

Completion Date                               08/23/2021

Total Days                                          712

 

Days on Boat                                      303                       During trip – Does not count time spent in FL during Covid

Travel Days                                         147       

 

Total Miles                                         7762

Average miles per day                        53

Longest day                                        234                       Spanish Wells, Bahamas to North Palm Beach, FL

Shortest day                                      4                            Tween Water Resort to South Seas Resort, FL

 

Total engine hours                            697

Average hours per day                      4.7

 

Gallons of Diesel Fuel                        9,989

Average fuel (mpg)                           0.78

Highest $ per Gallon                         $ 5.11                  Bimini Blue Water

Lowest $ per Gallon                          $ 1.99                   South Seas Resort

Average per Gallon                           $ 2.96

 

Total Locks                                         90

Total lift bridges                                35                         

 

Anchorages                                        5

States                                                 18            OH, KY, TN, MS, AL, FL, GA, SC, NC, VA, MD, DE, NJ, NY, MI, IN, IL, MO

Countries                                           2              USA, Bahamas  (Canada closed due to Covid)               

 

Bourbon Bottles                                8

Beers                                                   Who knows – more than a 6 pack, less than a truck load          

Major Waterways:

Ohio River, Cumberland River, Tennessee River, Tenn-Tom Waterway, Mobile Bay, Gulf Intracostal Waterway, Gulf of Mexico,  Atlantic Ocean, Lake Okeechobee, Atlantic Intracostal Waterway, Chesapeake Bay, C&D canal, Hudson River, Erie Canal, Oswego Canal, Lake Ontario, Welland Canal, Lake Erie, Detroit River, Lake St. Claire, St. Claire River, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Calumet Canal, Illinois River, Mississippi River