Author: olivemywhiskey

Teri is a retired CFO and Nick is a partner in a private equity firm. We are both very irrelevant in the business worlds. We jumped up to a 52 foot boat because we were in need of more adventure. We are on the Great Loop around the East Coast of North America. It's been a wild ride!

Day 181 @ Paducah Transient Boat Docks, Paducah, Kentucky – The Great Loop Boat Trip

9/26/19 Big day ahead of us. 217 miles in the Mississippi River 46 miles on the Ohio River 3 Locks They all said it sounds like a tough day! We can do it! We got up early and shoved off around 7:30 am with the help of our friend Phil from ‘Meant To Be”. We… Continue reading Day 181 @ Paducah Transient Boat Docks, Paducah, Kentucky – The Great Loop Boat Trip

Day 180 @ Grafton Harbor Marina, Grafton, Illinois – The Great Loop Boat Trip

9/25/19 It was a sleep in kinda morning. Nick had another coughing spell so neither one of us got much sleep. When we woke up we got several things done on the boat. While Nick cleaned all the filters and found sandy mud and leaves in them I ran down to Peggy and asked her… Continue reading Day 180 @ Grafton Harbor Marina, Grafton, Illinois – The Great Loop Boat Trip

Day 179 @ Grafton Harbor Marina, Grafton, Illinois – The Great Loop Boat Trip

9/24/19 What a day! Rolled out of bed late because Nick had a terrible cough all night that kept both of us awake. He took whatever pills we had but it just didn’t help much. Once we rallied we got our act together and took off for the fuel dock across the river and through… Continue reading Day 179 @ Grafton Harbor Marina, Grafton, Illinois – The Great Loop Boat Trip

Day 178 @ Grafton Harbor Marina, Grafton, Illinois – The Great Loop Boat Tripo

9/23/19 It was a lazy day. We talked about going to the pool but never went, we talked about going to the Art Museum but it was closed, we talked about going to the Arch – so we started to rally. Then Peggy (from No7 boat live aboard) came down to ask if we needed… Continue reading Day 178 @ Grafton Harbor Marina, Grafton, Illinois – The Great Loop Boat Tripo

Day 177 @ Grafton Harbor Marina, Grafton, Illinois – The Great Loop Boat Trip

9/22/19 Woke up in Robert Olivieri’s old bedroom in Frankfort Illinois. It just made me miss Robert! Getting downstairs clean and dressed, Nick informed me that our flight to St Louis was cancelled. Nick got on the phone with SWA and got our money reimbursed and contacted National Rent a Car to extend our use… Continue reading Day 177 @ Grafton Harbor Marina, Grafton, Illinois – The Great Loop Boat Trip