My last blog ended just before Jackie got back to Nashville from Key West on Wednesday evening. Boy does the pace pick up when she's...

If you've got to cool your heels, Nashville's not a bad place to do it. On Saturday, Marie Gerrity and her son Henry joined me for lunch...

We arrived at the Commodore Yacht Club in Nashville yesterday afternoon where the boat is docked and the Commander-In-Chief and I are...

Wow! We have enjoyed a couple of great days working our way up Barkley Lake and the Cumberland River and will arrive in Nashville...

Since last writing, we ended our Mississippi River journey and turned up the Ohio River at Cairo. We overnighted at Paducha, Kentucky,...

We arrived at this pleasant spot called Bum Guard Island (gotta be a story) around 3:00 and called it good. The proper anchorage turned...

Just a few pics this morning. Then we're off for a 100 mile run stopping 30 miles short of the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio...

An update to this morning's blog: The Port Charles guys are pretty sure that water dripping from a leaking shore water connector caused...

On Tuesday, Cummins came with a new logic board for the generator and, after testing for other faults and finding none, replaced ours...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnNcZMncMEU I hope you skipped the ad (sorry about that) and got quickly to my music above. It's...

Significant others, dare I say wives, are an interesting lot. After my last blog she complained that I was getting a little wordy. That...

A few people following these blogs have known me since I was 15; one since I was two. They know, and you know, that I define Type A. I...

As those of you who are following us closely know, we're cooling our heals a bit waiting for a reservation at Hoppie's, the Mississippi...

It's hard to believe we've been in Grafton Harbor almost two days and I haven't even told you about our evening walk in Beardstown on...

Today saw our next to the last day on the lower Illinois River--Only one more day to the Mississippi! But wait. What happened to...

Woke up this morning to a thunderstorm right overhead. First rain, then distant thunder, finally crack, boom--no time to count the...

An early riser, I awoke yesterday well before any daylight. As I was making coffee, one of the most powerful lights I'd ever seen...

Yesterday was a day! But I should start with the night before. Harborside Marina provided a glimpse into midwest summer. It hosted an...

"Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing, absolutely nothing, quite so fine as messing, simply messing about in boats." Today was a...

After 8 months of preparation for this trip, lifetimes on and around the water, and a maritime heritage that hopefully has had some...