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Pearls Aboard OYSTER

An America's Great Loop Travel Adventure Blog

  • Great Loop Journey Summer & Fall 2024
  • Fall 2023 Adventure Wrap Up
  • Summer Triangle Loop 2023
  • Spring Blogs 2023
  • Journey Kickoff 2022 Posts
Great Loop Journey Summer & Fall 2024

5 Rivers, 3 More States, & A Hurricane Nipping At Our Bow!

Great Loop Journey Summer & Fall 2024

CHICAGO!!

Great Loop Journey Summer & Fall 2024

MAGICAL & MIGHTY LAKE MICHIGAN! Blog and Vlog

  • Great Loop Journey Summer & Fall 2024
  • Fall 2023 Adventure Wrap Up
  • Summer Triangle Loop 2023
  • Spring Blogs 2023
  • Journey Kickoff 2022 Posts
Updated on June 18, 2024June 17, 2024Great Loop Journey Summer & Fall 2024

SPLASH DOWN TO OUR GREAT LOOP JOURNEY 2024!

Boy, are we ever thrilled to be back on the water again! It sure has been a long and arduous couple of months getting Oyster …

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Updated on June 14, 2024June 14, 2024Great Loop Journey Summer & Fall 2024 Uncategorized

Got “Merch” ~ READY TO CRUISE!

Yes, I have been totally out of control. Here I am, standing in our stateroom (the “savvy” word for bedroom on a boat, of course), …

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Updated on May 6, 2024April 2, 2024Great Loop Journey Summer & Fall 2024

Preparing For Our America’s Great Loop Season 2!

Welcome! It seems like only a minute ago when Jeff and I ventured back into Petzold’s Marine Center in Portland, Connecticut to put Oyster to …

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Updated on October 18, 2023October 17, 2023Fall 2023 Adventure Wrap Up

Triangle Loop PEARLS OF LEARNING

Blog/Vlog What have we learned along this fantastic journey of ours? It turns out that Jeff and I have learned quite a bit more about …

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Updated on October 18, 2023October 17, 2023Summer Triangle Loop 2023

Friends, Family, Fun on Beautiful LAKE CHAMPLAIN

Blog/Vlog Jeff and I have enjoyed so many wonderful experiences along our Triangle Loop journey, but none more special than the exceptional people we’ve been …

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Updated on October 18, 2023September 25, 2023Summer Triangle Loop 2023

Je t’aime, MAGNIFICENT MONTREAL!

Blog/Vlog Leaving the Rideau Canal in Canada wasn’t easy on us. First of all, it signified having to leave so many incredible experiences, people and …

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Updated on September 18, 2023September 18, 2023Summer Triangle Loop 2023

The MAGICAL RIDEAU CANAL, Ontario, Canada Vlog

Part 1 aka So far ahead, yet so far behind on vlogs! It’s been over a month since we left the Thousand Islands and entered …

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Updated on August 15, 2023August 14, 2023Summer Triangle Loop 2023

Discovering Pearls in The Thousand Islands

Jeff and I have only just left the Thousand Islands region of the St. Lawrence River and Seaway that straddle the U.S. and Canada. It’s …

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Updated on July 15, 2023July 15, 2023Summer Triangle Loop 2023

Journey Through the Erie Canal to The Finger Lakes

Who knew that an engineering marvel like the Erie Canal built in 1825 would still be able to manage to astound almost 200 years later? …

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Updated on July 10, 2023July 10, 2023Summer Triangle Loop 2023

HELLO, NEW YORK!

It sure has been a challenge to get my vlogs out there to you! The internet service is often sketchy at best, so I’m going …

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Trish and Jeff
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Hooray! It's Round 2 of our "America's Great Loop" adventure! Jeff and I are beyond excited!

Last summer 2023, we two newbie sailors dared ourselves to embark on a large section of the Loop named "The Triangle Loop". We travailed up the Hudson River to the Erie Canal, through Lake Ontario to the St. Lawrence Seaway and Canada's Rideau Canal, and then all the way back to Connecticut via the Lake Champlain route. The voyage surely tested our mettle at times, but the experiences and people we were blessed to encounter along the way made it truly magical.

Now take a peek at our basic itinerary this year: We'll head up the Erie and Oswego, NY canals once again to cross Lake Ontario, but this time will head west into Canada's Trent-Severn Canal, Georgian Bay, and North Channel. We'll then loop around to head south on Lake Michigan, through Chicago into the Illinois and Mississippi rivers and on through other inner river systems of the country. The goal is to arrive all the way down to our home in Florida!

If you haven't had the chance, you might want to check out some of the older posts to get a better feel for what's in store for us. Please join us for this year's passages. It's wonderful to have you along for the ride!
COME ABOARD OYSTER WITH US!

AHOY & WELCOME!

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THE POETRY OF PEARLS

The heart of a man

is very much like

the sea.

it has its storms,

it has its tides

and in its depths

it has its pearls

too.

~ VINCENT VAN GOGH

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