Surf & Turf Retirement Adventures

Category: Inland Rivers

  • Travel Day: Oct. 7, 22 (Ottawa to Henry, IL)

    (Scott here)Travel day #5 I am using this blog as my notes and Float Plan for our kids as they know where we should be as we are in near daily contact with them. Click here to download the USCG Float Plan. Phone numbers for USCG offices can be found here. Heritage Harbor Ottawa is…

  • Travel Day #4 stats

    Travel Day #4 stats

    Scott here to see how I did with our travel plan for October 6, 2023. It was an eventful day and Rita will share that with you later! The flotilla plan was to be ready to have lines off at 6:45 am. We needed to be under a bridge by 7 am as it will…

  • Travel Day: Oct. 6, 23 (Joliet, IL to Ottawa, IL

    (Scott here)Travel Day # 4 I am using this blog as my notes and Float Plan (for our kids to know where we should be.) Click here to download the USCG Float Plan. Phone numbers for USCG offices can be found here. Initial PlanDate: October 6, 2023Route name in Aqua Maps: TD: 10/01/23 (Joliet to…

  • Travel Day #3 Stats

    Scott here Well, if finally feels like we are actually doing the Great Loop to me! Our first day of the IL River is done. We left at 7:57 am and met up with 7 other Loopers just outside of Hammond Marina then had one more join our flotilla just inside the River. The day…

  • Travel Day: Oct. 5, 23 (Hammond, IN to Joliet, IL) Travel Day #3

    (Scott here)Travel Day #3 Click here to download the USCG Float Plan. Phone numbers for USCG offices can be found here. We belong to the AGLCA, America’s Great Loop Cruiser’s Association) and are following the Flotilla plan they put together. Over 250 boats trying to get through the IL River in a very short period…

  • Travel Day: Sept 21, 23 (Sheboygan to Kenosha)

    Travel day plans. Sheboygan to Kenosha.