Surf & Turf Retirement Adventures

Tag: GreatLoop

  • Travel Day Nov. 3, 23 (Tensaw anchorage to Mobile, AL) Travel day # 25

    Scott here. It is a little hard to believe this will be out last travel day on the inland rivers. We will be in salt water tomorrow! Pretty excited about that and a whole bunch of new details to learn. Tides, tidal current, and everything that goes along with that whole concept. Here is the…

  • Travel day #24 stats

    Travel day #24 stats

    Scott here. November 2, 2023 we traveled from Bobby’s Fish Camp to Tensaw anchorage which is technically in Mt. Vernon, AL. We are on the Tensas River about 1 mile off the Ten-Tom River and about 39 miles to Mobile Bay. It was another long day, not as long as yesterday, but it felt like…

  • Travel day Nov 2, 2023 (Coffeeville to Tensas anchorage) travel day #24

    Scott here. Today we leave Bobby’s Fish Camp and head to about 39 miles north of Mobile Bay to Tensaw anchorage. We will be up around 5:30 am to take Jazzy for a walk and get everything ready to go around 6:45 am. Our last lock is only a mile away or so then it…

  • Travel day #23 stats

    Scott here. November 1, 2023 we went from Kingfisher Bay Marina in Demopolis, AL to Coffeeville, AL at Bobby’s Fish Camp. Not a very nice place and I would not recommend anyone stay here. It is small. One dock where you can fit 4 or 5 boats. Before we arrived a large yacht, at least…

  • A Few More Photos

    I found three more photos that I deem worthy of viewing 😂 I hope you enjoy them.

  • Locks & Loop Life

    Locks & Loop Life

    Locks – there are a lot of them, and they are way less stressful than they were three weeks ago. We set a new personal record and did four locks in one day 👏🏻🙌🏼 We also had a couple new experiences, and they both occurred in the same lock. I don’t remember which lock it…

  • Travel Day Nov. 1, 23 (Demopolis, AL to Bobby’s Fish Camp) Day # 23

    Scott here. This post is going out tonight instead of 6:00 am tomorrow, because we will be throwing our lines at 5:30 am! Yes, that is way too early!! It will be dark, but we think this is best. We will have a number of buddy boats traveling with us. One that has made this…

  • Catch-up – October 26, 2023

    Catch-up – October 26, 2023

    Rita here. I think my favorite travel day so far has been the one from Cuba Landing to Clinton Marina. It was so calm the water was like glass. Here are some pics from both places and the sights along the way. While the marinas may not have all the frills of some other places,…

  • Travel Day #22 stats

    Travel Day #22 stats

    I was right. I slept really good, except I was so tired I fell asleep around 7:30 pm and woke up pretty darn early. Ooh well. This was our third anchorage for our Great Loop adventure. They have all gone really well. We were very protected in our little spot we called home for the…

  • October breakdown

    The post discusses the cost breakdown for a Great Loop adventure in October 2023, including details of travel, docking, equipment, fuel, and maintenance. The boater traveled for 19 days, purchasing $1,350.07 worth of anchorages and $530 in gear. Significant expenses were diesel fuel costing $2,567.73 and repair costs totaling $1,951.08. Total travel was 1,109.8 miles.