"Great Loop" Boaters stop over at Port Charles

 

Last week 6 transient boats chose to stay at  our harbor.  All of the boaters were doing the "Great Loop" and several of them were friends that we met at the "Great Loop" Rendezvous last fall in Joe Wheeler Lake on the Tennessee R. "Port Charles", being a transient friendly full service Marina was a factor in JoAnn and I signing up as harbor hosts for AGLCA.  Some of the men met in our pilothouse as the wives had wine and appetizers in the saloon of Great Escape.  A main concern was where to anchor around Cape Giradeau as the Little River Diversion Channel is currently silted in at the mouth."Native Son" one of two boats getting halled out for prop repair.

After cocktails on the Great Escape the fellowship continues at Dinner at the Duck Club Marina.  The cocktail party had to be moved on to our boat due to a thunderstorm that hit as we met on the dock at Port Charles.  The food at the club was highly complimented by out guests.

As harbor hosts for AGLCA (American Great Loop Cruisers Association), we escorted the loopers to tour Grant's Farm and naturally consumed some free beer and brats for lunch.

One of the Clylesdales

Loopers, Rusty "The Judge" and Jan  on "C-Bay" from Marietta Georga get their picture taken. They're almost finished as they started on Kentucky Lake . ( Check out their blog listed on our profile.  They've had 80,000 hits!)   

JoAnn and I having a great time with new and old friends as they experience an adventure of a lifetime.. The Great Loop from St. Louis is to cruise down the Mississippi to the Ohio R, to  Kentucky Lake , to the Tenn-Tom Waterway , to Mobile Bay, to the Gulf of Mexico, accrost to the west coast of Florida to eastern seaboard of the US,to the Hudson River, Erie Cannal, thru Canada on the Trent-Severn Waterway, to Georgian Bay, Lake Huron, Lale Michigan toChicago, down the Illinois River to Grafton and St Charles and St Louis Mo.