We originally intended to pursue the Loop over 2-3 years, taking it quite slowly. When it gets too cold to boat, we’d put the boat in storage and return to our RV-home waiting for us in the warmth of the south.
Reality has been – we just love living aboard & cruising in our boat, and are finding even an slower pace of travel is suiting us better. After 12-years of nomadic travels, we were ready for more relaxation. We find we love actively cruising for a couple of weeks, anchoring out along the way. And then finding our next cool coastal city with a marina with easy access to stuff and a great monthly rate.
At our pace, it may be a decade before we complete the loop, or maybe we don’t at all.
But, we’re still documenting the loop itself for now – despite likely taking many side trips.
2020 Status: We made it as far as Charleston in summer 2019, then a family member fell ill – so we hauled out in Savannah for the remainder of hurricane season, and resumed RV life until spring time. The pandemic hit at the same time, so after launched we decided to return to our home state of Florida to be near family. We’re currently ‘on pause’ – living aboard the boat in Sanford, FL through at least hurricane season. Traveling right now just isn’t the same. We’ll assess later.
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What is the Great Loop?
It’s a circumnavigation of the eastern part of the US by waterways. It’s approximately 6000 miles (plus many opportunities for side trips). It’s typically followed seasonally – winter in the warmth of Florida, spring traveling up the ICW, summer in NY and Canada and then fall heading down the riverways of the mid west. Many loopers complete it in a year.
Here’s the official map as published by the American Great Loop Cruisers Association:
Boating Videos: