When we last left our Great Loop travel journal, we had just left Marathon after Hurricane Irma and found a protected anchorage in Plantation Key to ride out the season’s first cold front. Now, another tropical system was brewing and on course to pass right over the Keys. We decide to seek out a sheltered […]
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Preparing a Boat for a Catastrophic Hurricane – Hurricane Irma in the Florida Keys (And Happy end of Hurricane Season!)
First of all… a big ole WAHOOOOO for it being December 1st! The 2017 Hurricane season is officially over. And while the season is over, many are still dealing with the fallout of the major storms that made landfall. Power is still not returned to the majority of the islands impacted, people are still homeless […]
Arriving to the Keys – Pre-Irma Marathon
Ok.. time warp time again, this time taking you back to mid-August and our arrival to the Keys, and our time there before Hurricane Irma! I promise you, we’re working to get the travelogue caught up to real time! Thanks for hanging out with us! When we last ended our Great Loop travel journal entry, […]
Moments of Normal Returns to The Keys: Burdines Waterfront Re-Opens
As we’ve passed the 1-month mark since Hurricane Irma struck the Florida Keys, folks here are still deep in dealing with the fall out. We’re in a location here at Burdines where we have to look harder to see signs of the destruction. Even the water is returning to that gorgeous green/turquoise color and marine […]
Hurricane Irma Recovery Update: It’s October Already?!?!
It seems like the month of September was one big blur, and suddenly we wake up and it’s October. A month ago, we were watching the weather forecasts and Irma was just this tropical threat that might give us some outer bands to contend with. And then wham, the next morning the forecasts shifted and […]
Travelogue: St. Louis to Florida
Time frame: January 20 – February 20, 2010 Miles Driven: 1776 After an extended month long winter and holiday stop in St. Louis visiting Chris’ family, it was time to head south for the remainder of the winter. Cherie previously lived in Florida for 12 years before we hit the road, and that’s where her […]
