A list of all 35 blog posts about my 2021 Great Loop trip, in date order.
If you’d like to read the saga of my first Great Loop trip, here’s an index for all of the daily blog posts, in order.
- Day 1: Jersey City to Croton-on-Hudson
August 10, 2021: I begin my trip. - Day 2: Shore Day at Croton-on-Hudson
August 11, 2021: Relaxation, a visit to the Culinary Institute of America, and a storm. - Day 3: Croton-on-Hudson to Kingston
August 12, 2021: Another travel day on the Hudson River. - Day 4: Shore Day in Kingston
August 13, 2021: Another day in Kingston. - Day 5: Kingston to Waterford
August 14, 2021: Traveling from Kingston to Waterford — and through our first lock. - Day 6: Waterford to Amsterdam
August 15, 2021: The Mohawk River, the Erie Canal, and nine locks. - Day 7: Amsterdam to Little Falls
August 16, 2021: Cruising in the fog and two weird things. - Day 8: Little Falls to Sylvan Beach
August 17, 2021: 41 miles, 5 locks, and some crazy straight canal. - Day 9: Sylvan Beach to Syracuse
August 18, 2021: Rain, two lakes, one lock, a low bridge, and a ton of debris. - Day 10: Syracuse to Newark
August 19: Rain, flooding, closed locks, and a lucky break. - Day 11: Newark to Fairport
August 20: Chores at Newark, a drone flight, and a short ride, too late in the day. - Day 12: Fairport to Rochester
August 21, 2021: A quiet departure, the skinny on lift bridges, a turbulent river, some more BBQ, and an evening that ends with some bangs. - Day 13: Rochester to Medina
August 22, 2021: The day we waited for a lot of lift bridges. - Day 14: Medina to Lockport to Tonawanda
August 23, 2021: Our last day on the Erie Canal — and one of the most fascinating stops we made to date. - Day 15: Tonawanda to Buffalo
August 24, 2021: We leave the Erie Canal behind us and have a brief Niagara River adventure. - Day 16: Shore Day at Buffalo
August 25, 2021: We do the tourist thing and have yet another great meal at yet another Dinosaur BBQ. - Day 17: Buffalo to Erie
August 26, 2021: Our first day on Lake Erie. - Day 18: Erie to Ashtabula
August 27, 2021: An easy cruise, a quaint town, and a long nap. - Day 19: Ashtabula to Cleveland
August 28, 2021: My autopilot route and the beginning of the computer repair adventure. - Days 20 and 21: Shore Days in Cleveland
August 29 & 30, 2021: More computer repair adventures, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and some scooting around. - Day 22: Cleveland to Sandusky Bay
August 31, 2021: Lake Erie strikes back — with a vengeance. - Day 23: Shore Day at Sandusky Bay
September 1, 2021: A LONG walk to visit two museums and have a fish sandwich. And a milkshake. - Day 24: Sandusky Bay to Toledo
September 2, 2021: An easy cruise, a long channel, and a honking huge cargo ship. - Day 25: Toledo to Detroit
September 3, 2021: We leave Toledo and Lake Erie and cruise all the way up the Detroit River. - Day 26: Shore Day in Detroit
September 4, 2021: A quiet day alone with a little too much fiddling with the stereo. - Day 27: Detroit to Port Huron
September 5, 2021: Troubleshooting a problem, crossing a lake, navigating a river. - Day 28: Shore Day in Port Huron
September 6, 2021: We spend Labor Day taking it easy. - Day 29: Port Huron to Port Sanilac
September 7, 2021: Our first day on Lake Huron. - Day 30: Port Sanilac to Port Austin
September 8, 2021: Smooth water, rough water, peanut butter on a burger, and a lot of sleep. - Day 31: Shore Day in Port Austin
September 9, 2021: A quiet day on shore, getting things done. - Day 32: Port Austin to Harrisville
September 10, 2021: A relatively smooth ride to a great marina in a sad little town. - Day 33: Shore Day in Harrisville
September 11, 2021: A small craft advisory keeps us safely docked at Harrisburg with a bunch of other Loopers. - Day 34: Harrisville to Alpena
September 12, 2021: Smooth cruising on a calm lake — before a different kind of storm. - Day 35: Shore Day in Alpena — and more
September 13, 2021: A shipwreck tour — and I decide I’ve had enough.
