Great Loop Cruise Video

Anybody know a good electronics tech near the C & D canal I could talk to about finding a way to boost the signal?

It was another beautiful run on the ocean, flat, until we got to Cape May For anyone coming through here there's a dredge working at marker 14 and you have a real skinny and shallow turn to make there. When we got into the Canyon Club I got a little surprise. Came in, made my turn and touched the thruster that we just had installed. When I released it, it kept thrusting. Went to the other direction, NG. hit the off button, NG. Thankfully we have a breaker right there and shut it with that. And that's why I always tell people to learn to maneuver your boat the right way, and not depend on thrusters.
Here are a couple of pics of Atlantic City for those who've never seen anything but the inside of the casinos.

Welcome to YF Goodearth. I believe I read some posts from you on AGLCA. One thing I think everybody here and certainly everybody there has in common is that we all love "new territory", to see what we haven't seen before. Technically I'm in N.T. now (but only by about 5 miles ) having never come quite this far up the Delaware before, but I'm dying to get out on the Gulf and the Western rivers where I've never been before. For now though I'm living vicariously as my boss has never covered the waters we're currently cruising. We're also cruising at a tourist pace which is a big change for me. Generally I never see much past the marinas on land and it go, go, go because time is money and the owner wants his boat there asap.
I'll look in on your blog as soon as I get a chance. Isn't it nice to know that you've done something that most boaters only dream of? I've been dreaming of doing the Loop for 25 years, and clicking it off piecemeal. We're currently only on leg 1. I'm looking forward to crossing my wake, but am in no hurry to get there.

If you're talking about the devastatingly handsome dude that would be me.

800 gallons at 8gpm.: Looks like we'll be casting off around 1115. Fortunately a fairly short run today.

Actually this is where we'll end leg 1 and lay her up until the beginning of September when we'll do the Chesapeake and Patomiac. Time to take care of other clients. This was a nice way to cruise. BTW, once again 175V. Got the pedestal scorching hot and popped its breaker every 10 minutes. Came to the conclusion we need to split the load, and have hooked up both 50 amp cords. Found a Nordhaven down the dock doing the same thing.

Some good suggestions there. In fact Baltimore is scheduled as one of our first stops for leg 2. We're going to pass on Ocean City for now because the owner likes stress-free and O.C.'s inlet is rated as one of the most dangerous on the coast (generally ok, but I've hit it when it's not and that can get interesting), plus I've been there so many times. Also, after A.C.'s boardwalk O.C.'s is only so-so, and there's not much else there. I hit O.C. when I'm running the ocean down on transports.

This has been one of the few times I ever cruised at tourist pace, rather than transport pace. It's pretty cool. I'm looking forward to Legs 2 through 20 and beyond. This is the cruise I've been waiting 25 years for. I'm getting to relax and enjoy the cruising more, and getting to see some of the inland sights along the way, and the owner (who tends to plan things down to the last detail) is learning how to "wing it" more.

Moving again

Valhalla will be pulling out of the C & D heading for Baltimore Wednesday morning as we start Leg 2. On this leg we plan to hit Baltimore, Annapolis, St. Michaels, and overnight on the lower Patomac and then Washington D.C.

Enjoy the view from our bow cam:
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