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Maria Langer | 📝 🎬 ⚒️🛥️<p>While using the Internet to determine whether lockmaster -- the person who controls a lock on a waterway -- is one word or two (it's one), I stumbled upon this great info piece about going through inland waterway locks (which happens to be what I'm writing about now): </p><p><a href="https://www.passagemaker.com/technical/the-key-to-locks" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">passagemaker.com/technical/the</span><span class="invisible">-key-to-locks</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/boating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boating</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GreatLoop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreatLoop</span></a></p>
deb829<p><a href="https://dmv.community/tags/greatloop" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>greatloop</span></a> by canoe has reached the <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/Chesapeakebay" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Chesapeakebay</span></a> I’d rather be on a <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/boat" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>boat</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.chesapeakebaymagazine.com/bay-welcomes-young-man-attempting-the-great-loop-by-canoe/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1jy1Mnh66jGOig5JmLiX5Jkre2m-9RF04Qw57Ck3LZmhzp2yAQfiR555U_aem_vwhGJyT7gNee3gNkaq-NFg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">chesapeakebaymagazine.com/bay-</span><span class="invisible">welcomes-young-man-attempting-the-great-loop-by-canoe/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1jy1Mnh66jGOig5JmLiX5Jkre2m-9RF04Qw57Ck3LZmhzp2yAQfiR555U_aem_vwhGJyT7gNee3gNkaq-NFg</span></a></p>
Kevin Guthrie<p>A cabin cruiser anchored in a bay east of Oberlin Bay in Lake Huron's <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GeorgianBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeorgianBay</span></a> flies a <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GreatLoop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreatLoop</span></a> burgee on the bow. Looper boats have decorated the view from several of my campsites. May loopers say that Georgian Bay is their favorite part of the trip. I enjoyed dinner with Ted and Sarah Pongracz a few years back on their 30th loop in the Manatee <a href="https://www.greatloop.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">greatloop.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/kayaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kayaking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/kayak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kayak</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/camping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>camping</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/greatlakes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greatlakes</span></a></p>
Maria Langer | 📝 🎬 ⚒️🛥️<p>Who says you can't get a good parking space in a big city?</p><p>I am officially done with my <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GreatLoop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreatLoop</span></a> adventure. I'll probably blog a little bit about it this evening. I've also got a ton of video footage to process, but don't expect to see any videos for at least a couple of weeks.</p><p>Right now, I'm off to get an eye exam and some <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Chicago" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chicago</span></a> deep dish <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/pizza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pizza</span></a>, which this Jersey Girl likes a heck of a lot better than NY thin crust. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/boating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boating</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BoatLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoatLife</span></a></p>
Maria Langer | 📝 🎬 ⚒️🛥️<p>Good morning, Mastodon! Today should be the last day of my <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GreatLoop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreatLoop</span></a> adventure! If all goes well, I'll be pulling into my slip at Chicago's DuSable Harbor Marina at about 1 PM, thus "crossing my wake." <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/LakeMichigan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LakeMichigan</span></a> has decided to be very kind to me this morning with just the tiniest of ripples (so far), ensuring me of a smooth journey. I'm sitting on the command bridge, enjoying the fresh air. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/boating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boating</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BoatLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoatLife</span></a></p>
Maria Langer | 📝 🎬 ⚒️🛥️<p>Good morning, Mastodon!</p><p>The wind has finally died down here in Milwaukee. Good weather forecasted for the next few days. Later this morning I'll continue on to Waukegan, where I'll likely have my boat pulled out of the water later in the week. I officially finish my <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GreatLoop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreatLoop</span></a> trip tomorrow when I cruise into <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Chicago" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chicago</span></a>. </p><p>Tomorrow! What a long, strange trip it's been. 😊 <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/boating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boating</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BoatLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoatLife</span></a></p>
Maria Langer | 📝 🎬 ⚒️🛥️<p>Here's the $43/night view of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Milwaukee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Milwaukee</span></a> off the back of my boat. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/boating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boating</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GreatLoop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreatLoop</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BoatLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoatLife</span></a></p>
Maria Langer | 📝 🎬 ⚒️🛥️<p>I want to thank <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/LakeMichigan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LakeMichigan</span></a> for treating boaters well today. Here's a <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/sailboat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sailboat</span></a> I just passed. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BoatLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoatLife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/boating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boating</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GreatLoop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreatLoop</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/sailing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sailing</span></a></p>
Maria Langer | 📝 🎬 ⚒️🛥️<p>Raise your hand if you're driving a 32-foot boat across <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/LakeMichigan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LakeMichigan</span></a> today. </p><p>🙋🏻‍♀️</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/boating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boating</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BoatLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoatLife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GreatLoop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreatLoop</span></a></p>
Maria Langer | 📝 🎬 ⚒️🛥️<p>Related to this, yesterday evening my neighbor at the marina asked me what my biggest challenge of doing the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GreatLoop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreatLoop</span></a> (mostly) solo was. I couldn’t think of anything other than dealing with rough water. Then I told her that getting the boat home was going to be my biggest challenge; driving a wide load trailer 2200 miles is something I’m really not looking forward to.</p>
Maria Langer | 📝 🎬 ⚒️🛥️<p>I blogged about the decisions I face as I near the end of my <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GreatLoop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreatLoop</span></a> trip. <a href="https://www.aneclecticmind.com/2024/07/18/winding-down-my-travels/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aneclecticmind.com/2024/07/18/</span><span class="invisible">winding-down-my-travels/</span></a></p>
Maria Langer | 📝 🎬 ⚒️🛥️<p>Well, when they said this canal was narrow, they didn't say it was crazy narrow. I'm just hoping that no one comes from the other direction. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/boating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boating</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BoatLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoatLife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TrentSevernWaterway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrentSevernWaterway</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GreatLoop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreatLoop</span></a></p>
Tom Gambill<p>Great Loop Planning Continues<br><a href="https://skicat.medium.com/f43185230e89?sk=e0921aaadb237a46c52169698ed0321e" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">skicat.medium.com/f43185230e89</span><span class="invisible">?sk=e0921aaadb237a46c52169698ed0321e</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/skicatsearthadventures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>skicatsearthadventures</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/boat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/boating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boating</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/greatloop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greatloop</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/aglca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aglca</span></a></p>
Maria Langer | 📝 🎬 ⚒️🛥️<p>There was an empty spot behind me on the wall for most of today. A family just pulled in on a recreational motorboat with three preteen kids, all dressed in pajamas. One of them is fishing right behind my boat. Another is doing cartwheels on the grass. It's a weird scene.</p><p>The sun is very low in the sky and should be setting soon. I have no idea when the fireworks will start. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/boating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boating</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BoatLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoatLife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GreatLoop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreatLoop</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> 🇨🇦 (4/4)</p>
Maria Langer | 📝 🎬 ⚒️🛥️<p>Last night, we ordered <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/pizza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pizza</span></a> to be delivered to the lock where we’re parked. (I’m with a buddy boat.) I’m not sure if all Canadian pizza is underbaked or just the one we got yesterday.🤔</p><p>In any case, I baked the leftovers in my oven this morning for a late breakfast and it was much better.</p><p>In the meantime, it's raining so hard out that I have no desire to move the boat because it'll mean getting out in the rain to untie it. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/boating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boating</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BoatLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoatLife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/WX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WX</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weather</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GreatLoop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreatLoop</span></a></p>
Maria Langer | 📝 🎬 ⚒️🛥️<p>My docked position on a diagonal wall just outside the lock gives me a unique look up the channel from my aft deck. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/boating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boating</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BoatLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoatLife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GreatLoop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreatLoop</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TrentSevernWaterway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrentSevernWaterway</span></a></p>
Maria Langer | 📝 🎬 ⚒️🛥️<p>Under way. I'm currently waiting for Lock 2. The locks are sometimes very close to dams and the current can be wicked. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/boating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boating</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BoatLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoatLife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GreatLoop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreatLoop</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a></p>
Maria Langer | 📝 🎬 ⚒️🛥️<p>Excellent little video about the three kinds on locks on the Trent-Severn Waterway, including a lift lock and the marine railway. I’ll be going through all of these. </p><p>Learn something you didn’t know! <a href="https://youtu.be/yHbOA6quLNw?si=XYXDCHr7D57ydUJk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/yHbOA6quLNw?si=XYXDCH</span><span class="invisible">r7D57ydUJk</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/boating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boating</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BoatLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoatLife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GreatLoop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreatLoop</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a></p>
Maria Langer | 📝 🎬 ⚒️🛥️<p>I'm navigating mostly on large bodies of water with wide channels and very little traffic, so the driving today is easy. Heck, the autopilot is doing most of the work. But the water is choppy and I've been up since 5 AM. I'm still more than 2 hours from my destination. I'll have just the afternoon to top off water, defrost my fridge, go grocery shopping, and buy my canal lock and dock passes. </p><p>When will I nap??? 😩</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/boating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boating</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BoatLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoatLife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GreatLoop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreatLoop</span></a></p>
Maria Langer | 📝 🎬 ⚒️🛥️<p>Look! Another blog post about my <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GreatLoop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreatLoop</span></a> trip! This one covers my cruise down the Champlain Canal to the Erie Canal. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/boating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boating</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BoatLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoatLife</span></a></p><p>Edited to add link: <a href="https://mygreatloopadventure.com/2024/06/southbound-champlain-canal/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mygreatloopadventure.com/2024/</span><span class="invisible">06/southbound-champlain-canal/</span></a></p>
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