Ever since we acquired full ownership
of the Shangri-La, Barbie has said “now she owns an anchor”, meaning something to hold us to always coming back
to Wisconsin. I keep telling her that it’s not so. We
have already moved to Michigan's Upper Peninsula. On the south end of Lake Michigan is
a river that runs through Chicago that will take us to many other fine cruising
areas. I was referring to the western portion of America’s
Great Loop.
Cruising the Great Loop has always been
a dream of mine. I just didn’t know much about it, where to get any information
about cruising the Great Loop, or if it could ever be a reality. Well that has
changed after I found out about America’s Great
Loop Cruiser’s Association. (Click on their logo above to learn more about them.) Barbie still thinks this a just a dream of mine, but she has said she would go with me, IF we ever go.
Well I think with a few modifications
on the Shangri-La, we could make this cruise a reality for us. So for the next
couple (few) of years I will be refitting the Shangri-La with the necessary systems and conveniences to make a long cruise,
from the Great Lakes to Florida and then return via the
East Coast, a safe and enjoyable adventure. My goal is to cast off on our cruise
starting in the spring of 2012. Our cruise may take us several years to complete so stay with us as we start
working on a new chapter in The Ongoing Adventures of Barbie & Ken.
Cap’n Kenny
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed
by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do.
So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor.
Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
- Mark Twain
