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Boating Adventures with Charles and Kay Mortimer
Join us on the Adagio as we travel The Great Loop - a 6,000-mile nautical journey around the eastern third of the United States. Â
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Charles and Kay Mortimer's Boating Adventures on The Great Loop
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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.
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Explore. Dream. Discover.
Mark Twain
Kay
Nov 11, 20211 min read
Cheeseburger in Paradise
From Sarasota, Adagio continues cruising south through an archipelago of small islands off Florida's coast. Stopping in Boca Grande,...
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Kay
Nov 9, 20211 min read
Blog Reminders and Information
We love seeing your comments; thank you! Unfortunately the settings on the blog sometimes identify you only by "guest number," so we...
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Kay
Nov 9, 20211 min read
The Greatest Show on Earth
Sarasota Florida is home to the Ringling Museum, donated to the State in 1936 by John and Mabel Ringling of Ringling Brothers Circus fame....
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Kay
Nov 8, 20211 min read
St. Petersburg
We enjoyed a lovely visit to St. Petersburg, our favorite city so far. St. Pete's Pier lies adjacent to the marina and is filled with...
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Kay
Nov 7, 20211 min read
Adagio and Christopher Columbus - Surreal!
Our stop in Clearwater/St. Petersburg, Florida included a visit to the Salvador Dali museum on St. Pete's waterfront. With the world's...
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Kay
Nov 2, 20211 min read
Welcome Committee
We arrived safely in Steinhatchee around 3:30 pm, welcomed by a flock of sentinel seagulls perched atop a green navigational beacon in...
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Kay
Nov 2, 20211 min read
Red Right Returning
Nearing the end of her crossing in Steinhatchee harbor, Adagio threaded her way through a gauntlet of shallow waters, crab pots, and an...
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Kay
Nov 2, 20211 min read
Point of No Return
After an early departure around 7 am EST, Adagio reached the halfway point of her Gulf crossing around 11:30 am. Beautiful crossing so far!
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Kay
Nov 2, 20211 min read
Oh, What a Beautiful Morning!
Adagio started her crossing at daybreak.
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Kay
Nov 2, 20211 min read
Dog Island Sunset
Our anchorage at Dog Island featured a stunning sunset and pre-crossing farewell dinner.
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Kay
Nov 2, 20211 min read
Crossing to Safety
Author Wallace Stegner's novel, Crossing to Safety, seems an apt title for our journey today. And the scriptures below are our constant...
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Kay
Nov 1, 20211 min read
Preparing for the Gulf Crossing
Wave Heights in the Gulf of Mexico for 11-2-21 Crossing the Gulf of Mexico has always been the most daunting portion of the Loop for Kay,...
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Kay
Oct 30, 20211 min read
Even Mariners Use Rand McNally
Adagio relies on apps such as Navionics, chart plotters, and other electronics for navigation. But when we really want to know where we...
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Kay
Oct 30, 20211 min read
The Storm is Passing Over...Gene's Oyster Bar
Adagio tied up securely in Panama City for three nights to wait out tornados and storms passing through the Florida panhandle. Thanks to...
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Kay
Oct 25, 20211 min read
First Guests on the Loop
In Orange Beach, Alabama, Adagio welcomed her first guests, Ben and Marita Walton, to the Great Loop. Welcome Aboard!
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Kay
Oct 22, 20211 min read
Sunset on Tensaw River
We couldn’t resist sharing this beautiful sunset last night on the Tensaw River north of Mobile. Adagio anchored with two other boats,...
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Kay
Oct 21, 20211 min read
Embarkation!
After planning and dreaming for ten years, yesterday morning we left the safety, comfort, and Wi-Fi of the marina in Demopolis, Alabama...
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Kay
Aug 12, 20211 min read
What's in a Name
Adagio: at a slow tempo - used chiefly as a direction in music (Webster) Our boat was registered under the name, Arial, when we got her. ...
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Kay
Aug 12, 20211 min read
The Perfect Boat
After searching the east coast, Florida, and the Gulf Coast, we finally found THE boat in Pass Christian, Mississippi. A 42-foot...
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