Migrating Loons

Road Trip! We just got back from an awesome road trip to participate in the America's Great Loop Cruisers Association (AGLCA) - 2018 Spring RendezVous held in Norfolk, Virginia. We are so glad we decided to drive down and see what it was all about. Looper boats in the marina The amount of work and organisation that went on prior to the event taking place, must have been colossal! I have to congratulate the staff of AGLCA, everything was great, the subjects/topics covered, the activities (looper crawls), the sponsors, the meals... and I could go on.  Even though this is an annual event, they succeeded in meeting " to be ", " in progress " and " completed " loopers objectives of learning, sharing and making new friends. The energy of the participants (loopers) is something to experience - reuniting that many people who have the same dream and are working towards the same objective - it was a pleasure to be part of it all! One of the th...

Road Trip to Virginia We're really excited!  We registered for the AGLCA Spring RendezVous. It will be held in Norfolk, Virginia this year.  During the four days there, we are planning on attending seminars to learn all we can from those that have already completed the "Loop" and those that are currently doing it.  If we're lucky, we might even meet up with some of the boaters we met during the RendezVous again when we start our own in July.  We're also hoping to meet other Canadians who are planning or doing the Loop to get their perspective on health insurance (provincial coverage), the possible tax implications of spending time in the States and boating licenses.  It'll be a great opportunity to network with other adventurous boaters! Our calendars are marked!! Spring is finally here! Spring has arrived in Ottawa! We've been to the marina twice in April to see and check on our boat (stored inside). Yesterday was the second time, although we whe...