We have planned our
trip as follows:
- We will depart our Marina on Tellico Lake, early in
January, and proceed south and west down the Tennessee River
to Yellow Creek, the beginning of the Tenn-Tom waterway.
- We then head south on the Tenn-Tom to the Gulf of Mexico
at Mobile Bay.
- At the south end of Mobile Bay, we then head east
along the Gulf Intra-Coastal Waterway (GICW) to Carrabelle.
- From Carrabelle, we proceed to the west coast area of
Florida around Tampa Bay.
- From Tampa area, we then proceed south along the west
coast of FL to the Keys, near Marathon.
- From Marathon area, we will then head north, up the
east coast on the Intra-Coastal Waterway (ICW).
- At New York Harbor, we head up the Hudson river and
into the Erie canal portion of the New York Canal system,
and exit at Osewego, NY.
- From Oswego, we cross Lake Ontario, and visit Brenda's
family in Kingston ON, and then proceed west along the north
coast of the lake to Trenton, ON.
- At Trenton, we enter the Trent-Severn canal system that
will eventually lead us to the Georgian Bay section
of Lake Huron.
- From Georgian Bay, we travel via the North Channel and
the Straights of Macinac to Lake Michigan.
- We run south on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan to
Chicago, then ---
- We take the Chicago Sanitary and Ship canal, the Illinois
river, the Mississippi, and the Ohio to get to the Cumberland
river.
- From the Cumberland river, there is a canal joining the Cumberland and the Tennesse, and via this route we will return home up the Tennessee River.
The yellow arrow indicates our present location.
As you might expect, with an overall distance in excess of 6000 miles, and a boat that will likely be cruised at about 8 statute mph, and a crew that likes to dawdle in interesting places -- this adventure will be rather lengthy.
Our expectation is that it will take us about 9+ months to complete this journey, barring any unforseen disasters.
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