Sorry for the delay in posting, but as always there is a story.

When I last posted, we were in Elizabeth City, slowing down our northbound trip in order to time our arrival in Norfolk, VA for the AGLCA (“Looper”) Rendezvous at the Waterside Marina.  We have attended this Rendezvous before — by car, from NY — but this was to be our first time on our own boat.  We met relatively few Loopers on our way south, and added a few more as we moved north from Florida towards Norfolk.

In order to move north from Elizabeth City towards Norfolk, there are two choices of routes:  the “Virginia Cut” or the Dismal Swamp.  See our prior postings from Fall, 2015 — we accidentally missed the turnoff for the Dismal Swamp route and wound up taking the Virginia Cut southbound.  We were determined to go through the Swamp on the way north, and we did so.

At Norfolk, we were to meet with Loopers on over 50 other boats; over 250 other Loopers attended the seminars and conferences.  Many of the 50 boats will be headed north with us, as we continue on the Loop.  Some who attended had already completed their first Loop — these are Gold Loopers.  A select few have completed more than one Loop — these are the Platinum Loopers. And a few are Aspiring Loopers.  To them, we say, as always, DON’T WAIT!!

We say “DON’T WAIT” because there is no way of knowing what life will bring, and therein lies the story…but first, let me post a few catch up posts and photos, bringing you to our current location, Crisfiled, MD.