Bridges and Beers - Great Loop Adventure

The first day out was amazing. we cruised over 11 and a half hours and made it 110 miles to mile marker 0 in Norfolk, VA on the Intercoastal. We stopped at Fish and Ships restaurant and bar where we met Jenny the bartender and had taco Tuesday and beers. It was a great day with no issues along the way.  Day two proved to be a little more challenging. We were planning on changing oil in the morning before leaving, but couldn't get the pump out to work properly to remove the oil. So after a couple hours, we decided to move on and stop somewhere to get help down the way. Around 3pm we stopped for fuel, but ran into issues with the diesel full burping back up the fill. It took an hour an a half to slowly fill the tank. We were originally going to anchor out for the night, but decided to stop in Coinjock, NC for the night and see about help with an oil change in the morning. We found Brian Scott through is wife Candice at the Coinjock Marina Restaurant (which has the famous 32oz prime r

 After much anticipation, I have finally begun the adventure! My friend Randy Brown has decided to come with me on trip from Coles Point, VA to Lighthouse Point, FL. Originally, we were going all the way to Miami, but last Friday, I met an amazing woman named Collette who offered to let me keep the boat for a month at the pier at her Air BnB. Thank you so much Collette! We plan to cruise long days the first few due to good weather and open waters. We are trying to get to Lighthouse Point in 10 days, and at an average of 8mph, we need a lot of hours when we can move faster (10-12mph).  Backing up a little, I flew into Baltimore yesterday morning (9/13). Randy picked me up at the airport with his brother n law, Norm, and we drove into Coles Point so make sure we had everything we needed for the journey. Although we found most of the supplies, we are having to cruise 12 hours to find the right oil filters to do the oil changes on the diesel engines. I am a little nervous not making the ch