7/22/18: Ft. Myers

We are feeling so blessed right now. We have seen Gods mighty hand working in our lives over these last few months. As He sometimes does He has asked us to step out of our comfort zone and start down an unknown path.

At the end of July we put our beloved Twelve Stones up for sale (www. Yachtworld.com). It was a bitter sweet decision but everything pointed us to that decision. 

The fact that the 1^st person that looked at her (only 6 days after she was put on the market) made an offer to buy her continues to reassure us that we are on the right path.

We have gone through the sea trial and are in the final stages of the sale. The couple that is buying her has fallen in love with Twelve Stones just as we did when we bought her. We rejoice in their excitement and enthusiastic nature. We know they will love her and take care of her just as much as we did.

Please check back and follow us as we embark on our next exciting adventure, whatever that might be.

There is a blessing in every storm.

6/29/18:  Downtown Ft. Myers

Well you just have to laugh. Boaters say ' Plans are written in sand' and we are certainly examples of that! LOL. We are now on Plan D for our summer 2018 plans.

Plan A = cross the Gulf of Mexico and cruise the Ohio River

Plan B = cross the Gulf of Mexico and cruise back up to Chattanooga/Knoxville

Plan C = cross Lake Okeechobee, head north to Jacksonville and cruise the St. Johns River

Plan D = Hang out in Ft. Myers until we get the "all go" from the Doctors!

We laugh that God has diverted our paths each time we make plans so that we remain in Ft. Myers. We are excited to see why He has kept us here.

March 6, 2018:

This winter we spent time taking care of health issues (it is all part of getting old) and planning our next big adventure aboard Twelve Stones.

Lord willing we plan on leaving Ft. Myers, Florida around May 1, 2018, cross the Gulf of Mexico to the Florida panhandle, then turn right at Mobile Bay and head north all the way to the intersection of the Cumberland River & the Ohio River. At the Ohio River we will turn right and navigate the Ohio River for 923 statute miles (SM) to Pittsburgh, PA.  

The Ohio River is formed by confluence of the Allegheny & Monongahela (MON) rivers at Point State Park in Pittsburgh. From Pittsburgh we will travel the Monongahela River for 129 SM to the highest sea level elevation point in North American that a boat can get to from the sea. WOW!!!

OHIO RIVER MISC. FACTS:

Begins in Pittsburg, PA, [MM 0]; Ends in Cairo, IL, [MM 981] 

981 statute miles long, (852 Nautical Miles) 

Average Depth is roughly 24 feet 

Deepest point is 132 feet in the Louisville KY area, [MM 604] 

Widest point is 1 mile at the Smithland Dam, [MM 918.8] (Just north of downtown Louisville).

20 Dams 

49 power generating facilities 

Provides drinking water for over 3 million people

Over 230 million tons of cargo 

Ohio River discharges 180 BILLION gallons of water each day into the Mississippis River.

           Only basin in Pennsylvania that drains into the Gulf of Mexico

River flows through or along the border of 6 states: Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia are all connected with the river.

Major cities:  Pittsburgh, PA. / Huntington, WVA. / Cincinnati, OH. / Louisville, KY. / Evansville, IN. /

Hope you check back here often so you can enjoy the journey with us.