Oklahoma: The Forgotten Great Loop Side Trip - Part One, Ep-262

[@nwmi493]

you guys seem like the perfect company to meet up with at some quiet anchorage, have nice meal on the aft deck, drink some good wine and burn a jay and exchange fun stories about past nautical adventures . :)

[@CruisingThisOldBoat]

@@nwmi493 - that is so nice of you! It is always the highlight of our day to meet up with fellow boaters. You can keep track of our current whereabouts on our Facebook page. Let us know if we are going to cross paths and we would love to meet up!

[@karlmacburnie1573]

Y'all are so down to earth people. Love your travels. A little wet behind the ears in this one.lol

[@CruisingThisOldBoat]

@@karlmacburnie1573 - thank you ! Yeah, we are going to have to work on Marie. Maybe by year 15 she will be able to board a dinghy. 😉

[@charlesdavenport2543]

Marie definitely made a splash in St Augustine! It's like grounding, we're all gonna do it eventually.

[@CruisingThisOldBoat]

@@charlesdavenport2543 - she just has that kind of personality! 😂

[@MrMikeNaughty]

Hope to see you when you get here with the Mallory’s.

[@MrMikeNaughty]

I’ve been watching your travels via Garmin.

[@CruisingThisOldBoat]

@@MrMikeNaughty - we are getting closer every day !

[@hughosborn7292]

First time watching your videos !! Thanks ! Can't wait to follow your journey !

[@CruisingThisOldBoat]

@@hughosborn7292 - welcome aboard!! We appreciate you watching!

[@jeromehebert3184]

the loop looks like it would be fun to do .. enjoy

[@CruisingThisOldBoat]

@@jeromehebert3184 - thanks ! It is definitely the highlight for many boaters.

[@sharonoliver5284]

Wish we had known you were in St Augustine. We would have love to have seen you two. Maybe on your way back. Looking forward to following your trip to Oklahoma. I didn’t even know that could be done. Let us know if you have any questions on our Tenn Tom, Mississippi or Ohio Rivers. I’m afraid going upstream on the Mississippi is going to be a slow process.

[@CruisingThisOldBoat]

@@sharonoliver5284 - Hi ! It’s been awhile. It would be great to see you guys again! We’re not sure if Oklahoma can be done either. 😂 But we are going to try!

[@krautAmerican]

it's like PT 109 before the destroyer ran into them..........

[@CruisingThisOldBoat]

@@krautAmerican 😂😂😂

[@cowetaok]

Will you be running up the Verdigris in Oklahoma to Catoosa ?

[@CruisingThisOldBoat]

@@cowetaok - we do plan to run up to Catoosa. I’m not sure there is anywhere to stop up there so it may be a run up and back on the same day. But the only way to find out is to go. Just call us guinea pigs. 😉

[@cowetaok]

@@CruisingThisOldBoat There are oxbows with small docks along the way. Tullahassee Loop Afton Landing. No fuel stops When do you expect to be up in there fish it a lot. Afton landing is a nice campground and has nice Shower house and rest rooms really close to the small dock at ramp

[@CruisingThisOldBoat]

@@cowetaok - good info - thanks !!! We plan to be in the Kerr Reservoir mid September. Will be in that area for about a month. Not sure exactly when we will make the run up to Catoosa.

[@cowetaok]

@@CruisingThisOldBoat Sweet maybe we will see you somewhere on the upper or lower you never know where we are bouncing around chasing catfish.

[@CruisingThisOldBoat]

@@cowetaok 😂😁

[@humbledsparrows4687]

We are 59 and are always laughing at ourselves, slips, trips, falls and farts are becoming a regular occurrence.

[@CruisingThisOldBoat]

@@humbledsparrows4687 - getting old sucks ! 😂😂😂

[@humbledsparrows4687]

@@CruisingThisOldBoat 😂

[@jimgano6408]

would love to know the model/manufacturer of the dink ladder...

[@CruisingThisOldBoat]

@@jimgano6408 - it is a White Water Boarding Ladder. Several places, including West Marine, sell it.

[@larrymoons2258]

Would it help to have some headsets?

[@CruisingThisOldBoat]

@@larrymoons2258 Lots of people use headsets. We did for a short time in the beginning. But we’ve been doing this so long that we each know what the other is going to do so we don’t do much talking during docking type evolutions. But for many people they are a good idea.