Closure of a wonderful journey.

A wonderful arrival and our home port in Hampton, Illinois.








On Monday August 30, 2010, Noah Genda crossed her wake in St Charles, MO officially closing what we like to refer to as one of the most fantastic experiences of a lifetime.

Our 12 month journey is difficult to put into a few words the enjoyment we have shared together on this fantastic voyage. We can’t believe a year has passed and our journey has come to an end. We are thankful that we live in a country that affords us the freedom to experience this incredible trip. This has been a truly wonderful amazing, rewarding experience that we will remember for the rest of our lives.

Our travels introduced us to so many interesting, fun, good quality people whose friendships we will cherish forever. We are often asked, “What was the best part of the journey?” It is difficult to refer to a “Best Part” of the Loop, but maybe more simply stated the entire loop has been the best part. There are certainly memorable events such as dolphin sightings, the people we have met along the way, Canada, the history of the entire East Coast of America, all of Florida, Dismal Swamp, Lake Michigan, the Studebaker Museum, the inland waterways and of course the educational AGCLA rendezvous. However it is all great and you could just go on listing the entire experience as the “Best Part”. Our routing included a side trip to Chattanooga as well as north from NY to Lake Champlain, Richelieu canal, Montreal, St Lawrence to the 1000 islands to Kingston, Ontario before reconnecting with routing to the Trent-Severn Waterway..

So what’s next?? Who knows, however we have both decided we love this cruising lifestyle. We will take a break in this chapter to visit family and friends at home and plan our next cruising adventure somewhere in this beautiful country on the waterway.

We wish to extend our most sincere thank you to all who have traveled with us on this journey through the intranet. We have enjoyed your kind words, support and lasting friendship. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. We additionally hope this encourages others to pursue their dreams and share your visions together while you are able.

Statistics:

Total Great Loop Miles 6,889.0
Total gals of diesel fuel consumed 2,842.0
Number of Engine Hours 888.6
Days Start to Finish 360.0
Days underway 162.0
Average miles per travel day 42.7
Average miles per travel hour 7.75
Average travel hours per travel day 5.49
Number of nights at anchor or free dock 50.0
Number of days in a marina, w/slip fee 310.0
Number of locks 130.0
Number of States visited 21.0

Diann & Tom Lanum
“Noah Genda”
’91 39’ Ocean Alexander Sun Deck