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A Longing Fulfilled Is Sweet To The Soul - Surprise Birthday Trip to Utah
My sister paid for me to jump off a cliff in Utah for my 40th birthday!

Becky Wagaman
Aug 2518 min read
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Mountains, Castles, and Oh So Many Logs
After thoroughly enjoying the Hudson Valley on our little mini vacation over Memorial Day weekend, we decided it was time to move on up...

Becky Wagaman
Jul 245 min read
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Exploring the Hudson River Valley
After anchoring for several days in Haverstraw, NY in front of the Elks Club, we went back to Nyack to carry out our original plan of...

Becky Wagaman
Jun 258 min read
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A Little Local Hospitality
After another long trip up the east coast (about a month and a half), it’s been really revitalizing being in a brand-new-to-us section of...

Becky Wagaman
Jun 225 min read
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Making Our Way Home Up the Hudson
Last year around this time, we visited New York City by boat for the first time with the intention of continuing on to Michigan to finish...

Becky Wagaman
Jun 224 min read
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Our Last Day On the Ocean (For Awhile)
Over the past month, we have made our way north from the Chesapeake Bay and are in New York again! We stopped for a few nights in...

Becky Wagaman
May 304 min read
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Hopping Up the East Coast (Again)
16 days ago, we left St. Augustine, FL. Today (Sunday 4/20/25), we are driving through the Chesapeake Bay, en route back to Maryland! We...

Becky Wagaman
Apr 2111 min read
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St. Augustine, FL to Cumberland Island, GA
St. Augustine, Florida has always been one of our favorite stops along the Florida coast! Since it is the oldest city in the United...

Becky Wagaman
Apr 53 min read
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Green Turtle Bay - Grand Rivers, KY
After 3 long days of travel, 4 locks, 2 nights at anchor and about 250 miles with 95 degree weather and no AC, we finally reached Green...

Becky Wagaman
Sep 2, 20223 min read
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Alton, IL to St. Louis, MO to Grand Rivers, KY - No Fuel For Over 250 Miles!
We got up around 4:45am the day that we left Alton, IL. We wanted to get an early start because our next leg of the trip was about 250...

Becky Wagaman
Aug 28, 20224 min read
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A Quick Stop in Alton, IL
We had originally planned on staying in Grafton for 2 weeks, but decided to switch our plans up a bit and leave earlier so that we would...

Becky Wagaman
Aug 27, 20221 min read
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Taking Off the Training Wheels
After our time in Peoria, we were up with the sun to travel to Grafton, IL where the Illinois River converges with the Mississippi River!...

Becky Wagaman
Aug 22, 20227 min read
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So Much Good in the World
After traveling about 70 miles from Starved Rock Marina, we arrived at our new marina, the Illinois Valley Yacht and Canoe Club (IVY for...

Becky Wagaman
Aug 15, 20223 min read
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Just Goes to Show You How Little You Actually Need"
Dustin needed a hair cut so he found a place online, made an appointment, and then we took the dinghy about 5 miles up the river to the...

Becky Wagaman
Aug 9, 20222 min read
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Asian Carp Territory
Asian Carp are an issue in the river systems so in an effort to keep them out, Illinois has built an aquatic barrier that is basically an...

Becky Wagaman
Aug 7, 20221 min read
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Learning the Ropes
The past two days have been both exhausting and exciting all at the same time. What we thought would be a few short hours of boating...

Becky Wagaman
Aug 6, 20222 min read
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Out With The Old
Dustin and I went out to see a Leopard 43' Power Catamaran that had anchored out in Kalamazoo Lake. We drove over and admired the boat...

Becky Wagaman
Jul 17, 20221 min read
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