Blogs from 2021 from the crew on Lollipop
Thomas, Bronson, and Lollipop arrived at her home marina on Lake Guntersville today. The journey from Ruskin, Florida, started on June 24, 2021, and ended today on July 6, 2021. During this time they traveled 1050 miles and put 170…
Thomas and Bronson are cruising on Lollipop on the Tennessee River this morning. Still, about 2 days travel from Lake Guntersville in Alabama. Yesterday they went through the lock at the Jamie Whitten Lock and Dam on the Tenn-Tom canal.…
Not much to report, but I felt an update was in order. Thomas and Bronson have been cruising up the Tombigbee River and the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway the last few days. So many firsts, including passing through locks, overnight anchors, lowering…
Lollipop made it to Turner Marina in Mobile Bay, Alabama, yesterday. She is docked and hooked up to shore power. Tom is thankful for the air conditioning and a good nights rest. Another Great Harbour boat called JADIP is at the…
Lollipop changed course to Destin, Florida, yesterday because of some sea-sick crew on the Gulf of Mexico. From Destin, she made it to Pensacola, Florida, via the Inter-coastal Waterway. They tied up at the fuel dock at the Santa Rosa…
Today Captain Tom, Son Seth, and Bronson set off from Ruskin, Florida to Mobile Bay aboard Lollipop. At Lollipop’s cruising speed, this should take about 70 hours to complete. They are all very excited. Safe travels.
This is a short post because our closing agent Connie, at All Yacht Documentation, made the closing on Lollipop easy. Her job is as an attorney in a real estate closing. She was on the ball, giving me a list…
Today Captain Tom and Son Seth set out for Ruskin, FL in a van with provisions for Lollipop. They are preparing to cross the Gulf of Mexico from Ruskin, Florida to Mobile Bay Alabama sometime in the next few days,…
Buying a big boat is a pain in the A**. So much going on. One of the major items is the survey, but before that, one must find an available, qualified, reasonably priced surveyor. Only then do you start the…
In the 1980s and 1990s, I dreamed of a Krogen Manatee. It clicked a large number of boxes in a cruising boat. I have followed the market and knew much about the Manatees. Then enter Ken Fickett and Great Harbour…
