Category: Great Loop Countdown
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Though October brought little progress on getting the LiveMore ready for our March departure, much progress was made in getting our hearts and minds in the right place for the adventure ahead. Many of the expectations we had for our year of preparations did not pan out. Some things we thought were settled have had…
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September brought challenges for Larry and me as we faced setbacks with the LiveMore, including necessary repairs and budget adjustments. Despite the difficulties, such as broken parts and a need for modifications, we found joy in small victories, met new neighbors at our marina, and enjoyed fishing. I also started a poetry challenge.
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August was the best of times and also the worst of times. Sometimes life can seem like it can’t get any better one minute, and then it kicks you in the gut and breaks your heart the next. That was August for me. It’s hard at this moment to be excited about our trip. And…
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Being seven months away from moving onto a trawler with 300 square feet of living space, we are feeling the weight of our belongings. We plan to downsize before leaving, so we began early in July with the kitchen. In going through the cupboards, we found many items that were easy to part with like…
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June was a busy month for work and family, and a little for our Great Loop planning. At the beginning of the month, we had an epic family adventure at Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks, followed by a week with family outside Rochester, New York. After celebrating the Carolina Hurricane’s Stanley Cup win and…
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May brought more adventures, experience and learning. We took the LiveMore out in the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) for sunset to give us more confidence with docking. I don’t think the birds and dolphins will ever stop mesmerizing me. We practiced with the anchor in the marina until I was comfortable getting the chain to drop…
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This spring has been busy! Our boat is in our home port of Southport, North Carolina where she’s been hauled out, received a fresh coat of bottom paint, been buffed, waxed and added some lights to the swimming platform. We had many maintenance tasks performed as well such as a new horn, new hoses, and…
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We are Larry and Lisa Mitchell, and we will embark on America’s Great Loop from Southport, NC in March of 2027 aboard the LiveMore (formerly Ripple). We expect to finish the loop, or “cross our wake” about a year after that. We share many reasons for taking this voyage: strengthening our faith and our marriage,…
