The Murphree’s Great Loop Adventure – 2017/2018

Welcome to the Gettin’ Looped Blog, hosted by Mike & Jonell Murphree.
We live in Royal Oak Michigan & boat out of Miller Marina located in Lake St Clair.
Lake St Clair is a body of water (about 26 miles long) connecting the Detroit River to Lake Huron. We depart from Miller Marina about July 15, 2017.
We hope you enjoy our website.
  1. GPS Tracking Link = https://share.garmin.com/GettinLooped2017
  2. Managing the website = use links above, in the Header/Menu to get to the following pages
    1. The Daily Blog
    2. Our Route by Month
    3. Contact Information
    4. Great Loop Overview (with Links to AGLCA & Captain John’s websites)
    5. Visitors Calendar (very tentative holding place for potential visitors)
    6. Our Boat
The “Recent Posts” below are short excerpts of the last 4 blog posts, for the full blog with photos – click “Daily Blog” in the Header section at the top of this page.

Recent Posts

BVI Day-2; Saturday March 28 (Jost Van Dyke – Scooters, Soggy Dollar, Foxy’s, Bubbly Pool, Tipsy Shark)

by Mike & Jonell Murphree

Day-2 of our adventure included traveling from Cooper Island to Jost Van Dyke, about an 18 mile/ 2 hour ride. After a short dinghy ride to Jost Van Dyke, we checked in with Reggie, at Jost Scooter Rentals.During my research of things to do on JVD, I saw some folks having a lot of fun … Continue reading BVI Day-2; Saturday March 28 (Jost Van Dyke – Scooters, Soggy Dollar, Foxy’s, Bubbly Pool, Tipsy Shark)

BVI Day-1; Friday March 27th (Boat Orientation, Willy T’s, Cooper Island Beach Club)

by Mike & Jonell Murphree

Thursday March 26th We arrived in the BVI on Thursday March 26th, one day before our departure, because the mandatory “Boat Orientation” & “Safety Briefings” begin at 8:00am on your day of departure. Our first night (Thu March 26th) was called a “Sleep Aboard” night.You are allowed to stay overnight on the boat you have … Continue reading BVI Day-1; Friday March 27th (Boat Orientation, Willy T’s, Cooper Island Beach Club)

The Next Adventure – The BVI (British Virgin Islands)

by Mike & Jonell Murphree

You are receiving this Blog Email because you are Family or Friends, with any of the following people; 1. Mike, Jonell, or Ashley Jonell Murphree – from the Blog about America’s Great Loop (2017-2018CY)2. Jerry & Deena Luck – from the Blogs about The Exuma Islands (2023CY) or the “SC to MI Trip” (2025)3. Rich … Continue reading The Next Adventure – The BVI (British Virgin Islands)

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