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-7 ; Thursday April 2 (Return to the Moorings, Cane Garden Bay Beaches, Island Bar Hopping)

by Mike & Jonell Murphree

On Thursday April 2nd, we left the Treasure Point Caves & returned back to our home base on Tortola. You may ask – why did you go back to Tortola on Thursday, if you have the boat chartered thru Friday.Answers ; * We had flights at about Noon & had to be at the airport … Continue reading BVI Day-7 ; Thursday April 2 (Return to the Moorings, Cane Garden Bay Beaches, Island Bar Hopping)

BVI Day-6 ; Wednesday April 1 (Snorkeling at Treasure Point Caves & Pirates Bight Restaurant)

by Mike & Jonell Murphree

Wednesday April 1st, we had initially planned to go to Anegada Island and tour the island in some “Moke Vehicles” (a lot safer than Scooters !!!) But after our ride on Sunday from Jost Van Dyke to the Dog Islands & Scrub Island, we re-evaluated the plan. As you may recall, the ride on Sunday … Continue reading BVI Day-6 ; Wednesday April 1 (Snorkeling at Treasure Point Caves & Pirates Bight Restaurant)

BVI Day-5 ; Tuesday March 31 (Saba Rock & Oil Nut Bay Marina & Resort)

by Mike & Jonell Murphree

On Tuesday March 31st, we moved from Spanish Town & the Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbour (The Baths) to a very small Island Restaurant called Saba Rock. Here is what goole says about saba rock –Saba Rock is a renowned, tiny, 1.5-acre island resort and top tourist destination located in the North Sound of Virgin Gorda, BVI. Known … Continue reading BVI Day-5 ; Tuesday March 31 (Saba Rock & Oil Nut Bay Marina & Resort)

BVI Day-4; Monday March 30 (Virgin Gorda, The Baths National Park, & Coco Maya)

by Mike & Jonell Murphree

This is a long post today with a lot of videos, but it is our most exciting posting.View it when you have time, don’t rush. On Monday March 30th, we cruised from the beautiful Scrub Island Resort to an island called Virgin Gorda.Virgin Gorda is a large island, east of Tortola (see Red Circle). Our … Continue reading BVI Day-4; Monday March 30 (Virgin Gorda, The Baths National Park, & Coco Maya)

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