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My brother-in-law Barny and I, along with his dog Durango, completed the Great Loop on Apolonia between 18 April 2005 to 7 November 2005.  This section of the web site provides a log and pictures of the trip.  Links to the time line for the cruise are listed above along with some planning information.  You can navigate to other major sections of the web using the tabs at the upper left.

You can email me at philbolin@mvapolonia.com. 

We traveled 6,000 miles that included passing through 108 locks in 660 underway hours, for an average speed of 8.5 miles per hour.

The trip took 204 days, 151 underway and 63 inport.  Four weeks of the inport time was to stay away or hide from hurricanes.  First, we stopped in Midway Marina in Fulton MS for the last two weeks of September waiting for the weather to clear in the Gulf.  Once underway Hurricane Wilma fooled us and arrived in mid October as we were crossing Florida.  We successfully rode out Wilma in Glades Resort, Florida, near Lake Okeechobee. 

Of the total nights on the trip we spent 69 anchored, 26 at free docks, and 109 in marinas.  We averaged 27.5 miles per day and 37.1 per underway day. 

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