We’ve had a few astute folks ask how we “crossed our wake” in Gulf Shores AL when we started in Miramar Beach FL. The Guidelines for Loop completion don’t require that you complete the Loop in one journey or even in the same direction or on the same boat. We’ve run the ICW from Houston to Miramar Beach several times, so that segment had technically been completed.
Some data from our three year Adventure:
- Total miles traveled : 8,570
- Total Great Loop Miles: 5,706
- 1,078 days to Completion
- 553 Total days aboard GloriaUs
- 531 marina nights
- 22 anchorage days
- 193 cruising days
- 44 average miles per day
- Average 8.2 mph
- 291 Great Loop days aboard GloriaUs
- 283 marina nights/avg $139 per night
- 8 anchorage nights
- 125 Great Loop cruising days
- 46 average miles per day
- 553 Total days aboard GloriaUs
- Total fuel $28,928
- 6,386 Total Gallons/$4.53 average per gal/1.34 miles per gallon
- Great Loop fuel $18,506
- 4,401 Gallons/$4.25 average per gal/1.30 miles per gallon
- Lowest fuel cost on 1/26/21 in Ft Myers Fl @ 2.60 gal
- Highest fuel cost on 4/17/22 in Elbow Cay Bahamas @ $6.94 gal
- The Top three expense categories
- #1 Boat Maintenance & Repairs
- #2 Marina Fees
- #3 Fuel
Life on board M/V GloriaUs 
Gloria Weeks enjoyed your post about the loop. I was sure you kept good records of the trip!! Where to next?
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That was an awesome summary of everything. Wow! Lots of fuel! Interesting, expensive, but what a trip you had! enjoyed reading about it and am excited to hear about your next trip if there is one, and you guys are really good at blogging!
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That is all so interesting, also see how it compares to a motorcoach! Love you both, are you soon I hope!
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Congratulations!! You guys did it!!!
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