Becky Wagaman
I'm the Captain Now
Dustin had to travel to Chicago for a work conference last week so over the past 7 days, Bella and I have been manning the boat by...
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Becky Wagaman
- Jan 15
- 5 min
Circumnavigating Vaca Key by Dinghy
I think when most people hear that we live on a boat and travel full time, they have this image in their head of us sipping Mai Tais and...
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Becky Wagaman
- Sep 2, 2022
- 3 min
Green Turtle Bay - Grand Rivers, KY
After 3 long days of travel, 4 locks, 2 nights at anchor and about 250 miles with 95 degree weather and no AC, we finally reached Green...
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Becky Wagaman
- Aug 28, 2022
- 4 min
Alton, IL to St. Louis, MO to Grand Rivers, KY - No Fuel For Over 250 Miles!
We got up around 4:45am the day that we left Alton, IL. We wanted to get an early start because our next leg of the trip was about 250...
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Becky Wagaman
- Aug 27, 2022
- 1 min
A Quick Stop in Alton, IL
We had originally planned on staying in Grafton for 2 weeks, but decided to switch our plans up a bit and leave earlier so that we would...
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Becky Wagaman
- Aug 23, 2022
- 2 min
Exploring Grafton, IL
On our first day in Grafton, we got up and took the scooters out to explore the town a bit. There is a nice bike path along the river in...
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Becky Wagaman
- Aug 22, 2022
- 7 min
Taking Off the Training Wheels
After our time in Peoria, we were up with the sun to travel to Grafton, IL where the Illinois River converges with the Mississippi River!...
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Becky Wagaman
- Aug 15, 2022
- 3 min
So Much Good in the World
After traveling about 70 miles from Starved Rock Marina, we arrived at our new marina, the Illinois Valley Yacht and Canoe Club (IVY for...
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Becky Wagaman
- Aug 7, 2022
- 1 min
Asian Carp Territory
Asian Carp are an issue in the river systems so in an effort to keep them out, Illinois has built an aquatic barrier that is basically an...
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Becky Wagaman
- Aug 6, 2022
- 2 min
Learning the Ropes
The past two days have been both exhausting and exciting all at the same time. What we thought would be a few short hours of boating...
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Becky Wagaman
- Aug 6, 2022
- 2 min
Getting Waterboarded in the Lockport Lock
Yesterday we went though the Lockport Lock in Illinois. Since our first lock was so easy, we didn't expect this one to be any different....
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Becky Wagaman
- Jun 1, 2022
- 1 min
Things Just Got Real!
So we weren't planning on selling our vehicles until right before we left, but someone spontaneously offered to buy mine for a good...
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