Reflection On America's Great Loop: A Baby Boomer Couple’s Year-Long Boating Odyssey

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<p>Adventure is not just for the young!</p> <p>&#160;</p> <p>Though &#8220;I own a boat!&#8221; was the opening phrase to their courtship and eventual married life, little did &#8220;Baby Boomer&#8221; couple, George and Pat Hospodar, know then that those words would lead to their making a year-long &#8220;journey of a lifetime&#8221; aboard their boat, Reflection, almost forty years later.</p> <p>&#160;</p> <p>Reflection on America&#8217;s Great Loop welcomes and encourages not only fellow boaters, but also armchair adventurers, and dreamers of all ages to join them aboard as they share a lighthearted, real-life account of their travels on the circumnavigation of the waterways of the eastern United States and Canada.</p> <p>&#160;</p> <p>In addition, for those who may consider making this journey themselves, the authors offer insights and tips on:</p> <p>&#160;</p> <p>&#8226; &#160;Routes</p> <p>&#8226; &#160;Anchorages</p> <p>&#8226; &#160;Navigation</p> <p>&#8226; &#160;Locking</p> <p>&#8226; &#160;Marinas</p> <p>&#8226; &#160;Free dockage</p> <p>&#8226; &#160;Low bridges</p> <p>&#8226; &#160;Fuel stops</p> <p>&#8226; &#160;Restaurants</p> <p>&#8226; &#160;Shopping</p> <p>&#8226; &#160;Points of interest and local history</p> <p>&#8226; &#160;Border crossings in Canada and the United States</p> <p>&#8226; &#160;Local marine weather websites and phone numbers</p>