The Forgotten Great Loop Side-trip: The Big Announcement, Ep-261 

@@brentboydston2565 - Thanks - it’s always great to be appreciated! And so far we’ve been trying to live up to that motto.

@@charlesdavenport2543 - I agree !

@@JKevinWilson - luckily we will be through those locks before they close but thanks for the heads up! I agree with the Jerry can suggestion. Bought 8 of them ! Sounds like you are having fun ! You’ll have to tell us about your trip next time we meet up.

@@johnjcoxiii9401 - I don’t know how they drank it … but then again, I saw my Grandpa eat a lot of things I couldn’t stomach! 😂

@@shalakabooyaka1480 - good to know. Thanks for the tip!

@@nwmi493 - thanks for the info! I’m glad to hear I accidentally got a good one. It was actually the only one in stock at the store. 😂

@@joshporter6202 - it is an exciting adventure but we also know there will be parts that make us nervous ! We are currently making our way towards the Arkansas River which will take us to Tulsa. But first: the Tenn Tom, Tennessee, and Mississippi Rivers.

Yea I’m excited for those to. Tulsa is just so much closer to me. And I have thought that it would be a neat trip as the port of Catoosa so many don’t know about.

@@joshporter6202 - you are correct but we are not sure if there is anywhere to stop in the Port of Catoosa. Do you have any intel on that? Otherwise we will just be running up there and then turning right back around and returning to the Kerr Reservoir.

@@CruisingThisOldBoatI wish I did know more. But from my understanding it’s mostly a barge shipping port. I don’t know anything more about it though.

@@joshporter6202 - that makes two of us. 😂 Guess we will just go find out ! Do you keep your boat on the Arkansas River?

@@libertyshere7333 - we’re glad you stumbled on our videos as well ! We won’t be too far from Muskogee when we get into Oklahoma. We will be turning around in Oklahoma and doing the whole loop in the right direction so we may run into you somewhere along the way!

If you post videos let me know. We live in Talala on Lake Oologah and are planning the same trip

@@RLoose9494 - ok - I think you are just trying to to get my tongue twisted - you live in Talala on Oolagah. 😂 But seriously, yes, we are posting videos - generally a new one every Saturday morning - as we make our way to Oklahoma. We just pulled in to Memphis today and our videos are catching up to us so it won’t be long before they show Oklahoma! Stay tuned !!!

@@CruisingThisOldBoat lol. Talala is the closest town. We actually are blessed to live on a point on lake Oologah (Dark Cloud In Cherokee) with 180° lake views.

@@RLoose9494 - must be beautiful !!

@@stevetadlock5223 - there are a lot of unknowns. We tried making calls to get some answers but without success. That is one of the reasons we decided to just try it and to document our attempt so others will know what it is really like! Hopefully it will all go well.

@@CruisingThisOldBoatinformation about navigation on the Arkansas River from Cotossa to the Mississippi is hard to find good luck

@@RLoose9494 - We have discovered you are correct about there being limited information on boating the Arkansas. At first we questioned whether we should attempt it given the scant and sometimes contradictory information but then we decided we would just go and see if it can be done. Hopefully our videos will help others to not be afraid to visit Oklahoma.

@@doncritzer2798 - 😂😂😂 Definitely wasn’t my cup of tea 😉

@@okdiver589 - Hi ! Thanks for watching ! We will be staying at Three Forks for a few days at least. It will be sometime around late September to mid October. We post our current locations on our Facebook page @CruisingThisOldBoat

@@peterinsyracuse7056 - because we are insane? Due to mechanical problems with Elixir combined with family commitments, it would have been too late in the year to start the loop. So we looked for somewhere to hide from hurricane season and preferably somewhere we haven’t been so that it would be interesting for our viewers. That got us looking at the river system. We have family in Oklahoma so we went hmmm. And sure enough, it looks like we can get there. Although we are not 100% certain. We hope something out of the ordinary will be exciting for us and our viewers. Tulsa is as far as the navigable river goes so that’s how we settled on Tulsa.

@@JohnDoe-gj8pm - our videos are a little behind - we are already passed Tampa. But we will be traveling through that area on our way back around November. We would love to meet you. If you like our Facebook page, I try to post our current whereabouts there so it more accurately reflects our location.

@@CruisingThisOldBoat Got it. The video popped up on my feed and I thought it it was new. I'll send a friend request to Facebook, however my Facebook is virtually non-existent. Definitely want to meet up in November, let me know dates and days and I'll see if I can host you at my marina in St. Petersburg at Loggerhead Marina. It's on the ICW.

@@JohnDoe-gj8pm - that would be great ! It will be awesome to meet up. You don’t need a friend request though - just “like” the “Cruising This Old Boat” page and you will get notified when I post there (which I try not to do too much).

@@Jeannie70 - 😂😂 We are hoping to be heading south before it gets too cold but that is a concern!

@@briandale8386 - 😂😂