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Welcome to Loop Letters: Reflections on Looping Aboard Affection. Thanks for joining the journey!

Every week or so I’ll add another post to this blog, emailing our Honorary Loopers the link. Enjoy!

Judy Keiser

• Week 3 July 23-August 8: Part Two: Toronto
  Dear Honorary Loopers, Next stop after Cobourg was Toronto, in two separate stays (August 2-8 and August 19-21), before and after our planned trip to Florida.  This log entry for Week 3 Part Two covers the first stay, which included time with old and new friends and more exploration of Toronto’s attractions.  Those six days… Read more: Week 3 July 23-August 8: Part Two: Toronto
• Week 3 July 29-August 8, 2026: Part One: Trentport to Cobourg, Ontario
  Dear Honorary Loopers, As I mentioned in the last entry, we left the traditional Loop route in Trentport.  This year’s visit there felt very different. In 2024, I was excited, feeling anticipation and suspense as we started the Canadian canal experience that we had heard so much about. This time, two years later, we entered… Read more: Week 3 July 29-August 8, 2026: Part One: Trentport to Cobourg, Ontario
• Week 2: July 23-29 North Shore of Lake Ontario
  Dear Honorary Loopers, We had reached Clayton, NY, by the end of Week 1 of this year’s Loop voyage.  Once we left Clayton, we really got going.  We moved from the Thousand Islands in New York, at the eastern end of Lake Ontario, westward along the Lake’s north shore.  We moved from the US to… Read more: Week 2: July 23-29 North Shore of Lake Ontario
• 2026 Great Lakes Loop: Week 1: July 16-22: Preparation
  Dear Honorary Loopers, Week 1 of our Great Lakes Loop (July 16-22) was all about preparation, as we oversaw mechanics, cleaned, tidied, and unpacked, and provisioned the boat.  The Affection moved only a few hundred feet, from one side of the St Lawrence to the other, and then a few miles upstream, to Clayton, staying… Read more: 2026 Great Lakes Loop: Week 1: July 16-22: Preparation
• Back Onboard: Acclimating, Adjusting and Practicing
  Dear Honorary Loopers, As promised, this Loop Letter describes our transition back to life onboard Affection and the start of this year’s section of the Loop.  But first, some context: what exactly is it we’re doing, back on Affection?  Last year, we cruised north from Florida up the East Coast and the Hudson River, then… Read more: Back Onboard: Acclimating, Adjusting and Practicing