After going around America's Great Loop two times plus started a third before selling our Carver 504, we thought, NOW WHAT?!? After researching many options, we decided on hiring a narrowboat in the Scottish canals. Today is our final day of cruising on the Scotland Canals in our narrowboat, Pauline. We move from Auchinstarry, Scotland back to the Black Prince hire base in Falkirk, Scotland. There were four locks and 2 bridges that we had to go through before turning around and docking. Busy, rainy, beautiful day in Scotland! Here are a few things we took with us: https://www.amazon.com/shop/whatyachttodo/list/29DCEBAIZRCZK?ref_=aipsflist We have cruised around America's Great Loop twice and selected a 1999 Carver 504 named the Here's To Us!! as our Great Loop boat. So much goes into Great Loop planning and we share every trip with you. Welcome aboard! Here are a few resources that we used for our Great Loop trips: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/resources/ We started the Great Loop on May 15, 2019 and completed our Gold Loop journey on August 30, 2020. You can see our entire trip here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/our-great-loop-journey/ We started our second loop on September 2, 2020 and you can follow our route here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/our-great-loop-route-platinum-loop/ Sign up for our newsletter at WhatYachtToDo.com to stay in touch and receive tips and tricks and hear about resources for your own Great Loop adventure. If you have learned from us and would like to support our work, consider donating here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/donate/

After going around America's Great Loop two times plus started a third before selling our Carver 504, we thought, NOW WHAT?!? After researching many options, we decided on hiring a narrowboat in the Scottish canals. Today, Sam gives tips to operating and cruising on the Scotland Canals in our narrowboat, Pauline. Here are a few things we took with us: https://www.amazon.com/shop/whatyachttodo/list/29DCEBAIZRCZK?ref_=aipsflist We have cruised around America's Great Loop twice and selected a 1999 Carver 504 named the Here's To Us!! as our Great Loop boat. So much goes into Great Loop planning and we share every trip with you. Welcome aboard! Here are a few resources that we used for our Great Loop trips: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/resources/ We started the Great Loop on May 15, 2019 and completed our Gold Loop journey on August 30, 2020. You can see our entire trip here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/our-great-loop-journey/ We started our second loop on September 2, 2020 and you can follow our route here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/our-great-loop-route-platinum-loop/ Sign up for our newsletter at WhatYachtToDo.com to stay in touch and receive tips and tricks and hear about resources for your own Great Loop adventure. If you have learned from us and would like to support our work, consider donating here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/donate/

After going around America's Great Loop two times plus started a third before selling our Carver 504, we thought, NOW WHAT?!? After researching many options, we decided on hiring a narrowboat in the Scottish canals. Today, Sam covers the route that we took during our two week trip cruising on the Scotland Canals in our narrowboat, Pauline. Here are a few things we took with us: https://www.amazon.com/shop/whatyachttodo/list/29DCEBAIZRCZK?ref_=aipsflist We have cruised around America's Great Loop twice and selected a 1999 Carver 504 named the Here's To Us!! as our Great Loop boat. So much goes into Great Loop planning and we share every trip with you. Welcome aboard! Here are a few resources that we used for our Great Loop trips: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/resources/ We started the Great Loop on May 15, 2019 and completed our Gold Loop journey on August 30, 2020. You can see our entire trip here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/our-great-loop-journey/ We started our second loop on September 2, 2020 and you can follow our route here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/our-great-loop-route-platinum-loop/ Sign up for our newsletter at WhatYachtToDo.com to stay in touch and receive tips and tricks and hear about resources for your own Great Loop adventure. If you have learned from us and would like to support our work, consider donating here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/donate/

After going around America's Great Loop two times plus started a third before selling our Carver 504, we thought, NOW WHAT?!? After researching many options, we decided on hiring a narrowboat in the Scottish canals. Today, Sam explains the maintenance items that must be done daily when hiring a narrowboat. Here are a few things we took with us: https://www.amazon.com/shop/whatyachttodo/list/29DCEBAIZRCZK?ref_=aipsflist We have cruised around America's Great Loop twice and selected a 1999 Carver 504 named the Here's To Us!! as our Great Loop boat. So much goes into Great Loop planning and we share every trip with you. Welcome aboard! Here are a few resources that we used for our Great Loop trips: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/resources/ We started the Great Loop on May 15, 2019 and completed our Gold Loop journey on August 30, 2020. You can see our entire trip here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/our-great-loop-journey/ We started our second loop on September 2, 2020 and you can follow our route here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/our-great-loop-route-platinum-loop/ Sign up for our newsletter at WhatYachtToDo.com to stay in touch and receive tips and tricks and hear about resources for your own Great Loop adventure. If you have learned from us and would like to support our work, consider donating here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/donate/

After going around America's Great Loop two times plus started a third before selling our Carver 504, we thought, NOW WHAT?!? After researching many options, we decided on hiring a narrowboat in the Scottish canals. Today we moored at Auchinstarry, Scotland, and then Sam takes you on a dock walk around the Boat House. Here are a few things we took with us: https://www.amazon.com/shop/whatyachttodo/list/29DCEBAIZRCZK?ref_=aipsflist We have cruised around America's Great Loop twice and selected a 1999 Carver 504 named the Here's To Us!! as our Great Loop boat. So much goes into Great Loop planning and we share every trip with you. Welcome aboard! Here are a few resources that we used for our Great Loop trips: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/resources/ We started the Great Loop on May 15, 2019 and completed our Gold Loop journey on August 30, 2020. You can see our entire trip here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/our-great-loop-journey/ We started our second loop on September 2, 2020 and you can follow our route here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/our-great-loop-route-platinum-loop/ Sign up for our newsletter at WhatYachtToDo.com to stay in touch and receive tips and tricks and hear about resources for your own Great Loop adventure. If you have learned from us and would like to support our work, consider donating here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/donate/

After going around America's Great Loop two times plus started a third before selling our Carver 504, we thought, NOW WHAT?!? After researching many options, we decided on hiring a narrowboat in the Scottish canals. Today we are moving the narrowboat from Kirkintilock, Scotland over to Auchinstarry, Scotland, although, when we left the dock in the morning, we weren't quite sure where we would end up for the night. Here are a few things we took with us: https://www.amazon.com/shop/whatyachttodo/list/29DCEBAIZRCZK?ref_=aipsflist We have cruised around America's Great Loop twice and selected a 1999 Carver 504 named the Here's To Us!! as our Great Loop boat. So much goes into Great Loop planning and we share every trip with you. Welcome aboard! Here are a few resources that we used for our Great Loop trips: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/resources/ We started the Great Loop on May 15, 2019 and completed our Gold Loop journey on August 30, 2020. You can see our entire trip here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/our-great-loop-journey/ We started our second loop on September 2, 2020 and you can follow our route here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/our-great-loop-route-platinum-loop/ Sign up for our newsletter at WhatYachtToDo.com to stay in touch and receive tips and tricks and hear about resources for your own Great Loop adventure. If you have learned from us and would like to support our work, consider donating here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/donate/

After going around America's Great Loop two times plus started a third before selling our Carver 504, we thought, NOW WHAT?!? After researching many options, we decided on hiring a narrowboat in the Scottish canals. Today we are moving the narrowboat from Glasgow, Scotland back to Kirkintilock, Scotland. Here are a few things we took with us: https://www.amazon.com/shop/whatyachttodo/list/29DCEBAIZRCZK?ref_=aipsflist We have cruised around America's Great Loop twice and selected a 1999 Carver 504 named the Here's To Us!! as our Great Loop boat. So much goes into Great Loop planning and we share every trip with you. Welcome aboard! Here are a few resources that we used for our Great Loop trips: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/resources/ We started the Great Loop on May 15, 2019 and completed our Gold Loop journey on August 30, 2020. You can see our entire trip here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/our-great-loop-journey/ We started our second loop on September 2, 2020 and you can follow our route here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/our-great-loop-route-platinum-loop/ Sign up for our newsletter at WhatYachtToDo.com to stay in touch and receive tips and tricks and hear about resources for your own Great Loop adventure. If you have learned from us and would like to support our work, consider donating here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/donate/

After going around America's Great Loop two times plus started a third before selling our Carver 504, we thought, NOW WHAT?!? After researching many options, we decided on hiring a narrowboat in the Scottish canals. Today we are moving the narrowboat from Kirkintilock, Scotland over to Glasgow, Scotland. Here are a few things we took with us: https://www.amazon.com/shop/whatyachttodo/list/29DCEBAIZRCZK?ref_=aipsflist We have cruised around America's Great Loop twice and selected a 1999 Carver 504 named the Here's To Us!! as our Great Loop boat. So much goes into Great Loop planning and we share every trip with you. Welcome aboard! Here are a few resources that we used for our Great Loop trips: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/resources/ We started the Great Loop on May 15, 2019 and completed our Gold Loop journey on August 30, 2020. You can see our entire trip here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/our-great-loop-journey/ We started our second loop on September 2, 2020 and you can follow our route here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/our-great-loop-route-platinum-loop/ Sign up for our newsletter at WhatYachtToDo.com to stay in touch and receive tips and tricks and hear about resources for your own Great Loop adventure. If you have learned from us and would like to support our work, consider donating here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/donate/

After going around America's Great Loop two times plus started a third before selling our Carver 504, we thought, NOW WHAT?!? After researching many options, we decided on hiring a narrowboat in the Scottish canals. Today we are moving the narrowboat from the hire base in Falkirk, Scotland over to Kirkintilock, Scotland. We had to have three bridges opened and had four locks. We are heading to Glasgow. Here are a few things we took with us: https://www.amazon.com/shop/whatyachttodo/list/29DCEBAIZRCZK?ref_=aipsflist We have cruised around America's Great Loop twice and selected a 1999 Carver 504 named the Here's To Us!! as our Great Loop boat. So much goes into Great Loop planning and we share every trip with you. Welcome aboard! Here are a few resources that we used for our Great Loop trips: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/resources/ We started the Great Loop on May 15, 2019 and completed our Gold Loop journey on August 30, 2020. You can see our entire trip here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/our-great-loop-journey/ We started our second loop on September 2, 2020 and you can follow our route here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/our-great-loop-route-platinum-loop/ Sign up for our newsletter at WhatYachtToDo.com to stay in touch and receive tips and tricks and hear about resources for your own Great Loop adventure. If you have learned from us and would like to support our work, consider donating here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/donate/

After going around America's Great Loop two times plus started a third before selling our Carver 504, we thought, NOW WHAT?!? After researching many options, we decided on hiring a narrowboat in the Scottish canals. Today we are moving the narrowboat from Redding, Scotland back to the hire base in Falkirk, Scotland. We went under bridges, through two tunnels, back through the Falkirk Wheel and to the hire base for a pumpout. We didn't need fuel. After that we turned the boat around and then later docked for the night at the base. Here are a few things we took with us: https://www.amazon.com/shop/whatyachttodo/list/29DCEBAIZRCZK?ref_=aipsflist We have cruised around America's Great Loop twice and selected a 1999 Carver 504 named the Here's To Us!! as our Great Loop boat. So much goes into Great Loop planning and we share every trip with you. Welcome aboard! Here are a few resources that we used for our Great Loop trips: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/resources/ We started the Great Loop on May 15, 2019 and completed our Gold Loop journey on August 30, 2020. You can see our entire trip here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/our-great-loop-journey/ We started our second loop on September 2, 2020 and you can follow our route here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/our-great-loop-route-platinum-loop/ Sign up for our newsletter at WhatYachtToDo.com to stay in touch and receive tips and tricks and hear about resources for your own Great Loop adventure. If you have learned from us and would like to support our work, consider donating here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/donate/

After going around America's Great Loop two times plus started a third before selling our Carver 504, we thought, NOW WHAT?!? After researching many options, we decided on hiring a narrowboat in the Scottish canals. Today we are moving the narrowboat from Linlithgow, Scotland back to our first stop at Redding, Scotland. Here are a few things we took with us: https://www.amazon.com/shop/whatyachttodo/list/29DCEBAIZRCZK?ref_=aipsflist We have cruised around America's Great Loop twice and selected a 1999 Carver 504 named the Here's To Us!! as our Great Loop boat. So much goes into Great Loop planning and we share every trip with you. Welcome aboard! Here are a few resources that we used for our Great Loop trips: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/resources/ We started the Great Loop on May 15, 2019 and completed our Gold Loop journey on August 30, 2020. You can see our entire trip here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/our-great-loop-journey/ We started our second loop on September 2, 2020 and you can follow our route here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/our-great-loop-route-platinum-loop/ Sign up for our newsletter at WhatYachtToDo.com to stay in touch and receive tips and tricks and hear about resources for your own Great Loop adventure. If you have learned from us and would like to support our work, consider donating here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/donate/

After going around America's Great Loop two times plus started a third before selling our Carver 504, we thought, NOW WHAT?!? After researching many options, we decided on hiring a narrowboat in the Scottish canals. Today we are moving the narrowboat from the marina in Winchburg, Scotland over to Linlithgow, Scotland. We were able to visit the castle of Mary, Queen of Scots. Here are a few things we took with us: https://www.amazon.com/shop/whatyachttodo/list/29DCEBAIZRCZK?ref_=aipsflist We have cruised around America's Great Loop twice and selected a 1999 Carver 504 named the Here's To Us!! as our Great Loop boat. So much goes into Great Loop planning and we share every trip with you. Welcome aboard! Here are a few resources that we used for our Great Loop trips: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/resources/ We started the Great Loop on May 15, 2019 and completed our Gold Loop journey on August 30, 2020. You can see our entire trip here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/our-great-loop-journey/ We started our second loop on September 2, 2020 and you can follow our route here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/our-great-loop-route-platinum-loop/ Sign up for our newsletter at WhatYachtToDo.com to stay in touch and receive tips and tricks and hear about resources for your own Great Loop adventure. If you have learned from us and would like to support our work, consider donating here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/donate/

After going around America's Great Loop two times plus started a third before selling our Carver 504, we thought, NOW WHAT?!? After researching many options, we decided on hiring a narrowboat in the Scottish canals. Today we are moving the narrowboat from Edinburgh, Scotland to Winchburg, Scotland. We saw some beautiful scenery plus we ended the day at a new marina! Here are a few things we took with us: https://www.amazon.com/shop/whatyachttodo/list/29DCEBAIZRCZK?ref_=aipsflist We have cruised around America's Great Loop twice and selected a 1999 Carver 504 named the Here's To Us!! as our Great Loop boat. So much goes into Great Loop planning and we share every trip with you. Welcome aboard! Here are a few resources that we used for our Great Loop trips: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/resources/ We started the Great Loop on May 15, 2019 and completed our Gold Loop journey on August 30, 2020. You can see our entire trip here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/our-great-loop-journey/ We started our second loop on September 2, 2020 and you can follow our route here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/our-great-loop-route-platinum-loop/ Sign up for our newsletter at WhatYachtToDo.com to stay in touch and receive tips and tricks and hear about resources for your own Great Loop adventure. If you have learned from us and would like to support our work, consider donating here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/donate/

Rev narrates the first time we have to turn around a 53 foot narrowboat that we hired in Scotland. After spending two nights in Edinburgh, it's time to move on from there heading back to Falkirk. Our first turn around wasn't pretty but we learned a lot. We have cruised around America's Great Loop twice and selected a 1999 Carver 504 named the Here's To Us!! as our Great Loop boat. So much goes into Great Loop planning and we share every trip with you. Welcome aboard! Here are a few resources that we used for the trip: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/resources/ We started the Great Loop on May 15, 2019 and completed our Gold Loop journey on August 30, 2020. You can see our entire trip here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/our-great-loop-journey/ We started our second loop on September 2, 2020 and you can follow our route here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/our-great-loop-route-platinum-loop/ Sign up for our newsletter at WhatYachtToDo.com to stay in touch and receive tips and tricks and hear about resources for your own Great Loop adventure. If you have learned from us and would like to support our work, consider donating here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/donate/

After going around America's Great Loop two times plus started a third before selling our Carver 504, we thought, NOW WHAT?!? After researching many options, we decided on hiring a narrowboat in the Scottish canals. This is our fourth day of fourteen and we are moored in Edinburgh. We decided to tour the Royal Yacht Britannia and it was really amazing. Here are a few things we took with us: https://www.amazon.com/shop/whatyachttodo/list/29DCEBAIZRCZK?ref_=aipsflist We have cruised around America's Great Loop twice and selected a 1999 Carver 504 named the Here's To Us!! as our Great Loop boat. So much goes into Great Loop planning and we share every trip with you. Welcome aboard! Here are a few resources that we used for our Great Loop trips: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/resources/ We started the Great Loop on May 15, 2019 and completed our Gold Loop journey on August 30, 2020. You can see our entire trip here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/our-great-loop-journey/ We started our second loop on September 2, 2020 and you can follow our route here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/our-great-loop-route-platinum-loop/ Sign up for our newsletter at WhatYachtToDo.com to stay in touch and receive tips and tricks and hear about resources for your own Great Loop adventure. If you have learned from us and would like to support our work, consider donating here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/donate/

After going around America's Great Loop two times plus started a third before selling our Carver 504, we thought, NOW WHAT?!? After researching many options, we decided on hiring a narrowboat in the Scottish canals. This is our third day on out narrowboat Pauline as we went from Ratho to Edinburgh. Really amazing scenery and so many aqueducts! Here are a few things we took with us: https://www.amazon.com/shop/whatyachttodo/list/29DCEBAIZRCZK?ref_=aipsflist We have cruised around America's Great Loop twice and selected a 1999 Carver 504 named the Here's To Us!! as our Great Loop boat. So much goes into Great Loop planning and we share every trip with you. Welcome aboard! Here are a few resources that we used for our Great Loop trips: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/resources/ We started the Great Loop on May 15, 2019 and completed our Gold Loop journey on August 30, 2020. You can see our entire trip here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/our-great-loop-journey/ We started our second loop on September 2, 2020 and you can follow our route here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/our-great-loop-route-platinum-loop/ Sign up for our newsletter at WhatYachtToDo.com to stay in touch and receive tips and tricks and hear about resources for your own Great Loop adventure. If you have learned from us and would like to support our work, consider donating here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/donate/

After going around America's Great Loop two times plus started a third before selling our Carver 504, we thought, NOW WHAT?!? After researching many options, we decided on hiring a narrowboat in the Scottish canals. This is our second day on out narrowboat Pauline as we went from Redding to Ratho. Such beautiful scenery! Here are a few things we took with us: https://www.amazon.com/shop/whatyachttodo/list/29DCEBAIZRCZK?ref_=aipsflist We have cruised around America's Great Loop twice and selected a 1999 Carver 504 named the Here's To Us!! as our Great Loop boat. So much goes into Great Loop planning and we share every trip with you. Welcome aboard! Here are a few resources that we used for our Great Loop trips: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/resources/ We started the Great Loop on May 15, 2019 and completed our Gold Loop journey on August 30, 2020. You can see our entire trip here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/our-great-loop-journey/ We started our second loop on September 2, 2020 and you can follow our route here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/our-great-loop-route-platinum-loop/ Sign up for our newsletter at WhatYachtToDo.com to stay in touch and receive tips and tricks and hear about resources for your own Great Loop adventure. If you have learned from us and would like to support our work, consider donating here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/donate/

On a European Princess cruise, we stopped at Holyhead, Wales in the United Kingdom. Sam takes you on a tour of the Holyhead Maritime Museum and then a short dock walk at the Holyhead Marina. Why short? There's only ONE dock! We have cruised around America's Great Loop twice and selected a 1999 Carver 504 named the Here's To Us!! as our Great Loop boat. So much goes into Great Loop planning and we share every trip with you. Welcome aboard! Here are a few resources that we used on our boating trips: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/resources/ We started the Great Loop on May 15, 2019 and completed our Gold Loop journey on August 30, 2020. You can see our entire trip here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/our-great-loop-journey/ We started our second loop on September 2, 2020 and you can follow our route here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/our-great-loop-route-platinum-loop/ Sign up for our newsletter at WhatYachtToDo.com to stay in touch and receive tips and tricks and hear about resources for your own Great Loop adventure. If you have learned from us and would like to support our work, consider donating here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/donate/

After going around America's Great Loop two times plus started a third before selling our Carver 504, we thought, NOW WHAT?!? After researching many options, we decided on hiring a narrowboat in the Scottish canals. Today is the first day of our trip and what a day it was! Short in distance but long in new experiences. Here are a few things we took with us: https://www.amazon.com/shop/whatyachttodo/list/29DCEBAIZRCZK?ref_=aipsflist We have cruised around America's Great Loop twice and selected a 1999 Carver 504 named the Here's To Us!! as our Great Loop boat. So much goes into Great Loop planning and we share every trip with you. Welcome aboard! Here are a few resources that we used for our Great Loop trips: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/resources/ We started the Great Loop on May 15, 2019 and completed our Gold Loop journey on August 30, 2020. You can see our entire trip here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/our-great-loop-journey/ We started our second loop on September 2, 2020 and you can follow our route here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/our-great-loop-route-platinum-loop/ Sign up for our newsletter at WhatYachtToDo.com to stay in touch and receive tips and tricks and hear about resources for your own Great Loop adventure. If you have learned from us and would like to support our work, consider donating here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/donate/

Sam takes you on a dock walk at the Stornoway Marina in Stornoway, Scotland, United Kingdom. We have cruised around America's Great Loop twice and selected a 1999 Carver 504 named the Here's To Us!! as our Great Loop boat. So much goes into Great Loop planning and we share every trip with you. Welcome aboard! Here are a few resources that we used on the Great Loop: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/resources/ We started the Great Loop on May 15, 2019 and completed our Gold Loop journey on August 30, 2020. You can see our entire trip here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/our-great-loop-journey/ We started our second loop on September 2, 2020 and you can follow our route here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/our-great-loop-route-platinum-loop/ Sign up for our newsletter at WhatYachtToDo.com to stay in touch and receive tips and tricks and hear about resources for your own Great Loop adventure. If you have learned from us and would like to support our work, consider donating here: https://www.whatyachttodo.com/donate/