INDEPENDENCE CHRONICLES

America's Great Loop and Beyond

Chronicles the voyages, big and small, of Larry and Jamie McCullough aboard their 59 foot Nordhavn, Coastal Pilot dubbed INDEPENDENCE. Upcoming trips to the Bahamas, The Great Loop and more. Much more as it turned out, but you can read about that in the ‘Log’.

With the first Independence sold, you think we might take a breath. But no, not Larry! We are now experiencing a first for both of us. Building a new boat with the manufacturer. Life Proof Boats “Built for Adventure/Safety/Life”. That’s the tag line on their web site http://www.lifeproofboats.com

We hope you will join us in the process and the adventure…

Glacier Bay to Hoonah, AK (77NM)

July 13, 2026 by Jamie McCullough

After our amazing morning watching the wildlife on South Marble Island we departed Glacier Bay for a speedy little cruise across to Hoonah. Hoonah is a sleepy little Tlingit town on Chichagof Island in the Inside Passage. Thankfully the cruise ship terminal is about a mile from town and the world’s longest zip line and other attractions generally keeps the tourist in that area leaving the local dive bars to Larry and me.