Meeting other boaters is the delight of the trip. Last night we had the opportunity to eat with two other couples...fellow Loopers...swapping stories sometimes even makes you feel better about the misadventures you've had...HAPPY HOUR V and LOLA MARIE will probably be playing hop scotch with us for the summer and fall. Lola and Larry (retired Purdue U) are talking about keeping their boat on the Tennessee River so we were very interested in that. Mike and Gail are from Australia, came here and bought a boat specifically to do the Loop...what stories they tell about mail issues and having to return to Australia regularly to renew that Visa. We had a ball.