Currently Away
How Two Disenchanted People Traveled the Great Loop for Nine Months and Returned to the Start, Energized
The story of two people who traded their everyday lives for nine months on America's Great Loop — and came back transformed.
Currently Away follows a couple as they travel the Great Loop for nine months, returning home not just with stories, but with a renewed sense of life and purpose. It’s a great read for anyone who’s been dreaming about what it might feel like to actually do this.
Thoughts from a Looper:
Currently Away follows Bruce and Maggie Tate, a couple who found themselves ground down by pandemic isolation and the fractures spreading through their community and country. With no boating experience and everything to lose, Maggie made the call: buy a boat and do the Great Loop. Over nine months, they navigated 6,000 miles of rivers, coastal waters, lakes, and locks — and found that the journey rebuilt more than just their sense of adventure. It’s a story about two people who needed the Loop as much as they wanted it.
Why We Read It in the Great Loop Book Club
The Tates’ story resonates with something many Loopers feel but don’t always say out loud… that the Loop isn’t just a trip; it’s often a response to something. Whether it’s a life transition, a need for reset, or a relationship that needs open water and shared purpose, Currently Away puts that impulse into honest, specific words.
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