Melvin, his wife Cecil Marie, and his daughter Nancy cruise the Red Dog from Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Galveston, Texas.  From Galveston, Melvin continues with an acquaintance who becomes ill after encountering a storm on the Gulf of Mexico and forces them to detour to Progreso, Mexico.  Melvin's friend returns home to Texas and, from Progreso to Bellingham, Washington, Melvin journeys alone.  Cecil Marie joins him on the final leg of the journey along the Inside Passage from Bellingham to Ketchikan, Alaska.

• Pine Bluff, Arkansas
• Vicksburg, Mississippi
• Galveston, Texas
• Port Isabel, Texas
• Progreso, Mexico
• Belize City, British Honduras
• Colon/Cristobal, Panama Canal
• Balboa/Panama City, Panama Canal
• Puntarenas, Costa Rica
• Manzanillo, Mexico
• San Diego, California
• Monterey, California
• Port Orford, Oregon
• Bellingham, Washington
• Ketchikan, Alaska