Yesterday's cruise from Cayo Costa to Fort Myers felt like "dodge the boat" because of the heavy boat traffic in the Cape Coral - Fort Myers area. It was a beautiful day and the cruising wasn't bad, but we were surprised by how many boats were out on a non-weekend day. Not every boater is considerate regarding how much wake they're producing, so we had more than one instance of "rock and roll".
In contrast, today's cruise allowed us to get into "chill and relax it's boat-time" mode in a big way.
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| Zipper demonstrates "chill and relax" |
The route from our mooring ball at the Fort Myers city marina to the small town of Moore Haven (halfway down the west side of Lake Okeechobee) followed the Okeechobee Waterway (OWW). West of the lake the OWW is comprised of the Caloosahatchee River and the Caloosahatchee Canal. There were very few boats out, no concerns about shoaling, the breeze was gentle and the water flat. The landscapes varied from beautiful houses to natural areas to agricultural land.
It reminded us of the relaxing boating that we'd done on the Mississippi River and on canals in Europe. We also had the pleasure of going through the first two of what will be many locks on this trip.
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| Houses on the Caloosahatchie River |
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| Cows like the river,too |
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| Upriver side of the Ortona Lock |
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| Playing on CARIB's wake |
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| The only commercial boat we saw |
We are stopped for the evening at the Moore Haven City Dock. It's great to be "plugged in" again to electricity and water; it definitely simplifies life aboard the boat. Tomorrow we cross Lake Okeechobee. All in all, we're really happy to be doing this, but perhaps are just a wee bit jealous of the lovely spring weather they're having in our home state of Minnesota . . . not! (Thanks to our good friend Rich Thorne for showing us what we're missing!)
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| St. Louis Park, MN 4-4-2014 |
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