Up San Carlos Bay to catch the Calooshatchee River near Fort Myers. We entered the 'miserable mile', a five mile stretch, at the entrance to the Okeechobee Waterway. This is a no wake zone and traffic usually bunches up. Our mid-week timing took the miserable our of our miles! The Okeechobee Waterway is a 152 mile man-made short cut across Florida from Fort Myers to Stuart complete with three locks.
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| Park and Marina at Franklin Lock |
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| The Marina Was Full So We Anchored Out |
Central Florida's landscape is vastly different from our coastal travels. The interior is ever changing marshland and pasture land and citrus groves. We passed marinas too since this is a good 'hurricane hole' for the local boaters.
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| Citrus Groves |
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| River Home |
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| Landscape Looked More Like Texas |
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| Ortona Lock |
Turning south, we neared Clewiston before heading out into Lake Okeechobee, the second largest fresh water lake in the United States. The lake is shallow and can a storm and stir up the waters in a hurry. We chose a fair weather day and had no issues crossing the nearly 29 miles. Fresh water equals alligators. We were on high alert to spot our first gator!
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| Eagles Nest |
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| Take a Right at the Next Canal |
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| This Area Resembles the Everglades |
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| Three Boats from Alaska Were Leaving Lake Okeechobee as we Entered |
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| Port Mayaca Lock and Dam as we Exit the Lake (No Lift or Drop here, just pass through!) |
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| It's All Peaceful Until... |
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| You Spot an Alligator! |
The Irish Attitude completed the Okeechobee Waterway, arriving in Stuart on Florida's east coast. Goodbye sunsets. Hello sunrises!
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