Stuart, Moore Haven & Fort Myers

5, 6 & 7 November 2015    172.6 sm total    5 locks total

Another early start from Vero Beach to the St. Lucie Lock Campground. We decided to save a day and go past the town of Stuart today as Friday looked like the best day to cross Lake O. The only place we could find that had space for us was at the campground. It was a nice quiet spot and only $15 with the National Park Senior Pass.

Leaving Loggerhead Vero.

Another sunrise on the water.

This 50' boat had run aground just off the intersection of the ICW and the St. Lucie river.

St. Lucie lock.

Very short finger pier.

Nose right up to the rocks.

 Departing as soon as it was light enough to see we headed for Lake Okeechobee praying that the weather forecasts were right. The lake is very shallow and any strong winds can make for a nasty ride. It was beautiful! When we arrived in Moore Haven we tied to the city dock and were the only ones there for the night.

Leaving the campground.

The west side of the lake.

Leaving the Moore Haven Lock.

We were off the Moore Haven wall early again headed for 2 more locks and a couple of bridges that need to open for us. We saw very few boats for a Saturday until we got close to Fort Myers. Safely docked in the city yacht basin we watched the Florida Vanderbilt game. Later we headed to Ford's Garage for happy hour and dinner while watching more football. We'll rest a day here and continue on Monday.

City dock.