Hi Guys,
Left early the next morning and ended up at LaBelle City Docks. Met a young couple from Alaska with their 18 month old son and another on the way. They were preparing their boat to be placed at a marina and fly back to Alaska to have the baby. They will return when the new baby will be 6 months. I have a few words to call this. Walked into town, ate supper and headed back to the boat. The following morning we were on our way to Lake Okeechobee. Going down the water we met up with some swimming cows.(pic) This part of Florida is Cattle Ranches. Once we crossed the lake we were at Port Mayaca Railroad Bridge, (pic) which raises to 49 feet. We called that morning to check out the situation and was told the bridge was at 49.1 ft. Dicky And Dixies mast on Me Nou is 48 feet tall with 1 1/2 feet of antennas. So you can figure our concern. Mike and Lu went under without any fear since the mast on ChrisJen is 43 feet. Next was Dixie and Dicky's turn. We all held our breaths and Me Nou went under the bridge with the antennas bending backwards. After the crossing the antennas flopped forward and we all yelled. Mike and Lu grabbed each a beer to celebrate. (pic). We called Dixie and Dicky they were doing the same thing. We pulled into Indianatown Marina. (pic) Did a little walking in their storage yard. There was so many boats on stands it looked like a boat grave yard. This is one of the places where snowbirds store their boats and head up North for the summer. Mike and Lu rode their bikes into town, not much to see. Dixie cooked meat ball stew that night. yum-yum. She is a really good cook. On our way to Stuart and the East coast we had to go through the St Lucie Canal Locks. (2 videos & pics) The drop would be 14 ft. That was the greatest drop in water level we have ever experienced. Made it to Stuart that afternoon and moored on a mooring ball. Only 4 miles for officially being on the east coast. Ok, talk later. Going to the marina to pay for the over night stay on the mooring ball.
Love L&M, D&D