March 14, 2017 - Okeechobee Waterway

We left Ft. Myers around 7:00 this morning.  We said goodbye to Barb and Ross as they helped us with our lines.  It was still dark when we hit the river, but soon the sun was up.  It was fairly cloudy and chilly until afternoon when the sun came out.  The ride along the Caloosahatchee Canal was very pretty.  We went through 3 locks, 2 bridges and arrived at Roland Martin's marina at 4:00.  By then it was very windy and docking was not easy.  After we got settled, we walked into town to a grocery store, had dinner at the restaurant, and settled in for the night.

Goodbye Ft. Myers

By leaving early, we were able to see a beautiful sunrise

Franklin Lock - our first lock since October 2015

Some scenes from the waterway

More countryside

Happy hour at the end of a long day