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Another nice day today, just a little breezy. I filled the water tank and the marina people came with their gear to pumpout the holding tank, once that was done we caught the 9:15 opening of the Flagler bridge just North of the marina and we were off headed North on the Intracoastal . We went by many more Mega Yachts and Mansions, you could burn up a camera taking pictures of them! Even though it is a weekday the Waterways were crowded. We did not have too many bridges to go through and only two which needed to be opened for us, but most of the route is in areas designated no or minimum wake to protect the Manatees so the going was still slow.
Another nice day today, just a little breezy. I filled the water tank and the marina people came with their gear to pumpout the holding tank, once that was done we caught the 9:15 opening of the Flagler bridge just North of the marina and we were off headed North on the Intracoastal . We went by many more Mega Yachts and Mansions, you could burn up a camera taking pictures of them! Even though it is a weekday the Waterways were crowded. We did not have too many bridges to go through and only two which needed to be opened for us, but most of the route is in areas designated no or minimum wake to protect the Manatees so the going was still slow.
Once we arrived at St Lucie Inlet just North of Jupiter we turned West on the Okeechobee Waterway. This waterway cuts across Florida using the St Lucie River on the Atlantic side, Lake Okeechobee in the center, and Caloosahatchee River on the Gulf side. The waterway is 150 miles long, mostly natural channels but deepened or straightened when necessary. It is managed by the US Army Corps of Engineers and was completed in 1937. Today we travelled the first 15 miles from the Atlantic to the St Lucie locks where we were raised about 6 feet from sea level to the canal which has the same level as the lake. Just past the Locks there is a very nice campground with about 15 RV spaces and docks for 8 boats it is run by the Corps of Engineers Today there are 2 powerboats and two sail boats here, the slips here cost about a third of a commercial marinas price. As we cruised along we recognized an Eastbound boat which had been at the same Marina with us in Sanibel Island a few weeks ago, over the radio I asked him how his crossing of Lake Okeechobee had gone he told me everything was fine, except they were burning the Sugar Cane fields and the ash had gotten all over his boat! I told him I had worked in the Sugar industry and didn't mind that at all.
Tomorrow we will continue heading west.
To see our location at The St Lucie Locks on the Okeechobee Waterway click on the link below:
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