Moore Haven

We had a great night on the hook.  York Island anchorage is good for winds from a northerly direction. We were underway by 7:00 and arrived at the Franklin Lock by 10:00.  Franklin is the first lock headed east on the Okeechobee waterway (just past downtown Fort Myers).   Due to low water levels, Franklin (and the St. Lucie lock) are limited to three openings a day-7:00, 1:00, and 7:00.  We waited with other boats and locked through at 1:00 pm.  These locks are 90% recreational and much more user friendly that the larger Mississippi River locks.  There are a total of five locks we will traverse on the waterway.  The waterway is sparsely populated and agricultural.  Alligators and water lilies!  Reminds me of home.   There are a few small towns with city docks, but nothing like the big marinas on the coast.  At 6:30 we pulled up to the Moore Haven City dock..  Moore Haven is a small town on the rim of Lake Okeechobee.    The weather has been great and no problems with the boat, yet.  We will cross Lake Okeechobee tomorrow.  We have been locking up to the lake, and will be locking down to Stuart, FL tomorrow.

                                         Locking up.


We have spotty cell coverage,so no more pictures for now.