Crossing Lake Okeechobee

The weather in Florida has been just ideal. Sunny and mid-70's all week. We had a great run from Stuart over to Cabbage Key on the west coast of Florida via the St Lucie Canal. A big shout out to Cruz for telling me about this place. I have passed Cabbage Key probably a dozen times and never thought twice about stopping. Once we cross Lake Okeechobee we arrived in Ft Myers around 3:00. We topped off with fuel but thought it was a little early to stop for the day. Cabbage Key was just the right distance and took us 2 hour further down the waterway. We pulled in a 5:00pm after another 161 miles and 9 1/2 hours on the water. The boat continues to run great and this day was a real pleasure aboard Julie Said Yes. The Lake was calm and there wasn't too much traffic on the water. We will finish up our voyage tomorrow in Bradenton.






Coming into the St Lucie Lock around 8:00am




Air boat on the rim of Lake Okeechobee


A few big boats on the St Lucie Canal


We saw this "house" just outside of Ft Myers.


All tied up in Cabbage Key