Friday, March 4th

Ft. Pierce, Florida

As we sit here this evening, we're very happy reminiscing the last few days!  After a slow start in Fort Myers, we have now traversed Caloosahatchee to Clewiston, crossed Okeechobee to Port Mayaca, and cruised St Lucie River to St Lucie.  We have our celebratory cocktails sitting on our flybridge watching the sunset over Harbortown Marina in Ft. Pierce.

Can you name this flower?

How about this one?

I'm sure you can name the fowl?

Actually, at present, flamingos no longer breed in Florida.  One will have occasional sightings in the southern reaches of Everglades National Park.

The following 3 pictures were in a very full, small Clewiston lock!  It was a party.  And they only had to raise us one foot!

Lori from Phase II.  We rafted to their boat.

On to Lake Okoochobee

This is our view for 26 miles.  Looks like haze.  But, it is actually smoke from sugar cane burning.  Apparently, it is a controlled burn to remove the outer leaves around the stalk before harvesting.  Plantation owners burn every year between October and April.

Back to Harbortown

Drinks on Sea Jamm . . . Fish at Harbor Cove

Pelican on Harbortown

Dinner at Harbor Cove

Pelicans spotted during our dinghy ride . . . 

two pelicans

two and one make three