Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Labelle, FL to Clewiston, FL - Caloosahatchie River

Date             March 27. 2012                            
Day              273
Departure     River Forest Yachting Center, Labelle, FL  8:45 am                              
Arrival          Roland and MaryAnn Martin's Marina, Clewiston, FL  3:35 pm:
Miles                27.4 
Cumulative   4113.1

After being so disorganized yesterday, today was a much better day.  Everything was where it belonged and the computer software was a breeze!!

This stretch of the Caloosahatchie River is very remote and there were many chances for wildlife viewing.  We saw many different groups of cattle along the shore.  Each group we passed, Lynda amused herself by "mooing" at the cows as we went by.  The funny thing was that they would all stop what they were doing and stare at us, what a hoot!!!

It is amazing how flat Florida is and you don't realize it.  This stretched on as far as the eye could see.  It kind of reminded me of Anegada in the British Virgin Islands.  Anegada is an island on coral.  As you approach the island, all you can see from a distance is telephone poles; they are the highest things on the island.

We saw many different egrets, herons, ducks, turkey vultures, ospreys and even an eagle.  Most of them were hidden in the weeds or brush.  Below is a  Heron that I was able to capture.


We also saw another alligator, this one was on the move.

Along the river, there was this lovely park.  A lot of people were out enjoying their lunch along the river.

We arrived at our destination, Roland and Maryann Martin's Marina, in the midst of an invasion of Sea Doos!  There must have been a group tour, because most of them were from North Carolina and were all docked in a row in front of the Tiki Bar.  In the distance is one of the smallest locks I think we have seen.  The Clewiston Lock is usually open, you can pass right through.  If  the water level in the lake gets too high, then the lock is used and you would have to "lock through".

You can tell we are still in the tropics, see the palm trees!!

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