Sunday, March 3, 2019

Sights and Sounds of the Okeechobee Waterway


See the shadow of our Washington Flag and boat on the
Okeechobee Waterway near sunset.

And hear the birds that were settling in the grasses.

We stopped briefly to let Tori and Mary get off the boat
(Tori's nature was calling).

And here's the sunset sky with our wake.
This all while heading to the Roland Martin Marina in Clewiston, FL.

Ortona Lock

Ortona Lock gates closing behind us.
On the Okeechobee Waterway, planning to reach the Atlantic Ocean at Stuart, Florida on Monday March 4.
And a March 5 update:  We are at Fort Pierce, Florida waiting for winds and waves to subside. Then up the ICW heading toward St. Augustine, Florida.

Honey Fitz

A Presidential Yacht on the Okeechobee Waterway
This was JFK's yacht back in the day -- and the Presidential Seal is on the smokestack.  It actually served as a yacht for five U.S. Presidents.  For more information, and to see great interior shots of the yacht,
follow this link:
https://gcaptain.com/photo-tour-of-jfks-presidential-yacht-honey-fitz/.

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