2/9-15/07 - This morning it’s through the Port Mayaca Lock and off across Lake Okeechobee (gulp!) It’s a big lake rather choppy this mornin
g with little 2’ swells. With only the one engine we are chugging along in true trawler style and speed (6 knots). As we entered the approach channel we felt we were in a marsh and actually dragged bottom a couple of times – not a good sound or feeling. Perhaps there was a short cut or alternate route we were unaware of, but we stayed true to the 
magenta line on our chart plotter and made it through. The channel from Clewiston to Moore Haven was like traveling through a different planet, or a ride at Disneyland
; very bizarre. I have heard the corps of engineers is killing off invasive non-native trees in hopes of native marsh vegetation returning- It looks like its working. The ride was smooth and quiet and we saw many gators basking in the sun along the banks. We’ve docked at the city docks of Moore Haven just west of Lake Okeechobee for a few days; it’s relatively inexpensive and convenient to most supplies. It’s a very small, old town. Not much going on, so it 
should be very quiet. We had a mechanic stop by and he’s coming back Monday to check out the transmission further. Hopefully he’ll fix us up sooner than later and we can be on our way, again. We spent Saturday puttering around the boat, hit a couple of yard sales and walked to a local very authentic Mexican restaurant for a great dinner. Sunday; we walked up the Hwy 27 Bridge behind us, walked around town. Tom spent the day tightening screws and tracking down the wiring system. Valentines Day was a beautiful day for us; we experienced a massive rain storm early then it cleared to be a perfect day. We scrubbed all the life jackets left aboard when we bought the boat and hung them out to dry. I shared some donut with an aggressive squirrel and Tom continues to hunt down the wiring systems. I walked across the street and purchased some used paperbacks and we've made half a dozen trips to the little local grocery store (We can only carry so much). The weather has turned very cold and wet. We hope to have the transmission back and installed by late Friday and depart Saturday morning - if it's not snowing.......
g with little 2’ swells. With only the one engine we are chugging along in true trawler style and speed (6 knots). As we entered the approach channel we felt we were in a marsh and actually dragged bottom a couple of times – not a good sound or feeling. Perhaps there was a short cut or alternate route we were unaware of, but we stayed true to the 
magenta line on our chart plotter and made it through. The channel from Clewiston to Moore Haven was like traveling through a different planet, or a ride at Disneyland
; very bizarre. I have heard the corps of engineers is killing off invasive non-native trees in hopes of native marsh vegetation returning- It looks like its working. The ride was smooth and quiet and we saw many gators basking in the sun along the banks. We’ve docked at the city docks of Moore Haven just west of Lake Okeechobee for a few days; it’s relatively inexpensive and convenient to most supplies. It’s a very small, old town. Not much going on, so it 
should be very quiet. We had a mechanic stop by and he’s coming back Monday to check out the transmission further. Hopefully he’ll fix us up sooner than later and we can be on our way, again. We spent Saturday puttering around the boat, hit a couple of yard sales and walked to a local very authentic Mexican restaurant for a great dinner. Sunday; we walked up the Hwy 27 Bridge behind us, walked around town. Tom spent the day tightening screws and tracking down the wiring system. Valentines Day was a beautiful day for us; we experienced a massive rain storm early then it cleared to be a perfect day. We scrubbed all the life jackets left aboard when we bought the boat and hung them out to dry. I shared some donut with an aggressive squirrel and Tom continues to hunt down the wiring systems. I walked across the street and purchased some used paperbacks and we've made half a dozen trips to the little local grocery store (We can only carry so much). The weather has turned very cold and wet. We hope to have the transmission back and installed by late Friday and depart Saturday morning - if it's not snowing.......
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