We raised the anchor at 830 and felt our way carefully out of the small Cove where we had spent the night. the channel was shallow not more than 4 feet and the red and green marker colors reversed halfway out. A few miles on our way we stopped at Fort Myers yacht basin for ice and continued under power up the river with a light easterly contrary wind. At 1 p_m we finally had a white south wind and put the main up but still kept the engine going. At 230 we negotiated our first lock ever for Franklin Lock and Dam and it went easily. The Caloosahatchee River looks natural was dredged and somewhat straightened by the corps of engineers in the 19 thirty's. The river is a mile or more wide at Fort Myers but soon narrows to about 200 yards. At quitting time we nosed into an old Oxbow and anchored fore and aft. The evening was a specially pleasant with a strong sense of orange blossoms from a nearby bar Grove and our cabin lights attracted thousands of little bugs but they did not bite. 36 statute miles for the day, our longest one day run so far. We grilled steaks to celebrate Mardi Gras.
The photos are sandy tending lines in the franklin lock and sandy fixing dinner at anchor. Pictures
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