We've had a delightful journey the last 2 days. We cruised the Okechobee Waterway to Clewiston...great scenery and some locks to go through. We spent the night at the "WORLD FAMOUS ROLAND MARTIN MARINA". It is a really big bass fishing spot with a fun Tiki bar...not fancy.
Today we left at first light to cross Lake Okeechobee. We had been warned to try and cross before the wind kicked up. It was a bit rough for Dorsey and Jake (especially , Jake). We then entered the St. Lucie canal that took us to Stuart. We are now happily docked at the Sunset Bay Marina.....very nice!
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Our first official day of cruising! We left Cape Harbour at 10AM, cruised the Caloosahatie River, went through the Franklin Lock and arrived here at the beautiful, tropical Rialto Harbor Marina. Each slip has its own patio complete with potted plants and rocking chairs. The owner even builds a wood fire for us to grill our dinner. It's all good :-)
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Hi All,
Welcome to our blog! Some of you have expressed an interest in our adventure You are welcome to check in every now and then or just delete it.
Our home base has been the Cape Harbour Marina in Cape Coral, FL since 12/28. Thus far we took some overnighters to Captiva Island and Cabbage Key. We hope to leave the end of next week to begin our cruise up to Hilton Head. That said, the #1 rule of cruising is: There are no "set in concrete" schedules. We'll leave when we and KNOTUGAL are ready :-)
The picture posted today is our boat on the "HARD". We decided to get a stern thruster put on....it's a good docking assistant. KNOTUGAL was out of the water for 2 nights. We stayed onboard hooked up to power. That is an adventure in itself. We hope to "SPLASH"(boating term for water reentry) tomorrow AM.
That's our excitement for now.
Welcome to our blog! Some of you have expressed an interest in our adventure You are welcome to check in every now and then or just delete it.
Our home base has been the Cape Harbour Marina in Cape Coral, FL since 12/28. Thus far we took some overnighters to Captiva Island and Cabbage Key. We hope to leave the end of next week to begin our cruise up to Hilton Head. That said, the #1 rule of cruising is: There are no "set in concrete" schedules. We'll leave when we and KNOTUGAL are ready :-)
The picture posted today is our boat on the "HARD". We decided to get a stern thruster put on....it's a good docking assistant. KNOTUGAL was out of the water for 2 nights. We stayed onboard hooked up to power. That is an adventure in itself. We hope to "SPLASH"(boating term for water reentry) tomorrow AM.
That's our excitement for now.
Sunday, January 15, 2012
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