Glover Bight - Anchorage
"What great thing would you attempt if you knew
you could not fail?" —Robert H.
Schuller
The
eastern half of the Okeechobee seems prettier to us, a little less remote, but
still very rural. The first part of the day we saw lots of farms and ranches,
but the closer we got to Fort Myers the more we saw large beautiful homes on
the water. Our last two locks went smoothly and before we knew it we were in
Fort Myers and back to familiar cursing grounds. We stopped for fuel at the
yacht basin but decided it was too early to stop for the day...we're on a
mission to get this boat home. We usually enjoy having a few hours or most of
the afternoon to explore an area, but this is a delivery cruise not a sightseeing cruise. We spent almost a month on the west coast of Florida in 2011 and
thoroughly enjoyed it. There are lots of places we'd love to see again and even
more we missed, so we'll need to come back again one day and spend more time in
the area.
Our
anchorage tonight is in a little cove on the edge of Cape Coral, with views of
the Westin Hotel and the beautiful Tarpon Point Marina on one side and trees on
the other…a very peaceful place to spend the night.
I should have added this one yesterday...it an aerial view of the Port Mayaca Lock and Lake Okeechobee
The morning started out a little wet, but cleared into a beautiful day
Just wondering-- What's your fuel consumption?
ReplyDeleteI enjoy your blog-- Thanks..
Thanks for your comments. Here is our consumption:
DeleteThe Monk uses about 2 gallons an hour at !800 RPM (7-7 1/2 knots)
The Hatteras uses about 5.6 an hour at 1000 RPM (8-8 1/2 knots) The Hatteras can run a lot faster, but we can't afford the fuel consumption at it's top speed!