Day Three - Okeechobee to Vero

Lake Okeechobee

The trip across Lake Okeechobee was uneventful. We did see some of the white pelicans that inhabit the area and countless alligators.

 

St. Lucie Canal and River

We entered the St. Lucie Canal and started making our way back down to the east coast. There was only one lock and it was a lot smoother going down (note in the video we leaned to put the ropes through a cleat for better leverage). Most of the river was beautiful and desolate.



                                  


East Coast Craziness

 Things quickly changed after te St. Lucie Lock as we made our way east down the St. Lucie River. The topography changed to palm trees and sand and the homes and boats got bigger and bigger. The lonely canals of the Ockeechobee Waterway turned into the chaotic freeway of the Intracoastal Waterway

A dozen plus Fleming yachts at about 2 million each!
Island paradise
 

Beep Beep!

Vero Beach

We made it Vero Beach by dinnertime and put Pure Lunasea in her slip where she will stay until we begin the next leg of our adventure. It was a great trip and a wonderful experience. It would have been nice to have spent more time along the way, but we are lucky we had three beautiful days to do the trip.

Sunset on our Journey


Thanks everyone for tuning into our little blog. We'll see you again April 20th as we start our way north to Annapolis.


Jim, Michelle, Caleb, and Jimmy

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