The Other Side of Lake Okeechobee

The next lock was Moorehaven and we didn't get the lines quickly enough and were blown down to the other side of the lock.  Fortunately there wasn't another boat for us to run into so we only scraped our rubrail.  The next lock was Ortona and we managed to actually swing 180 degrees.  Again, we were fortunate there was no other boat in the way and the lock is over 42 feet wide.  Other than those incidents, it was fun watching the towns and other boats go by.

Climbing up 

He just wants to see.

What is over the levy

Base fishing is a huge industry in all the little towns on the lake.  This is
one launch ramp with docks to put your boat while you move your
tow vehicle.

This is the Glades storage yard.  We've never visited but we've heard it's
as big as the Indiantown yard.  They don't have transient slips.

A view back the way we came.

This sign had either been knocked by a wind or a boat.

This huge catamaran was sitting near an industrial site.  Worker housing maybe?

Several miles were home to horse ranches.

One of the Corp of Engineer parks along the way.

This was a large area being cleared with the huge,blue  travel-lift
on site.  We figure it will be another haul-out and storage yard.

This is a boat manufacturing plant.  They are quite proud of being
all American made.

Boats coming out of the lock before we enter.

A railroad bridge in use.

Opened up for us to pass.

Sad end to somebody's dream.

In case you wondered how they know the depth of a river, here's the float
and gauge arrangement.

This poor couple is moving this houseboat with a small boat our front
with the jet ski acting as stern thruster to keep the aft end in line.  The winds were so
fierce they were having a hard time.  We could hear them on the radio trying
to coordinate their efforts.  This was back near Clewiston.

We saw them again today with signs of damage from their lock experiences.
This was 40 miles farther along.