Thursday March 8th
We left the Riverforest Marina at LaBelle, FL at 0840 and immediately approached the Ortona Lock. We waited about 10 minutes to enter the lock. Once inside we were lowered about eight feet. We exited the lock about 30-minutes after we first arrived.
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| Transiting the Ortona Lock on Okeechobee Water Way |
Traveling the Okeechobee Water Way took us past many beautiful spots.
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| An example of a "swing" bridge that opened for us. |
At 1234 we arrived at the Franklin Lock, our last lock for this trip. We were lowered three feet in this lock, exiting 20-minutes after arriving.
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| Joan holding onto the bow line. |
At 1445 after 41.8 miles we arrived at Ft. Myers, FL at the Legacy Harbor Marina at the downtown city center. After settling in we walked to dinner at the Firestone Grill downtown. We'll be in Ft Myers two nights.
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| Firestone Grill |
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| Red Pearl at Ft. Myers, Legacy Harbor Marina. |
Friday:
We walked to the Edison & Ford Homes and Museum just 4 blocks away and took the 1130 guided tour. We stopped at Publix on the walk back. After returning to the Red Pearl I replaced the float switch in the shower sump which had begun malfunctioning. We walked to "Capones Vault" Italian restaurant with coal fired pizza.
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| Thomas Edison statue |
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| Mrs. Edison statue |
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| Photos of Edison Botanical Gardens |
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| Edison homesite on the Caloosahatchee River |
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| Sunset over Legacy Harbor Marina |
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