TIME TO SHOVE OFF AND HEAVE HO  - and start setting our sights on home.  It's been an interesting winter for Florida standards and need to get Broulee to bed and Izzy home.  We woke to a hazy sunrise, waved goodbye to our friends and headed towards the St. Lucie River.  Rounding the bend at the Roosevelt bridge we were hailed by our friends on Istaboa . They are just down from Memphis where they have been dealing with an aging parent and are hoping for some much needed R & R on their 57 ft Nordhaven.  Sorry to have missed hooking up with them this year but, hopefully there will be another opportunity.

  

Morning haze

Good bye to Wayne & Carol

As we approached the St. Lucie Lock the captain hailed the lockmaster and announced in his professional captain style "Brawler Trolley requesting west bound lockage" - I not only shot coffee out my nose - I almost peeed my pants laughing. He looked at me and said did I just say Brawler Trolley?  - He's a keeper!

The rest of the trip was uneventful - the lake was calm - it was a  #10 suntanning kind of day and we got to Clewiston at 5:00pm.  This is an interesting time of day on the Okeechobee because it's din din time. These guys were everywhere.

 

This one cruised along side us for sometime - think he was hoping for Black Lab dinner.

Decided to dock at Moore Haven town wall for the night - nice spot and a $1.00 a foot includes water and electric. 

Moore Haven sunrise