Caloosahatchee River

The plan was to leave Fort Myers for Moore Haven FL in the am but we have learned you have to be flexible on this trip. There was a storm in the area so we waited and left at 12:45. Randy had met another boater at the marina and they decided to travel with us. They were from Ohio on the first day of their Great Loop trip. The weather was ideal and we traveled up the Caloosahatchee River toward Lake Okeechobee. We cruised until 6:30 and stopped at River Forest Marina. We encountered two swinging bridges and two locks. Pat was nervous about the lock process but it was very easy and no problems.  There was very little boat traffic and an easy ride down the fairly narrow river.  Pat was on the lookout for alligators but didn't see any. Although we were surprised to see a cow in the water and hoped he could make it back out!  After we docked at the marina the couple in the boat traveling with us came over for "docktails".