We have arrived at Franklin Lock, which is the first lock on the Caloosahatchee River. ( not in spell check, took me 3 tries to get it right!)
Tomorrow we shall ne at the yacht storage basin. Sure hope it is still open. I plan to ready the boat for storage up to next January. Sure hope I am wrong! It was a pleasant ride up from Naples to the Fort Myers entrance. Then everything gets crazy. Its a nice day, so everyone with something that floats is going in, or heading out. At any instant, we are surround by no less than 30 boats travelling east or west. Then there are the ....................x#x#.
50 plus foot boats passing us at 25 miles an hour on both sides. Where is the Sheriff boat when you need him. The 4 foot wakes slam us side to side and the boat rolls up to 30 degrees. Yuk.
Entering the river, everything calms down. Now you can relax. Serene modular home parks are on the river banks and the houses are nice, but more modest. I could easily vacation here. Fishing seems good also.
Well, we shall enjoy our last night at anchor, and tomorrow get preparing the boat for storage.

Sidebar: We were cruising by a nice waterfront home, when I noticed a crowd on the lawn. A wedding was taking place with 40+ smiling guests......What can I say. A lot of folks down here just don’t believe the news.