This morning we launched the pontoon from the park's boat ramp and headed west toward LaBelle on the Caloosahatchee River. I had packed a lunch, but forgot to pack the frozen bait, so we decided to sight see instead of fish. There are beautiful riverfront homes along the banks, many of which are cattle and/or horse ranches. We passed under the Alva bridge and went as far as Ft Denault bridge, about 20 land miles. We had used half the tank of gas by then, and although Bob had extra tanks, we decided to head back. It was nearing noon, the breezes had stopped, and it was getting hot. Tomorrow we will head east through the locks and head towards the Gulf. Hopefully, we'll remember the bait.
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| This house had cattle in the front yard. Guess that makes it easy to decide what's for dinner! |
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| Alva Bridge |
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| This is a calf that we thought had fallen from the bank above him. It looked as though he was trying to find a way back up. We didn't have any way to help it. Bob was sure the rancher would discover him later. So, we continued on our way and just a little further down, we saw another calf at the river's edge. We were relieved to see a trail that led back to the pasture. | | | |
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| We were in a no wake zone here. Evidently this boat didn't think the rules applied to him. | |
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| Workers were painting the draw bridge tender's office on the Alva Bridge on our return trip |
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| A view of the locks before returning to the campground boat dock. |
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