Toward the end of February, we bought a used 20 foot pontoon boat, thinking we could get more use out of it than our little john boat that we almost capsized in. Bob spent several weeks getting it seaworthy. We had the maiden voyage the week after Easter, and when it didn't sink, we decided to take her up to WP Franklin Locks Campground in North Ft Myers...the location of photo on the front of our blog page. It is about a 50 minute ride from home. So, it is very convenient to take the boat up in one trip, and then go back for the trailer. The campground is quite popular, and there was only one site available for the time we wanted to go. The campground is run by the Army Corps of Engineers. It is part of the Okeechobee Waterway lock system that was established in 1937 to connect Ft Myers (Gulf Coast) to Stuart (Atlantic), part of the intracoastal waterway. We will be here for 3 days. Temperatures have hit a record high, 94 degrees, but with the winds blowing off the river, it was comfortable, especially inside the unit with the a/c blasting!
Those of you who followed March Madness might have heard about FGCU, 15th seed. This sign was on I-75 on the way to N Ft Myers
The campground sign and entrance off SR 78
Our campsite...not on the river this time, but no one nearby!
Tomorrow we plan on heading east on the river.
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