Locks and concrete

We left Fort Meyers Saturday morning to cross the Okeechobee waterway. An hour and a half later we entered our first ever lock. It was not too stressful and we only bumped the concrete wall a little bit, and fenders absorbed the blow. 

 We spent the night at the cheapest marina in Florida - $1.00 per foot. No electricity or WIFI, but hey, we could rough it one night! It rained off and on so ports and sliding windows had to be closed multiple times. Between showers mosquitoes staged attack waves. 

Tonight we are docked at Roland and Mary Marina just a couple hundred yards west of Lake Okeechobee. The boat is plugged in, AC is on, and I have WIFI. The local pests will have to find dinner elsewhere. 

We will wait out tomorrow's storms and cross to the east side of the lake on Tuesday. 

 Approaching Franklin lock:

Sunday afternoon on the dock at Roland and Mary marina. The black gate in the background is a hurricane gate that is almost always open.... except for us, so De Anne declared it our third lock of the day: