What An End
The last 10 minutes was one of the most stressful parts of the entire trip. We traveled 40 miles up the Caloosahatchee River from Ft. Myers to River Forest Marina to store for hurricane season. We went past a number of bridges and through 2 locks. The countryside along the river was beautiful, very green, trees full of long Spanish moss, beautiful homes, lilly pads on the water. The river was surprisingly deep, averaging 24 feet (the ICW averaged 6-8 ft.). It felt good to be back on the water after 9 days in Ft. Meyers.
EVERYONE HAS A SCREENED ROOM AROUND THEIR POOL FOR BUGS AND ALLIGATORS
BOATS ARE KEPT ON BOAT LIFTS UP OUT OF THE WATER
We were in the second lock when we got
a phone call about a family emergency that needed to be handled immediately. This lock is the only one in
which the water pours in from the front, not sides – so there is quite a
current. I was totally busy on the phone and not
helping enough, so it was rocky. Right after
the lock was a really narrow entrance to a very small marina marina packed with expensive boats.
Bill went as slow as he could, but I was on the phone so he had to
attempt to dock (parallel park) in a very tight place between huge yachts with no help. As he said, “I figured I was just going to
hit”. At the very last minute (I was totally immersed on the phone) I ran up on deck, threw the lines, the dock hand finally caught them, and we managed to dock. Talk about stress!!!!! What are the chances of going through a lock like that, going into a marina entrance and having to dock immediately in a situation like that and getting an emergency phone call that needs to be responded to all at once?
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