What an exciting place to boat. There is not another place that we have been that has a larger boating community/population. Ft Lauderdale has it all, huge boats, massive marinas, and it is in the middle of a city. We had to travel up New River to get to LMC, and it is at some points narrow, and has lots of twists and turns, and multiple draw bridges. That said, our boat doesn't have trouble making it up and down this river. But, if you are looking for any skilled captains....they are here. We saw multiple 150+ ft boats being towed down this river. What they do is have a tow boat pulling at the bow, and another on the back to control the stern. We came by this boat which wasn't the largest boat we saw getting towed, but the captain in the aft tow boat looked as if he was asleep. I am comfortable handling our boat, but if I had to do that....I would need to be wearing diapers and have a pacemaker.
We got to LMC just about 11am, and did a fair amount of cleaning, there really isn't that much to do, but it is nice to be at the dock and get our thoughts organized. We have to bring the kids to Naples tonight, and just the thought of not having them on the boat is hard, I already miss them terribly and they are still here.
The haul out is scheduled for 11am tomorrow, so we will have a busy day ahead...I wish Deason could be there to help us out.
Somebody might want to hire Dahlia for a crew member! She can haul a line with the best of them!
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