Today we got a free ride since the lock was receiving some routine maintenance. Normally this is a self service lock. We had the help of 3 handlers on shore so we did not have to get off the boat to operate the lock ourselves.
Traveling on a 34' trawler made our time departure much simpler. No waiting for high tide or traveling through the locks in the dark at 1 in the morning.
We have reached the bigger water at the beginning of the 26 mile long Charlotte Harbor on our way to the Gulf Coast of Florida. Captain Don is still sporting his trademark Stetson just on his new boat, Ring of Fire instead of the sailboat he traveled with 6 to 8 months of the year.
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