March 18, 2010 Clewiston, FL

KOKOMO II is heading around South Florida on a three week cruise with a crew of four, Owen and Linda and Rick and Kathy Neumann.

Our first day we were joined on the boat by Rick and Kathy's Daughter, Jenny and her husband Andy and their one year old son (almost) Lucas. We left Stuart about 9 am and headed west on the St Lucie River to the St Lucie Lock where we went up 15 feet into freshwater and where Jenny, Andy and Lucas left us and took their car back to Stuart.

We continued on toward the west through the St Lucie River, through the Myacca Lock and crossed Lake Okeechobee (wind was blowing 15 mph out of the west and the lake had a two foot chop) and went into the protected Roland Martin's Marina at Clewiston. Total trip today was about 65 miles from Stuart to Clewiston.

Dinner at the Tiki Bar at Roland Martin's where Thursday night is Karaoke night. Interesting performers. Old Florida on display.