Monday, February 14, 2011
81° 08.412’ W
25° 19.680’ N
At anchor
Little Shark River , Florida
What a great day – the weather was about as perfect as it gets. The ocean was flat with little wind to stir things up.
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| Leaving Everglades City |
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| Arriving at Little Shark River |
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| Our view - Little Shrak River |
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| Tie back to Mangroves |
We departed at 8am and slowly made our way out of Everglades City through a maze of islands and channels before reaching the Gulf of Mexico an hour latter. We slow cruised for another five hours before entering Little Shark River. By the time we arrived we had traveled 47 miles. This river is a haven for boaters to anchor with ample room and plenty of protection from the Gulf. We were the first three boats to anchor before another ten boats arrived. This location is a perfect place to drop the hook. The water is ten feet deep and the bottom is mud which will hold the anchor. The banks are overgrown with mangroves which are good to tie a stern line to which helps keep the boat from swinging in the current.
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| Sunset - Little Shark River |
Other than a good place to anchor this is total wilderness! There are no roads or people living near here. If they do I am sure they don’t pay taxes and live a life I just can’t imagine.
I used the dinghy to get the line to the mangrove trees so while it was still in the water Barb and I went for a ride hoping to see a few alligators! We didn’t see any but did hear and see a couple of big splashes close to the bank of the river! It’s possible that the splashes were dolphin as they are swimming around all the boats at anchor!
Tomorrow we will cruise to Marathon in the
