On an Island in the Caloosahatchee River

On Thursday we got to W.P. Franklin, Corps of Engineers campground on an Island next to a lock on the Caloosahatchee River. Friday morning two other Phoenix cruisers, the same model as ours rolled in. Quite unusual since they only make about 300/year in a little plant in Elkhart,  IN. The weather turned cool again for a few days but finally warmed a little Saturday.

So Peggy and I rode our nice tandem bike around the nearby neighborhood streets for about 12 miles.

It warmed to the mid-60’s.

We have a nice view down the river from our campsite and have nice sunsets each night.

On Monday it warmed into the low 70’s so our plan was to paddle down river about a mile and then paddle up Telegraph Creek, a narrow winding little creek where we usually see alligators, Llamas and one year even a Florida Panther. It was low tide in Fort Myers and there was a sandbar right in front of the creek, so not wanting to wade across we opted to just paddle to the visitor center on the far side of the lock. Where as you can see Peggy was attacked by a wild Manatee.

Today we plan to paddle upstream from our camp  to Hickey’s Creek and then paddle up Hickey Creek to this little park, About a 7 mile round trip paddle.