Fakahatchee Pass

Sunday 2-1-09

We motored about 15 miles but only relocated about 5 miles. Had to go out in the gulf and then back in through a cut.

We're in Fakahatchee Pass.

N 25 degrees 52.014 minutes

W 081 degrees 30.403 minutes

This place is even more remote than before. We can occasionally hear an airboat off in the distance. That's our only connection with civilization. (If you can call those things civilized.)

These "passes" are more like rivers. The current is strong (5-6 mph) and of course reverses itself and flows the opposite direction. In addition, parts of it are 15 feet deep, but just a few feet away, it's only inches deep. Makes for interesting navigation and anchoring. Maybe that's why there's no one else here.

Here's sunrise 2-2-09

I have a free program I downloaded for my laptop called SeaClear II. I also have a GPS I bought on eBay for $30 that plugs into a USB port. Together, they are a "chart plotter" that shows our boat's location on the NOAA charts. (Also available to download free.) The charts are very detailed, and so far have been accurate. We could not have found our way in these places without something similar.