Friday, July 31, 2009

29 July 2009 Fishing Lake Okeechobee FL

Lake Okeechobee is about 90 miles from where we are staying, but it was on one of Michi’s must do lists. Lake Okeechobee is the second largest Lake in the USA, but what is interesting is that you cannot see the lake from the shore, there is a dredge channel all around and to reach the lake you have to use waterways through the weeds. Airboats are therefore very popular here.

The dark outline is the dredge channel Our first spot After looking at the water he strategised on colur and lure. At least money used for gas and licenses go to a positive cause. And everywhere there are line collectors, but as always there are the fishermen that leave line lying around, even here. Waiting for that first bite. Michi with his Okeechobee Bass. Caught on a pink floating worm Local water vegetation, similar to SA I did not get a bite. We moved to a different location, where there was a lock. Bass were not around, so we changed to our Species fishing. Some get bored having to fish for too lng. The lengths they go to for people to get fish The most productive area under the bridge. Michi found this small snapping turtle, they can grow up to one meter in diameter. How small and cute. Entrance to a lock a Tilapia Sceletor with his Tilapia Then it was Sven's turn with a nice Perch. Looks like a Peacock Bass Leaving Treasure Island. One way to transport your boat. P7290072 Military exhibits in Okeechobee The long road gets boring and ..... ....tireing

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Monday, July 27, 2009

20 – 27 July Orlando and surrounds

 

These past few days we have been relaxing and finalising a lot of loose ends and are starting to prepare for our departure back to RSA again.  But we still take time to travel around Florida to take in the sights and even go to the beach. Our latest outing was to Melbourne (Florida) where we spent the day on the beach.

Part of the kids daily entertanement is to catch small lizards P7180005 Princess and Rambo P7220011The Gator Motel  The Viking Motel The medievil Motel I had to take a pic of this Hiway Patrol man on his old fashioned Harley These cranes crossed the road and a busy 4 lane road stopped to let them cross. P7270023 Reaching the east coast beaches, a mere 55 miles from Orlando. The water was calm, but the waves were "tumblers". The kids played with a tube and had great fun. Before ......P7270054 ..during ..... .........after the dunk. Then Michelle was pushed. oooops! P7270064 Guess who pushed her? But he got his own when he tried to dive against a wave and it just toppled him over backwards and tumbled him. This is new around here, where they paddle with a surfboard and ride the waves. The other popular sport here is wave skmming, not surfing. The rider runs into the surf with the board and then turns on the wave.

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