We woke to find out boat stranded on the beach and after dragging it to the water we got started. We were following a couple of canoe guys and started chatting as we made our way into Chokoloskee. Private Ham and Whale turned out to be great guys and we hung with them for days until the tides separated us. We timed the tides perfectly into the ranger's station where we got our permit. Again we decided to share a chickee with Ham and Whale on the front and backside of the Nightmare. Leaving the ranger's station we headed to the checkpoint where we were greeted by my wonderful mother. She was so happy to see us and even happier when she found out we would be camping with others in the coming days. We left our boats on the beach and hustled to a legendary Cuban restaurant for a sandwich. We were also joined by Lawless who made his way down to monitor our progress. Miraculously he few two cold beers on the beach and shared them with us! After a quick bit we were back in the boat headed for Plate Creek Chickee. The wind was our of the north and it was an awesome sleigh ride in the boat. Zero effort and all smiles. We arrived at the chickee at nightfall and left a strobe on for our new friends to find the campsite. Once they arrived we all packed into the small space and crashed. That night rain feel and winds blew but no bugs!
Approximate Distance: 40 miles
The Checkpoint at Chokoloskee
Our general look all week
Cuban sandwich with new friends
Wonderful ground crew and Double Vision coming in behind us
Sleigh riding through the bays in the Everglades
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