Oleta River State Park to Lantana, Florida

 We were awakened by thunder and then rain around 5 am and rushed to close all the windows. We then left at daybreak to get a head start on all the drawbridges. Even with our vertical height of 16 feet with the radar arch down, we still had to wait for several timed openings. We followed another power catamaran through three in a row until we were able to continue under the next one he was too tall for. We stopped before the Lantana drawbridge and anchored in front of the Old Key Lime House Restaurant which has a dinghy dock. They have redone the Sportsman Park docks and boat ramp across from the Bicentennial Park across the street. There is one sailboat anchored with us and one on the other side of the bridge. We had a late lunch of fish and chips and blackened Mahi fish tacos along with draft beers on the outside deck. Then for the first time we walked across the bridge to the public park at the beach. On the way back we walked the nature trail and stopped at the Publix grocery store. We have a nice breeze blowing this evening.

Cruise ship coming into Port Everglades

The port at Fort Lauderdale

Fancy painted bridge at Pompano Beach

Drone flew up to our fly bridge and around our boat

Castle like drawbridge

Boat bar in front of Old Key Lime House looking out to our boat

Surfers at Lantana Atlantic Ocean beach

Developed with senior facility

Butterfly garden was busy

Lush vegetation and benches to stop and enjoy

The view from the Lantana drawbridge