Alligator Alley (Port Labelle to Fort Myers) | Wayfinders Now #34
Hey Y'all, The Caloosahatchee River Canal offers the last leg across the Okeechobee Waterway to reach Florida's west coast. We're Esther and Michael, an American couple with writing and photography backgrounds. In 2017, we sold our loft in Atlanta and moved aboard a 1994 Island Packet 35 named Hope that needed some love (and boat work after sitting on the hard for over three years!). As we learn how to become better sailors, we're especially interested in living small to gain abundance-cultivating sustainable living habits and having more time for nature and art! And we're learning about ways to 'live small' by reducing our waste footprint on and off the boat! If you liked this video and want to support our story production, please check out our Patreon or Etsy shop links below. Thanks for supporting our story! Cheers, Esther and Michael and Hope Crew ? [ MUSIC, ART, AND MEDIA CREDITS ] - Wayfinders Now logo by our awesome friend and Chicago-based artist, Kayce Bayer: http://kaycebayer.com/ - "Gameshow Loop" by Marcus Bressler - "Give You My Love" by Sanj Sen - "Frozen in Time" by Kendall Miles - Florida Loop map: https://www.boatus.com/expert-advice/expert-advice-archive/2019/june/the-allure-of-the-mini-loop [ CONNECT WITH US ] - Subscribe to our site for posts and updates: https://wayfindersnow.com - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wayfinders_now [ WANNA SUPPORT OUR PRODUCTION AND STAYING AFLOAT? ] We're continually wanting to improve the production quality of our videos and preparing Hope for sailing adventures with needed safety equipment. If you'd like to help us get there, we've included links to ways folks can support our projects. Thanks for supporting our wayfinding story, everyone! - Our Etsy shop with original art: https://www.etsy.com/shop/WayfindersNowStudio - Join our Patreon crew: https://www.patreon.com/wayfindersnow - Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/WayfindersNow - Amazon wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1MK1LEOZ14B0I?ref_=wl_share [ RESOURCES ] - "Toxic Lake: The Untold Story of Lake Okeechobee" features a documentary hosted by Weather Channel meteorologist Kait Parker, plus an article by Pulitzer Prize-winning author and co-producer Marcus Stern: https://vimeo.com/284243378 and https://weather.com/news/news/florida-toxic-lake-okeechobee - "Florida Algal Blooms Have Killed Over 700 Manatees In 2021": https://www.greenmatters.com/p/algal-bloom-florida-manatee #sailboats #sailing #adventures #liveaboard #cruisers ?#boatlife? #TravelVlog? #digitalNomad? #islandpacket
