This one is located on the site of a once thriving cane and vegetable farm. It was owned by the notorious Ed Watson, who killed several people on this site. In 1910 the bodies of two of Watson's workers were seen in the Chatham river with weights attached to their bodies. This upset some of the nearby neighbors and they gunned him down when he landed on their island. Warning: The bodies of several Watson victim's were never found and could still be somewhere on the site, and some claim his ghost still occupies the area. The farm was once 35 acres, however only about 1 acre remains cleared. Here you can see the remains of a syrup kettle, sistern, and farm inplements.
There is some additional information on traveling into the backcountry by reading the details of the "447 Lane Bay" cashe, (Florida), provided by Captain Hawke & Boomer. They did a great job laying out some of the information you will need to plan this expedition, so I'm not gonna retype it. Just read it.
Get charts, get books at the library. Get weather reports. Get your #*@$ together. A good portion of the route is the wilderness waterway, and it is marked pretty well. There is also a good amount of boat traffic on this route, but no cell phone coverage, (we took a hand held VHF radio.)
Still interested?? Along the way we saw many dolphins, one rode along our bow for a while. We were awaked at the Lopez river campsite, by manatees blowing, snorting, and breathing. We had spotted eagle rays glide beneath our boat. Osprey and jumping fish around every bend. This one is a challenge, but sometimes the bigger the challenge, the greater the reward.
DOGBONE 8=8
Rock On!