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| Lake Okeechobee is held in by levees, and much of it is ringed by water weeds. The levee forms the horizon at the right of this image. |
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| One of many dams that hold in the lake. |
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| Mid-afternoon view to the southeast. |
Wishing to avoid Miami and escape "SIM City" I now headed inland to Lake Okeechobee, arriving there at 4:25 pm.
With frequent sightseeing stops, I skirted the eastern side of the lake, popping up frequently onto the levee to survey the lake and surrounding countryside.
At one point I bought a newspaper because of its coverage of the Bolden and Cabana statements on NASA's future.
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| Panorama from atop the levee. Lake Okeechobee is at the far right. At left, a canal, held above the surrounding countryside by levees, runs from the lake. | |||||
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| These air boats made about the same noise as a light aircraft. They seemed to be very precarious, with a high centre of mass. | Away with a spray! |
It was dusk by the time I left the Lake and headed along a very long and very straight road towards Homestead.
By the time I got to Homestead it was well and truly dark, so I checked into a motel for the night.
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