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On Memorial Day weekend, the Admiral and I will be going to checkout the Harris Chain of Lakes in Central Florida.

http://www.floridabywater.com/lakes-and-rivers/harris-chain-of-lakes

230 miles on the trailer to get there, spend a few days in a dog friendly hotel, and explore the Chain of Lakes by boat. Lakes include Lake Griffin, Lake Harris, Lake Eustis, Lake Dora, Lake Beauclair, Lake Apopka and others, all connected by waterways. Towns on the lakes include Leesburg, Eustis, and Mt Dora

We will launch on Lake Griffin, and explore from there. I can rent a wet slip for less than $25 for the whole stay, with water and electric

Has anyone been to this area, and have any advise about places to go, etc.

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Dock up on the public docks at downtown eustis. Cool shopping and eating. Something I always wanted to do

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Thanks Ric. We will definitely check out the Eustis waterfront and Downtown.

We will launch in Lake Griffin, and go through the Harris canal to Lake Eustis. There is also a nice waterfront area on Lake Dora, but I am told that we might not be able to get through to Lake Dora now because of low water levels. If we need more exploring, we should be able to get through to Lake Harris from Lake Dora.

I was flying on Saturday for my Aerial Photographer friend (Pierce Aero Photo, Boynton Beach, FL), and we were up in that area, so we were able to take some aerial photos. He has Hasselblad Medium Format camera with 40+ Megapixel digital back. Incredible detail, but I had to size these pictures down to about 1/60 of their original resolution to fit 1065x768 size. See below for some pictures we took of the Harris Chain of Lakes area:


Waterfront Area, east side of Lake Eustis (note that one of the "boats" at the dock is an Airplane -- See last photo)


Southern half of Lake Griffin


The Marina on Lake Griffin where we can rent a slip for $23/week


Lake Dora, towards the South


Lake Dora again, looking West. Note the boat and peninsula in the middle, and see next picture


This is a full resolution piece out of the middle of the previous photo, however there is still quality loss as these were compressed as JPEGs. His full resolutions photos are incredible. (His camera is worth more than the airplane)


This is a full resolution piece out of the middle of the first photo. (Eustis Waterfront Area)

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"Knot Easy" 2000 Horizon 240 Volvo 5.7GS /SX
tow: 2017 Honda PILOT EXL-AWD
prev. boats:
'87 Chaparral 198CXL 4.3 OMC Cobra
'69 Jetstar 16ft Ski Boat, 115hp Yamaha
'68 Aluminum Jon Boat, 3hp Sears
'64 Water Wings

Hey Ray --- I am sure you will have a great time.

The long dock with the float plane on it is the Mount Dora Historic Inn.
A lot of the people who go there for the Mt Dora Bike Festival stay there.
The Mt Dora Chamber of Commerce is just a block North of the Inn.
It also has lots of info on the area.

Again -- Have a great trip -- and hope to see you on the water soon.
PS ---My engine is in the boat and running, now to just get the interior back in and such

Dale

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