Date: January 25, 2014
Day on the Cruise: 218
From: Sea Hag Marina, Steinhatchee, FL
To: Sea Hag Marina, Steinhatchee, FL
Statute Miles: 0.0 SM
Time: 0.0 Hrs
Cumulative Miles: 5,459.8 SM
On Board: Susan, Chuck, Maggie, Trooper, Peanut
Tonight we remain at the Sea Hag Marina in Steinhatchee. we decided to stay here today because the weather for tomorrow showed deteriorating on the afternoon leg of our trip. This would have put us going East into Crystal River with heavy following seas through what we think is heavy crab pot mine fields. Not a good combination. Weather for Sunday and Monday looks much better.
I am down with this danged cold and congestion again. Susan walked around town and went to the local grocery. I stayed in bed and rested as best as I could. it was cold again here today.
We were invited over to some local's house next to the marina for drinks, but Susan and I opted out because I was not feeling well. Free at last and Sun Gypsy went and had a great time. They heard all about the local culture and got the low down on the 80's and 90's drug trade in Steinhatchee when it was then the "Wild Wild West". Seems the local fisherman could make tons more money by "fishing" drugs out of the water out in the Gulf that had been dropped by "mother ships". The drugs would be brought into Steinhatchee by the fishing boats, then off loaded into warehouses for distribution.
Yesterday a local fisherman came out to the docks at Sea Hag and asked if we wanted some left over bait that he had. He wound up throwing it to the Pelicans that are prolific around the marina. He told us about a Pelican named "Steve" that hangs out at Sea Hag, but he did not know which one Steve actually was. So, we have been looking for "Steve" the past two days! If Steve has been around, he has been dealing Maggie fits. She can't stand it when these huge birds walk along the docks and come over to the boat.
Tonight we went over to "Free at Last" for a pot luck dinner with Rick and Leila from "Sun Gypsy". Steve cooked chicken on the grille and everyone brought something to add to it. Another great get together with wonderful food!
We managed to do some planning for tomorrow's trek to Crystal River, FL. We will leave the docks at Sea Hag at 5:00 AM, travel down the channel to the Gulf in the dark, then head Southwest for 8 or 10 miles to clear the shoals, then go South to the Entrance to Crystal River. It is about a 98 mile trip. The channel to the Gulf is very well marked for travel at night. The hairy portion is once out of the channel, we will be in the crab pot mine fields. Dodging pots in the dark? None of us are looking forward to this. Wake up call is at 3:30 AM to start a back breaker of a day. weather looks very good also.
Thanks for Reading!
Tonight we remain at the Sea Hag Marina in Steinhatchee. we decided to stay here today because the weather for tomorrow showed deteriorating on the afternoon leg of our trip. This would have put us going East into Crystal River with heavy following seas through what we think is heavy crab pot mine fields. Not a good combination. Weather for Sunday and Monday looks much better.
I am down with this danged cold and congestion again. Susan walked around town and went to the local grocery. I stayed in bed and rested as best as I could. it was cold again here today.
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| Steinhatchee is up the Steinhatchee River which flows into Deadman's Bay in the Gulf of Mexico. |
We were invited over to some local's house next to the marina for drinks, but Susan and I opted out because I was not feeling well. Free at last and Sun Gypsy went and had a great time. They heard all about the local culture and got the low down on the 80's and 90's drug trade in Steinhatchee when it was then the "Wild Wild West". Seems the local fisherman could make tons more money by "fishing" drugs out of the water out in the Gulf that had been dropped by "mother ships". The drugs would be brought into Steinhatchee by the fishing boats, then off loaded into warehouses for distribution.
Yesterday a local fisherman came out to the docks at Sea Hag and asked if we wanted some left over bait that he had. He wound up throwing it to the Pelicans that are prolific around the marina. He told us about a Pelican named "Steve" that hangs out at Sea Hag, but he did not know which one Steve actually was. So, we have been looking for "Steve" the past two days! If Steve has been around, he has been dealing Maggie fits. She can't stand it when these huge birds walk along the docks and come over to the boat.
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| Is this "Steve"? |
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| Excuse me. Are either of you two named "Steve"? |
Tonight we went over to "Free at Last" for a pot luck dinner with Rick and Leila from "Sun Gypsy". Steve cooked chicken on the grille and everyone brought something to add to it. Another great get together with wonderful food!
We managed to do some planning for tomorrow's trek to Crystal River, FL. We will leave the docks at Sea Hag at 5:00 AM, travel down the channel to the Gulf in the dark, then head Southwest for 8 or 10 miles to clear the shoals, then go South to the Entrance to Crystal River. It is about a 98 mile trip. The channel to the Gulf is very well marked for travel at night. The hairy portion is once out of the channel, we will be in the crab pot mine fields. Dodging pots in the dark? None of us are looking forward to this. Wake up call is at 3:30 AM to start a back breaker of a day. weather looks very good also.
Thanks for Reading!
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