Steinhatchee, FL to Gulfport, FL

Total Miles Traveled 1344

We finally had a break in the weather and left Steinhatchee at daylight December 15^th, crossing the open waters of the Gulf and traveling about 60 miles to our anchorage at Cedar Key.

We have always planned to stay at Cedar Key for two days so we could explore the town.  There is a small marina for fishing boats, and the only access to it is through a low fixed bridge, so the only option for us is to anchor and dinghy into town.  Its 70 miles of open Gulf waters to Tarpon Springs and we only have one day of good weather to get there so we continued on to Tarpon Springs December 16^th.  Hopefully on our return in the spring we’ll have a few days to explore.

After a short break at Tarpon Springs, we continued to an anchorage near Clearwater Beach, Fl December 19^th. 

We took the dinghy to Frenchy’s restaurant for lunch and then walked to the beach and pier.

After returning to the boat we tried our luck fishing…….and guess who caught the only fish.

We continued south to another anchorage December 20^th at Redington Shores, then continued to Gulfport, Fl December 22^nd.  When looking through the Corey Causeway Bridge to Boca Ciega Bay, we were a little disappointed to see fog, luckily as we continued on to Gulfport the fog lifted.

This will be the last blog of 2017, we will leave the boat here at the Gulfport Marina and drive our rental car to Cocoa, Florida for Christmas with family.

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!