Day 197 Crossing to Steinhatchee

Got up before dawn and headed for the Gulf. Followed Beach House out of our anchorage after a fitful night's sleep. Too many noises on board and the cabin was 46 degrees when we made coffee. My proboscis was frozen. It was a magestic sunrise. Seas, which were on the nose, started at 1 to 2 foot and built to 3. At this point, Jack was no longer happy. He crawled down from the bow in the front cabin and proceeded to get sea sick. Not pretty. It was still cold outside so we again steered from down below. A few Loopers passed us on their way to Steinhatchee, but Beach House is a smaller vessel and decided to turn around and wait for smoother seas. They live on their boat so it was not necessary for them to get anywhere today. By mid-day, the waves laid down and it was an easy, pleasant ride to our marina. The last three pics were taken as we entered the thriving metropolis of Steinhatchee escorted by a playful dolphin.  There was a communication mix-up with Sea Hag Marina so we ended up going a little farther up river to River Haven. It turned out to be a nicer dock AND it was only 50 cents a foot. Cheapest marina on the trip. After docking, we watched the Gators get beat by the Seminoles. This facility has a pleasant, open lounge area on the dock with a flat screen - BYOB. It's an early night for us. We are exhausted. Steinhatchee fascinates John so tomorrow we investigate the area.