Cedar Key to St. Mark's, Florida

We left at day break out of the northbound channel headed from Cedar Key to Steinhatchee. with porpoises following in our wake. We saw two huge sea turtles yesterday. We arrived at the entrance channel before noon and it was a parade of boats roaring out. We checked out the first anchorage off the channel in a no wake zone but it looked narrow. We could not spot the fuel dock at Sea Hag Marina so went up to Good Times Marina and had an easy in with help at the dock. We could see the crowded anchorage at the dead end of the channel. We topped off diesel and water and headed back out intending to anchor in the marked anchorage outside the channel. The weather still looked good and it was early so we decided to head on to St. Mark's. We are anchored off the lighthouse as it is eight miles up the channel to where the St. Mark's River and Wakulla  River join. We plan to head to Carrabelle tomorrow so it made sense to stay out here where there is a breeze.

Sea Hag Marina

Good Times Marina

Nice fuel dock and marina with town homes

Crowded anchorage past Good Time Marina

Anchorage off St. Mark's Lighthouse