Put-in-Bay, OH

We made our first big foray into Lake Erie departing Detroit on Wednesday, September 12 at 8:30.  It was a fine sunny day but cool enough for jackets. It was also the first day of travel with Stephen Chew who had flown in from Sacramento for a few days. 

The current was fast and we were flying at 9 mph for a couple of hours until we entered the lake.  As time wore on, it became a little rougher and some cloud cover developed.  It got increasingly uncomfortable on board so much so that Jonny went down below to make our lunch.   Apparently Georgio wasn’t too happy with the rocky seas because he left a little gift for us on our cabin rug.  Poor thing!

We arrived at Put-In-Bay by 2:40 and selected a mooring ball in the almost empty mooring field.  The tender came to pick us up and we walked into town for a beer. 

Put-In-Bay is pretty touristy but because it was after Labor Day and wasn’t busy at all.  The town is actually quite pretty and we could see why it had been recommended to us by many cruisers.  It had lots of gaily painted restaurants and stores and a very nice park along the waterfront.

After taking a stroll through town, we headed back to Zendo where we had chile for dinner sitting on the aft deck.   It was a lovely evening  and we had fun with Stephen telling stores and reminiscing about our long friendship together.  The next day we would be heading to Cleveland for two nights.