Put-In-Bay

The weekend of June 12th we took our first trip with the boat over to PIB and spent the night on a mooring ball.  On the way there Elaine and I discussed how we would get hooked up to the ball and decided that she would man the boat while I took care of getting us tied up.  Our first attemp, wahla we did it, Elaine did a great job handling the boat.

Once we were settled it was time to go into town for a bit and for Elaine to experience a water taxi for the first time.  Al and Eileen snapped the photo of the taxi at our boat.

Elaine wasn't feeling the best as the ride over was just a little wavey, she went below deck to get some things and that didn't set to well.  So we headed to shore to get some stable ground under her feet and it didn't take long before she started feeling good. And of course a goofy picture of us too.

Once Al and Eileen came ashore we headed to the Brewery for some lunch and some drinks. It is a very nice place and we enjoyed it very much.  The chicken sandwich is excellent, by the way.  On the way out Elaine decided to kiss the doorman.  Do you think the beers made her feel better?



 

Al and Eileen Clark, our tour guides.



 We walked the main streets for awhile and then headed back to the boardwalk along the shoreline.  Elaine spotted the ducks along the way on a rock.  As all of you know animals make her very happy so between the beer and the ducks she was one happy lady. 

As we headed back out to our boats the skies presented a really nice photo of 65 Roses nestling in for the night on mooring ball C1.  However the night was interrupted by our boat deciding to play tag with the mooring ball a couple of times during the night. 

As we woke up we were blessed with a very nice sunrise to start our day.  For some reason sitting on the water, viewing a nice sunrise makes one realize that life is very precious and we should make sure to take time to enjoy that which is given to us through natures wonders. 

We cooked breakfast on the boat, scrambled eggs and english muffins along with some fruit.  Then we readied the boat for our sail back to Catawba Island and our dock at Anchors Away.



Thanks to Eileen for taking this photo and thanks to both Al and Eileen for the invitation to join them on the trip to Put-In-Bay.  We really had a great time and learned how to get hooked up to a mooring ball too!

More sailing adventures to come.